October 2007



Cat Man Do by Simon Tofield, Tandem Films

Mario and I have worked at the Getty for a while now - a long while - but since moving to the Center we rarely ever bump into one another. I had the pleasure of catching up with him at a social event, and we got to talking about flying, about how much he wanted to fly but never got the chance… we agreed to go up in Ted’s plane some day for a flight.

We were finally able to do so on a spectacularly clear day in October. Short, but very sweet! Here are a few snapshots from the day:

Pre-flight inspection
Pre-flight check

Pre-flight check

Taking off from Santa Monica
Pre-flight check

Flying over refineries

Griffith Park, after the fires
Griffith Park, after the fires

Griffith Park Observatory
Griffith Park Observatory

The HOLLYWOOD sign
The HOLLYWOOD sign

The Getty Center
The Getty Center

The Getty Center along the 405

The Getty Villa
The Getty Villa

Pacific Coast
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<p><em>Landing at Santa Monica<br />
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Giving the Thumbs Up
Giving the Thumbs Up