Friday, November 29, 2024

Thanksgiving 2024 And Beating Cancer (11/28)

Hurricane season draws to a close on November 30, and the holidays are upon us. Thanksgiving really had a meaning this year ... Since I managed to beat cancer over the course of 2024. This was a very rare form of MALE breast cancer, called "invasive papillary carcinoma". I first noticed something was wrong after a bruise I got while skydiving in 2022 never quite healed - Leaving a fluid-filled area under my left breast. This is what made me see a doctor, and eventually I found that the cancer was a "tiny speck" surrounded by the fluid-filled sac! This "alerted" me into catching it early and seeking treatment, preventing its spread, and saving my life and health. I put this video out there so people can get advice, and be aware of the insidious effects of such diseases. The video also shows my journey to being cured, and rather interesting aspects of my treatment (including radiation therapy).


I posted a video of this in the GALLERY section of my website. However, you can jump straight to the section on my web-site for my video of a detailed story explaining this journey to better health by clicking the link below.

www.sky-chaser.com/gabrcav1.htm

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Halloween Boogie At Skydive Perris (11/9)

Traveled to southern California for the 2024 Halloween Jet Boogie in late October and early November 2024. This is the only place you can skydive from a commercial airliner, a DC-9 jet, the only such aircraft converted to a skydiving jump-ship (and brought back online after over a decade). I also did a "dead air" exit from a hot air balloon over Perris during a crisp morning at sunrise!


You can check out the SKYDIVING section of my website (which has videos of these jumps), or click the link below.

www.sky-chaser.com/skydive.htm

Sunday, October 13, 2024

Major Hurricane Milton In Florida (10/10)

Hurricane Milton, yet another major hurricane to hit Florida, came into the Florida west coast near Sarasota on October 9-10. Milton made landfall as a major category-three hurricane with 120 MPH winds and a minimum central pressure of 952 mb. This is the fourth hurricane (and third major hurricane) to hit this area in just over a year.


You can jump straight to the section on my web-site for the chase logs for major hurricane Milton by clicking the link below.

www.sky-chaser.com/milt24.htm

Major Hurricane Helene In Florida (9/27)

Hurricane Helene hit the Florida "Big-Bend" area during the overnight of September 26 to 27, 2024 as a major category-four hurricane with 140 MPH winds and a minimum central pressure of 938 mb. This is the third hurricane (and second major hurricane) to hit this area in just over a year. I have executed a chase on this storm, and a full chase log is also available in the STORM CHASING section of my website.


You can jump straight to the section on my web-site for the chase logs for major hurricane Helene by clicking the link below.

www.sky-chaser.com/hele24.htm

Hurricane Debby In Florida (8/5)

Hurricane Debby hit the Florida "Big-Bend" area during the morning of August 5, 2024 as a category-one hurricane with 80 MPH winds. A chase and log of this storm is also available. Be sure to check out more footage of such storm chases in the STORM CHASING section of my website.


You can jump straight to the section on my web-site for the chase logs for hurricane Debby by clicking the link below.

www.sky-chaser.com/debby24.htm

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Storm Chasing Completed - Central USA (5/28)

Storm chasing for most of May 2024 in the central USA is completed. Below is a powerful wedge-shaped tornado tears across Oklahoma west of Custer City during the late afternoon of May 19, 2024. This tornado was produced by a powerful cyclic supercell, and was observed at close-range off Highway 183 while in the rain-free "bear's cage" of the supercell inflow notch.


See more footage of storm chases in the 2024 STORM CHASING section of my website under the MIDWEST 2024 section. You can also view more information on this observation by clicking the link below.

www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2024.htm

Total Solar Eclipse - Central USA (4/8)

A rare solar eclipse occurred on April 8 stretching fron SW Texas and Mexico to eastern Canada on April 8, 2024.


The log is now available in the STORM CHASING section of my website under the MIDWEST 2024 section. You can also view more information on this observation by clicking the link below.

www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2024.htm

Storm Chaser Summit 2024 (2/5/2024)

The National Storm Chaser Summitt was in Fort Worth on February 2 and 3, 2024 - Please check out this event in the STORM CHASING section of my website under the EVENTS section.


The image above shows this event, or the link below for more information on this event.

www.sky-chaser.com/picnic24.htm

Happy Holidays And A Happy New Year (12/25)

Wishing everyone a happy holidays of 2023 to 2024, and a great new year!