Category: Pilot View
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Pilot View: Flying Journalists Over Wyoming’s Iconic Landscapes
Flying her very first mission for LightHawk, Volunteer Pilot Bronson Daughtry teamed up with fellow pilots Ray Lee and Matthew Machen to give partners from the Wyoming Outdoor Council an aerial tour over Wyoming’s Red Desert landscapes. Before Bronson and the other pilots worked with Northern Rockies Program Manager Chris Boyer to discuss the partner’s…
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Pilot View: Reconnecting Habitat with Wildlife Overpasses
Flying over a section of Highway 401 in southern Ontario where the Algonquin to Adirondacks Collaborative is working to create wildlife overpasses that reconnect habitat and help animals move safely across the landscape. Video by Jess Lax. Flying north of the border, Ontario-based pilot Adam Goldstein recently completed his very first LightHawk flight. Flying over…
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Pilot View: Bears Ears National Monument from Above
Nothing beats the aerial perspective for showing the public the majesty of untouched landscapes across the country. One challenge, though, is that it’s hard to get millions of people into a small plane for a low-level flight over those areas. That’s why LightHawk regularly flies photographers! Their ability to capture the beauty of the landscapes…
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Pilot View: Flying to Document Ancient Gardens in Arizona
July 2025 Along the Gila River in Arizona exist ancient gardens dating back 1,000 to 1,200 years. From the ground, you may never know the small dirt berms shaping the rolling terrain were once walls dividing sections of these gardens. But from the air, the bigger picture comes into view, you can clearly see the…
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Pilot View: Searching for Yosemite’s Elusive Fishers
TThe search for missing fisher M19 took volunteer pilot Mark Dedon and passenger Joe Medley over Yosemite National Park, with Half Dome rising prominently in the foreground. Photo by Joe Medley. Yosemite’s towering forests are home to one of California’s most elusive carnivores: the Pacific fisher. Once on the brink of disappearance in the Sierra…