Northeast Houston day/night (April 11, 2025)
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There's a motocross park there I"}, {'start': '24.400', 'end': '29.279', 'text': 'wanted to check out from the air. I turn'}, {'start': '27.119', 'end': '32.880', 'text': 'south down 45 a short ways and then head'}, {'start': '29.279', 'end': '34.840', 'text': "east on 242 to I 69 where I'd fly over a"}, {'start': '32.880', 'end': '37.920', 'text': 'water park and cart racing'}, {'start': '34.840', 'end': '40.000', 'text': 'track. Heading south on 69, I turn east'}, {'start': '37.920', 'end': '42.320', 'text': 'to follow 99 until I cleared the trees'}, {'start': '40.000', 'end': '45.160', 'text': 'in this area, allowing me to head south'}, {'start': '42.320', 'end': '47.280', 'text': 'directly to Baytown for a sunset'}, {'start': '45.160', 'end': '49.280', 'text': 'landing. After refueling and getting'}, {'start': '47.280', 'end': '51.039', 'text': "back in the air, I'd head west on I 10,"}, {'start': '49.280', 'end': '53.039', 'text': "as I've done many times, but this time"}, {'start': '51.039', 'end': '54.559', 'text': "I'd take the I610 loop north around"}, {'start': '53.039', 'end': '56.079', 'text': 'downtown.'}, {'start': '54.559', 'end': '58.239', 'text': 'The reason is the Astros were playing'}, {'start': '56.079', 'end': '61.399', 'text': "downtown, so I couldn't stay on I 10"}, {'start': '58.239', 'end': '64.000', 'text': 'without crossing into the 3M stadium'}, {'start': '61.399', 'end': '65.920', 'text': 'TFR. 610 threads the needle between the'}, {'start': '64.000', 'end': '68.159', 'text': "TFR and Bush's surface level Bravo"}, {'start': '65.920', 'end': '69.720', 'text': 'airspace. So, as long as I stayed over'}, {'start': '68.159', 'end': '72.000', 'text': "the highway, I'd be"}, {'start': '69.720', 'end': '73.840', 'text': 'fine. To extend the flight and change'}, {'start': '72.000', 'end': '76.720', 'text': "things up a bit, I'd next head northwest"}, {'start': '73.840', 'end': '79.720', 'text': 'on 290, returning to Wharton via 99 and'}, {'start': '76.720', 'end': '79.720', 'text': '59.'}, {'start': '101.920', 'end': '105.119', 'text': 'You can tell by its positioning. The'}, {'start': '103.280', 'end': '107.920', 'text': "Buckyy's logo on the Waller store wasn't"}, {'start': '105.119', 'end': '111.600', 'text': "in the original plan. It's in need of a"}, {'start': '107.920', 'end': '111.600', 'text': 'good scrubbing at any rate.'}, {'start': '114.520', 'end': '118.399', 'text': "Here's 1488 in"}, {'start': '126.600', 'end': '131.440', 'text': 'Magnolia. Here we come to the Three'}, {'start': '128.640', 'end': '133.200', 'text': 'Palms Motocross Park. It was closed by'}, {'start': '131.440', 'end': '134.800', 'text': 'the time I arrived, though there was a'}, {'start': '133.200', 'end': '137.800', 'text': 'yellow vehicle, I believe, watering the'}, {'start': '134.800', 'end': '137.800', 'text': 'tracks.'}, {'start': '149.360', 'end': '153.319', 'text': 'The highway here is I45.'}, {'start': '168.959', 'end': '173.400', 'text': "Here's where 45 meets 242."}, {'start': '197.280', 'end': '200.640', 'text': "Here's the Big Rivers Water"}, {'start': '202.360', 'end': '207.680', 'text': 'Park and the Speed Sports Racing Park'}, {'start': '205.120', 'end': '207.680', 'text': 'across the'}, {'start': '219.799', 'end': '226.840', 'text': 'food. This is where 69 meets 99, which'}, {'start': '223.040', 'end': '226.840', 'text': 'will take through the forests.'}, {'start': '236.959', 'end': '241.360', 'text': 'Finally, the trees let up and we can'}, {'start': '238.720', 'end': '241.360', 'text': 'head direct to'}, {'start': '241.560', 'end': '245.280', 'text': 'Baytown. This route is under the'}, {'start': '243.599', 'end': '247.360', 'text': 'approach path for Bush Intercontinental'}, {'start': '245.280', 'end': '248.720', 'text': 'when planes are landing to the west.'}, {'start': '247.360', 'end': '252.200', 'text': 'Fortunately, they were landing to the'}, {'start': '248.720', 'end': '252.200', 'text': 'east this day.'}, {'start': '297.840', 'end': '303.160', 'text': 'back in the air, I started my journey'}, {'start': '299.520', 'end': '303.160', 'text': 'west on I 10.'}, {'start': '311.199', 'end': '314.320', 'text': 'This looked like a circus'}, {'start': '321.720', 'end': '328.199', 'text': "tent. Here's where I 10 met the east"}, {'start': '324.160', 'end': '328.199', 'text': 'side of the 610 loop.'}, {'start': '346.960', 'end': '350.479', 'text': 'Downtown was still very visible 3 mi'}, {'start': '348.880', 'end': '353.800', 'text': "away, though it doesn't look like much"}, {'start': '350.479', 'end': '353.800', 'text': 'in the footage.'}, {'start': '356.720', 'end': '362.440', 'text': 'This is where 290 meets the northwest'}, {'start': '358.880', 'end': '362.440', 'text': 'corner of 610.'}, {'start': '384.319', 'end': '389.600', 'text': 'You can see into the glass lobby of this'}, {'start': '386.319', 'end': '389.600', 'text': 'hospital quite clearly from the'}, {'start': '395.080', 'end': '401.639', 'text': "air. Heading down 99. Here's the"}, {'start': '397.600', 'end': '401.639', 'text': 'intersection with I 10.'}, {'start': '411.110', 'end': '416.920', 'text': '[Music]'}, {'start': '424.880', 'end': '428.000', 'text': 'All in all, this was a really fun urban'}, {'start': '426.479', 'end': '429.919', 'text': 'flight with a lot of new things to see'}, {'start': '428.000', 'end': '433.880', 'text': 'during the day and some of the clearest'}, {'start': '429.919', 'end': '433.880', 'text': "air I've flown in at night."}]