Beechcraft Starship Times Two

OK, unfortunately this video is out of date and there are no longer 53 of these beautiful planes flying.
This was the first video I shot with a brand new entry-level digital video camera back in October of 2000. I was returning from work on a Friday afternoon when I spotted Starship I (N500CP) on short final to the Livermore airport in California. I ran by home, picked up my camera, and ran down to the airport. It was getting dark but the pilot said he would be taking off on Saturday.
Upon talking to the line crew for fueling, we found out a second Starship (N48FL) was due back Saturday afternoon as well. Dan with 500CP waited as long as he could but then finally had to leave. As I was picking up my tripod I heard the distinctive sound of the second Starship just after the first had taken off.
Both aircraft were out of the Los Angeles area.

For a video on the Starship made by the History Channel, see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vSiiE2cyuc

Here's a link to a Smithsonian Air & Space article entitled "Beached Starship" that has some more of the Starship story. The photo with the on-line article is of a LearFan, a third revolutionary twin-engine pusher-prop configuration that failed to make it into production.
http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/starship.html

Robert Scherer's Starship web site:
http://www.bobscherer.com/Pages/Starship.htm

Enjoy art in motion.

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