The inspiration for this special “Life on the Edge” issue was the astonishing pictures taken by Jay B. Sauceda from his plane. To get these shots, the Austin-based pilot-photographer traveled the perimeter of Texas between July 21 and July 26, 2015. Here’s a numerical breakdown of his journey.

MOST NAUTICAL MILES FLOWN IN ONE DAY:

965 on July 26

(Marfa–Big Bend–Marfa; Marfa–Brownsville; Brownsville–Mustang Beach)

CUMULATIVE TIME SPENT FLYING THAT DAY:

8 hours, 10 minutes

DISTANCE TRAVELED IN NAUTICAL MILES:

3,204

HIGHEST ELEVATION IN FEET (FROM MEAN SEA LEVEL):

4,848

FUEL USED,
IN GALLONS:

569.6

NUMBER OF CAMERAS USED:

8*

IPHONE MODEL SAUCEDA RECORDED MOST OF HIS FLIGHT DATA ON:

6

*(five GoPros, including one on each wing; one Canon Vixia HD; one Mamiya 645 AFD camera body with a Phase One P30+ digital back sensor; and one Fuji X-Pro1.)

TOTAL PHOTOGRAPHS
TAKEN:

44,085

PERCENTAGE OF THOSE PHOTOS USED IN PRINT:

.00052

PERCENTAGE OF THOSE PHOTOS USED ON THE WEB:

.00052+

LONGEST TRIP, IN NAUTICAL MILES:

565

(Marfa–Brownsville)

SHORTEST TRIP, IN NAUTICAL MILES:

140

(Dalhart-Littlefield)