Thanks for the kind words, Chris. Don has had an interesting career with
the various branches of the military. It was hard to walk away from his
stories.
I seem to recall a vane-type AOA probe on the left side of the nose. What
are you seeing?
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: People at the Airport
> That's a great collection of shots, Jim. I like each of them, but Don
> takes the prize.
>
> I found it interesting that the Challenger has an angle of attack probe.
>
> Chris
>
> On 22 Aug 2012, at 20:47, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On today's airport visit, I was determined to get some "people" images.
>> The first is of Don, a retired military veteran who served in the Navy,
>> Marines, and Air Force. An experienced mechanic, he is shown with his
>> 1946 Ercoupe, which he still flies and maintains.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Don+F.jpg.html
>>
>> I found Jim, a retired engineer, sitting in a rocking chair watching the
>> airport action. I snapped his image before I sat down to discuss
>> grandkids and medical problems, the general conversation of
>> octogenarians.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Jim+M.jpg.html
>>
>> This Bombardier Challenger, which stopped for fuel, was the center of
>> attention at the time. A beautiful business aircraft, it is equipped for
>> single-point refueling, so that all tanks can be serviced with a single
>> connection to the fuel truck.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Single-Point+Refueling.jpg.html
>>
>> All shot with the Olympus E-1 and Leica Elmarit-R 28mm.
>
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