I like the T33, Jim (I hope that I have that right). I live not far from Old
Warden airfield, where the Shuttleworth Collection of old and ancient aircraft
is kept and flown. I might try to set myself the task of photographing each
member of the collection.
They had the Vulcan flying at their airshow last weekend. I wasn’t expecting
to see it while visiting a friend in a nearby village, but the huge aircraft
came over the cricket pitch at about 300ft. My camera was in my bag and I
didn’t get it out in time, but I think that you can imagine the sight:
cricketers in white on the green field, surrounded with houses and tall trees
and this large green triangle appearing over the trees in the distance, from
the south.
I’m not keen on the Vulcan: it’s a waste of energy and I hated the idea of
flying the blimmin’ thing, a rubbish job during the Cold War. But this sight
was stirring!
Here’s a shot of the machine over another local airfield, Little Gransden,
where I act as part of the Safety Committee, from 2013:
http://www.images.threeshoes.biz/Airplanes/Flying/i-MxpjTKB/A
Chris
> On 10 Jul 2015, at 20:33, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I made a brief stop at the airport this morning and found, among others, two
> aircraft that earn their keep by working with their owners. The Red Knight
> airshow performer is being prepared for a job in Texas.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Red+Knight.tif.html
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Red+Knight.tif.html>
>
> I spotted this Cessna Skyhawk II on the ramp and recognized the tracking
> antennae from photos in Nature Conservancy magazines. I researched the
> aircraft and found it belongs to Copperhead Environmental Consulting, of
> Paint Lick, KY. I don't know their plans locally, but they have been
> tracking endangered bats that have been fitted with tracking transmitters,
> and also have been doing census counts of raptors.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Copperhead.tif.html
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Copperhead.tif.html>
>
> Both with the X-E1 and 27mm Pancake
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