[Leica] IMG: Airport Visit

[bjq1 at mac.com (bjq1 at mac.com)]

Jim,

An awful lot of pilots got their start in a yellow J3. They are the timex 
watches of single engine planes, I think?.

Barney

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On Sep 28, 2012, at 06:04 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> Thanks, Barney. It was a great, honest trainer when I flew it as a
> beginner. Looks like it is ready for another career.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <bjq1 at mac.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 4:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Airport Visit
>
>
> >
> > Great shots, all. I gotta go with the J3. It has always ben one of my
> > favorite planes.
> >
> > Barney
> >
> > ?
> >
> > E-Mail: bjq1 at mac.com
> > Home: (301) 654-0938
> > Cell: (301) 775-1386
> >
> >
> > On Sep 28, 2012, at 05:40 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> A closed-course air race is scheduled for tomorrow, starting and
> >> finishing at the local airport. I spotted the first entry to arrive, and
> >> spent a few minutes talking with him. The airplane is a Van's RV-6A. He
> >> said he and his wife spent 8 years building the airplane. She died of
> >> cancer in January, and he misses her very much. He took off for a flight
> >> to check out the race route.
> >>
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/RV-6A.jpg.html
> >>
> >> I learned to fly in 1957-58, beginning in a Piper J3C-65 Cub. It taught
> >> me a lot! I recently learned that a new owner is restoring the airplane,
> >> so I took this opportunity to get a photo of it once more. There are a
> >> few details left to complete, but the old girl looks just fine.
> >>
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/1946+J-3+Cub.jpg.html
> >>
> >> To make room in a hangar for race registration, etc., the Red Knight 
> >> T-33
> >> was sitting outside. Walking past it, I noted this prominent warning:
> >>
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Beware+of+Blast.jpg.html
> >>
> >> All with the E-1 and Leica Elmarit-R 28mm.
> >>
> >> Comments and critiques welcomed.
> >>
> >> Jim Nichols
> >> Tullahoma, TN USA
> >>
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