Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice planes Jim Lluis > El 10 juny 2017, a les 21:25, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va > escriure: > > I've spent quite a bit of time this week getting some images for the > airport manager. In the process, I've picked up a few that were for > myself. Here are some of them. > > This is a Piper Tripacer in 1957 colors, the prettiest paint scheme that > Piper ever designed. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, my family and I > made many trips in these little airplanes. It brought back a lot of fond > memories. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2360.JPG.html > > This is one of Piper's current favorites, the turbine-powered Meridian. > Pressurized, it cruises above 20,000 ft and really is very efficient, with > the reliable P&W Canada PT-6. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2372-2.JPG.html > > I was surprised to see this Bonnaroo visitor in her "little black dress", > hardly the norm for an outdoor music festival. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2382.JPG.html > > While some of the visitors watched the skydivers, others watched the > watchers. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2421.JPG.html > > This shows some of the contrasts at the airport. There were a number of > moms who brought their kids out to watch. Here, a young father babysits > in the grass as the passengers from the arriving jets walk into the > terminal building. I couldn't help but wonder if those shoes were the > cause of the banged up knee. :-\ > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2442-2.JPG.html > > Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information