Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, Lluis, I enjoyed the airplane shots, but, as you would expect, I could not understand the commentary. Thanks for looking at my airport shots. I tried to find more shots that included people, but there was not much activity during my visit. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lluis Ripoll" <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2012 6:19 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Airport Visit > Jim, > > Good shots as always, interesting engines, even I have no idea about... > Just today in Barcelona it was a airplanes exhition in La Barceloneta > beach, I've never go, but this year it was interesting because a > Spitfare from the IIWW and a Douglas and some more has participate in the > show and actually is not usual see an spifire doing acrobacy. I watch > this on the TV > > http://www.tv3.cat/3alacarta/#/videos/4266210 > > (skip the add and 1 minute later you can see the Spitfire, this in > Catalan, from the National TV of Catalonia) > > > Cheers > Lluis > > > > > El 28/09/2012, a las 23:40, Jim Nichols escribi?: > >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >