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Subject: [Leica] [OM] IMG: Working Aircraft
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2015 18:47:26 +0100
References: <55A01E1B.6010700@lighttube.net> <D818EB96-50E7-4C5F-87C9-FD074AB32B97@frozenlight.eu>

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Knight_%28aircraft%29

Peter

On 14/07/2015 21:30, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> From a photographic point of view, I like the second one?nice composition!
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> Cheers,
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>> On 10 Jul 2015, at 21:33, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
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>> 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
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>> 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
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>> Both with the X-E1 and 27mm Pancake
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>> Comments and critiques are welcomed and appreciated.
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>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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