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Subject: [Leica] IMG: From a Morning at the Airport
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2015 18:21:01 -0500
References: <55EC9866.7020200@lighttube.net> <B54177FD-4D80-4A0A-8AA3-7E3C8A9592EA@cartersxrd.net>

Thanks, Ric.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 9/6/2015 6:09 PM, RicCarter wrote:
> great day
>
> great coverage
>
> ric
>
>
>> On Sep 6, 2015, at 3:47 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> It was a little cooler, so I decided to go to the airport and take a 
>> walk.  I thought of Chris Crawford when I spotted this doorway.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Don_t+Tread+On+Me.tif.html
>>
>> As I was walking, this Pitts S-2 landed.  It was quite a contrast in size 
>> to the old DC-3.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Large+_amp_+Small.tif.html
>>
>> At the fuel pump, I got a closeup, showing the aerobatic "gunsight" that 
>> the pilots use to fly consistent angles.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Pitts+Closeup.tif.html
>>
>> The Cessna Caravan jump plane was taking off with a load of Sunday 
>> jumpers.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Jump+Plane+Departure.tif.html
>>
>> As they descended, the orange chute was hard to miss.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Orange+Chute+1.tif.html
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Orange+Chute+2.tif.html
>>
>> The next load of jumpers were waiting and watching.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Awaiting+Their+Turn.tif.html
>>
>> And finally, a girl making a tandem jump.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Final+Turn.tif.html
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Final+Turn.tif.html
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Gotta+Have+a+Picture.tif.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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