Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Sonny, You bring back memories. A friend of mine wanted to get pictures of a hilltop where he planned to build a house. I put him in the back seat armed with an old Graphic loaded with a film pack, and circled his building site until he emptied the pack. I have shot some 35mm from the Cub, with the window down, while flying alone. Properly rigged and trimmed, it is a fine shooting platform. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 1:07 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: The Cub > On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 12:33 AM, Jim Nichols > <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote: > >> Hi Nathan, >> >> As an Aero Engineer, I knew how they flew, but needed to learn to control >> it myself. I simply chose the most reliable and least expensive way to >> meet my goal. I had just under 40 hours in that machine when I landed >> for >> my check ride. And I passed. That was in 1958. >> >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" >> <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 12:08 AM >> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: The Cub >> >> >> I would be scared to fly in this thing...nice "portrait"! >>> >> > I've flown in all sorts of aircraft, but the cub was the most pleasurable > of all. I remember that we were up to shoot aerials of the first Baton > Rouge State Fair, and the wind was blowing steady. > > We had the door off and it was not all that rough, so I asked the pilot to > slow the thing down. He turned her into the wind, and we just about > stopped (relative to the ground speed.) He said it could be flown > backwards if the wind was steady enough. > > What a fun day! > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >