Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i love your airport ric On Jul 26, 2012, at 4:26 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > With little activity on a slow day at the airport, my attention turned to > a guiding light that has been around for 70 years. When this was a > training base during WWII, this green and white beacon sat atop the base > water tank, offering guidance to the student who was coping with night > landings, or just doubtful of his position. When the tank was condemned > many years later, the beacon was moved to a pole near the flight line, not > nearly as high, but still useful. Today, it shares the pole with modern > communications antennae, but still burns brightly. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Guiding+Light+29.jpg.html > > The bright spots on the ramp are the two carts that are used to meet > flights that require help moving people or things. (Freight off-loads are > provided by the airport tractor/fork-lift.) Here they sit side-by-side. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Airport+Transportation+27.jpg.html > > 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