Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice looking sailplane or glider as we call them over here. I used to glide back in the late 60s/early 70s when there were no towed lifts in Baldonnell aerodrome. We were at on one end of the runway with a wire running to the back of an old stripped V8 - a chassis with seats - via a pulley at the other end. At a signal, the V8 would move towards us, pulling the wire through the pulley. The wire would tighten and we'd be pulled towards him. Gradually speed was built up and we would climb sufficiently high enough to release the cable. At that stage the V8 would accelerate hard to maintain strain on the wire and stop it kinking - a small drogue chute helped. Slowing was fun at the end of the runway. Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2015 3:16 AM Subject: [Leica] IMG: After Dinner, at the Airport > It was a beautiful day, so I decided to see what the late day activity > might be at the airport. While attending a ball game, I had seen a Cessna > towing a sailplane overhead. It seems the Civil Air Patrol had some > checkout activity going on. I walked onto the ramp as the sailplane was > returning to the hangar. > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Two-Place+Sailplane+Rolling+Home.jpg.html > > This sailplane has a snug, two-place cockpit beneath the hinged canopy. > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tandem+Cockpit.jpg.html > > I walked out to take a look at a visiting CAP Maule aircraft from Alabama. > I had never seen a Maule in CAP colors. > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/CAP+Maule.jpg.html > > The CAP recently purchased a group of new Cessna 172s, and there was one > of these on the ramp. The new landing/taxi light caught my eye. > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/New+Cessna+172+Landing+Light.jpg.html > > This airplane smelled new all over. Even the alternator behind the > cooling air inlet was shiny, with no bug spatter. > > All with the Fuji X-E1 and 27mm Pancake lens. > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >