[Leica] IMG: From a Smokey Airport

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

Not good for chest infections, Jim.

Nice plane. My brother is just back from Florida where he did his IFR 
qualification. Luckily, for his passengers, the plane he has a share in (a 
Cirrus) has its own parachute....

:-)

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera 
Discussion" 
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Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 9:23 PM
Subject: [Leica] IMG: From a Smokey Airport


> The extreme drought in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina has 
> resulted in extensive wild fires, and the smoke has invaded our area.  It 
> is clearly visible when looking at buildings less than a mile away across 
> the airport.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Smoke+_amp_+Haze+at+the+Airport.tif.html
>
> This local pilot is preflighting his aircraft for a trip to Winston Salem, 
> NC.  He says from 14,000 ft, the only visibility is straight down.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cessna+340+Preflight+Inspection.tif.html
>
> The pretty Cessna 340 RAM Conversion is ready to crank.  The color change 
> at the rear window was not noticeable when I was around the airplane.  I 
> think the change in taper of the fuselage causes the light to strike the 
> skin differently aft of that point.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cessna+RAM+340.tif.html
>
> One thing that I noted about this J8 lens is that there is absolutely no 
> distortion.
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>
> -- 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
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