Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for looking, Douglas. Yes, there are health warnings here for young children. I had a few errands to run, but haven't spent many hours outside. The Cirrus is a very nice airplane, and the parachute really works. Congratulate him for me on the IFR rating. I never got that far, but with today's traffic and rules, it is almost a necessity. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 11/14/2016 7:12 PM, Douglas Barry wrote: > 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" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> > 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >