[Leica] [OM] IMG: Working Aircraft

[Peter Dzwig]

see:

<http://www.warbirddepot.com/aircraft_jets_t33-rounds.asp>

as well.

Peter

On 18/07/2015 18:54, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Thanks, Peter.  I was not aware of the background of the aircraft. It is now
> flown by Chris Rounds and is based at his family's hangar in Tullahoma.  He
> flies it when he can put it to work.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> On 7/18/2015 12:47 PM, Peter Dzwig wrote:
>> See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Knight_%28aircraft%29
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> On 14/07/2015 21:30, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>>  From a photographic point of view, I like the second one—nice composition!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Nathan
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>>> Nathan Wajsman
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>>>> On 10 Jul 2015, at 21:33, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I made a brief stop at the airport this morning and found, among others, two
>>>> aircraft that earn their keep by working with their owners.  The Red Knight
>>>> airshow performer is being prepared for a job in Texas.
>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Red+Knight.tif.html
>>>>
>>>> I spotted this Cessna Skyhawk II on the ramp and recognized the tracking
>>>> antennae from photos in Nature Conservancy magazines.  I researched the
>>>> aircraft and found it belongs to Copperhead Environmental Consulting, of
>>>> Paint Lick, KY.  I don't know their plans locally, but they have been
>>>> tracking endangered bats that have been fitted with tracking transmitters,
>>>> and also have been doing census counts of raptors.
>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Copperhead.tif.html
>>>>
>>>> Both with the X-E1 and 27mm Pancake
>>>>
>>>> Comments and critiques are welcomed and appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>
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