[Leica] IMG: Airport Observations

[Jim Nichols]

The temperature was a little more tolerable at the airport today.  A 
departing Piper 6-seater was the first activity, and joined the clouds 
quickly.

http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/A+Visiting+Piper+Departs.jpg.html

After a break for lunch, the Twin Otter that carries sky divers took off 
with a load of jumpers and climbed rapidly.  I haven't timed him, but it 
takes approximately 15 minutes to get to 15,000 ft.

http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Twin+Otter+Jump+Plane+Climbs+Rapidly.jpg.html

The tandem jumpers descend a little more gently than the singles, so are 
easier to photograph.  Here is a bright blue canopy, a multi-color, and 
a red and white.

http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Blue+Canopy+Tandem.jpg.html

http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Blue-Yellow-Green+Tandem.jpg.html

http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/White-Red+Tandem.jpg.html

And, as I started to leave, I noticed a home-built "Baby Ace" airplane 
having its fuel system calibrated at the fuel pump.

http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Home-Built+Baby+Ace+Gets+a+Fuel+System+Check.jpg.html

Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.

-- 
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA