[Leica] IMG: From a Smokey Airport

[Jim Nichols]

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" 
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> Subject: [Leica] IMG: From a Smokey Airport
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>
>> 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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