[Leica] [OM] IMG: Ladies Day at the Airport

[Jim Nichols]

I agree.  That's impressive.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 10/12/2016 10:37 AM, Sonny Carter wrote:
> Yeah, I was kidding.  One base we were at the vane looked like an airplane
> silhouette.
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> The best one is at Whitehorse:
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yi5jK5aJJ8
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> On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
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>> Hi Sonny,
>>
>> This tetrahedron has been at the airport since WWII, though it has been
>> relocated once to get it in a more visible location as new hangars were
>> built.  It is a lot more visible from the air than a wind sock, though
>> there are several of those on the airport.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>> On 10/12/2016 10:13 AM, Sonny Carter wrote:
>>
>>>    "In my day, we just looked at the windsock and landed!"
>>>
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>>> On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 8:25 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks, Nathan.  The orange "structure" is the wind tetrahedron, which
>>>> pivots about the concrete pedestal behind the young man, indicating the
>>>> direction one should land, in order to allow the wind to slow the
>>>> aircraft.
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>
>>>> On 10/12/2016 12:19 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Well done on the last one with the propellers. What is the weird floating
>>>>> structure in the first one?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Nathan
>>>>>
>>>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>>>> Alicante, Spain
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>>>>> On 07 Oct 2016, at 23:14, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I arrived at the airport as a group of jumpers were descending, so I
>>>>>> barely made it to the landing zone.  I spotted this young lady in
>>>>>> serious
>>>>>> discussion with a fellow jumper.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Final+468.tif.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Twin Otter landed and came out to take on the second load, which
>>>>>> appeared to be tandem jumpers, probably starting from a lower altitude.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Final+489.tif.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I then walked around and waved to the lady pilot.  I'll give her
>>>>>> credit.  Her takeoffs and landings are nice and precise.  I set the
>>>>>> shutter
>>>>>> at 1/160th of a second and got a fairly good image of the props in
>>>>>> motion.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Final+491.tif.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>>>
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