Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice plane, but you should always have a proper camera--especially the last picture clearly shows off the limitations (oversharpened, halo around the plane). Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Sep 30, 2011, at 8:24 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > Dropped in at the local airport for a few minutes this morning, and > spotted a lucky pilot tying down his recently fully restored 1948 Stinson > 108-3. I could see that the outside was perfect. When asked if I wanted > to see the inside, I was amazed to see that the full instrument panel was > also original. The whole airplane was a step back in time to the days > when flying was much simpler and one was free to go almost anywhere he > desired. > > I have never flown a Stinson, but felt a connection because Eddie > Stinson's father was City Engineer at one time in the little Mississippi > town where I grew up, and the now gone grass airport was named Stinson > Field. In the 50s I flew into it when it was all grass, and later when > the local crop dusters put in an 1800ft narrow blacktop runway. > > The Stinson was parked with the old DC-3 in the background. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Fully+Restored+1948+Stinson+108.jpg.html > > The nose carries the popular name: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Flying+Station+Wagon.jpg.html > > And the tail carries the famous Stinson trademark: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Original+Stinson+Trademark+on+Tail.jpg.html > > All captured with the only camera that I had with me, my Samsung Convoy II > phone. > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >