Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/27

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: At the Airport Today
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:55:03 -0500
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Thanks for looking, Ric.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ric Carter" <ricc at embarqmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: At the Airport Today


>i love your airport
>
> ric
>
>
> On Jul 26, 2012, at 4:26 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> With little activity on a slow day at the airport, my attention turned to 
>> a guiding light that has been around for 70 years.  When this was a 
>> training base during WWII, this green and white beacon sat atop the base 
>> water tank, offering guidance to the student who was coping with night 
>> landings, or just doubtful of his position.  When the tank was condemned 
>> many years later, the beacon was moved to a pole near the flight line, 
>> not nearly as high, but still useful.  Today, it shares the pole with 
>> modern communications antennae, but still burns brightly.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Guiding+Light+29.jpg.html
>>
>> The bright spots on the ramp are the two carts that are used to meet 
>> flights that require help moving people or things.  (Freight off-loads 
>> are provided by the airport tractor/fork-lift.)  Here they sit 
>> side-by-side.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Airport+Transportation+27.jpg.html
>>
>> E-1 and Leica Elmarit-R 28mm
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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