Nice images, Chris. That a/c is a real workhorse. I just read of an
American pilot using one to carry more than half a ton of medical supplies
to Haiti from Florida.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 10:40 AM
Subject: [OM] DZ 40-150 in action
> Well I received my DZ 40-150 in double-quick time and had a use for it
> yesterday. I was on my own at work with 5 students to fly, but the
> weather was very difficult: clear skies but with fog only 5 miles away to
> the north and south, forecast to roll in. Since the students had
> travelled a long way to fly I thought that I should at least have a go,
> but remain in sight of the airfield in case the weather deteriorated
> suddenly. Well it did, and I had to zip back quickly from a few miles
> away and 4,000ft. There was cloud already covering most of the airfield
> and I had to dart under the stratus at around 300ft. As I did so, Tower
> told me that there was another aircraft diverting from Cambridge, a
> Pilatus PC12. When it landed I thought that it might be a spy machine of
> some sort, not having heard of the registration before, nor having seen
> such a machine in the colour. In addition, it had a pod on the starboard
> wing which I took to be some sort of ECM device.
>
> But it was just an exec jet carrying pax for a Danish company. I took a
> couple of photos before I discovered that it wasn't on nefarious CIA
> business, then went a bit closer and talked to the pilot.
>
> http://threeshoes-photo.blogspot.com
>
> I really quite like this lens; thanks Ian Nichols for pointing it out on
> the Auction Site :-)
>
> Chris
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