Thanks, Bob. I don't think there is a danger unless you pass directly
behind the exit. The noise should be enough to keep one away. The warning
message just tells you what to avoid.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Whitmire" <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Airport Visit
> Love the old Piper. As for that last one, if you're close enough to read
> the warning, aren't you in imminent danger of becoming toast?
>
> --Bob
>
>
> On Sep 28, 2012, at 5:40 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> A closed-course air race is scheduled for tomorrow, starting and
>> finishing at the local airport. I spotted the first entry to arrive, and
>> spent a few minutes talking with him. The airplane is a Van's RV-6A. He
>> said he and his wife spent 8 years building the airplane. She died of
>> cancer in January, and he misses her very much. He took off for a flight
>> to check out the race route.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/RV-6A.jpg.html
>>
>> I learned to fly in 1957-58, beginning in a Piper J3C-65 Cub. It taught
>> me a lot! I recently learned that a new owner is restoring the airplane,
>> so I took this opportunity to get a photo of it once more. There are a
>> few details left to complete, but the old girl looks just fine.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/1946+J-3+Cub.jpg.html
>>
>> To make room in a hangar for race registration, etc., the Red Knight T-33
>> was sitting outside. Walking past it, I noted this prominent warning:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Beware+of+Blast.jpg.html
>>
>> All with the E-1 and Leica Elmarit-R 28mm.
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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