Thanks, Jim. It’s kind of you to say so.
I haven’t flown for a few weeks, owing to a cold and now a sore leg, but I hope
to do so next week and to find myself next to someone similar :-)
Chris
> On 11 Jul 2015, at 16:03, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks for looking, Chris. Yes, it is a T33, made in Canada. Chris Rounds
> flies airshow gigs when he can get them. He has a sacrificial T33 for spare
> parts.
>
> I enjoyed looking through the gallery that you linked. You have some great
> shots in there, including my favorite, with the smiling student in the right
> seat.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 7/11/2015 1:59 AM, ChrisB wrote:
>> I like the T33, Jim (I hope that I have that right). I live not far from
>> Old Warden airfield, where the Shuttleworth Collection of old and ancient
>> aircraft is kept and flown. I might try to set myself the task of
>> photographing each member of the collection.
>>
>> They had the Vulcan flying at their airshow last weekend. I wasn’t
>> expecting to see it while visiting a friend in a nearby village, but the
>> huge aircraft came over the cricket pitch at about 300ft. My camera was in
>> my bag and I didn’t get it out in time, but I think that you can imagine the
>> sight: cricketers in white on the green field, surrounded with houses and
>> tall trees and this large green triangle appearing over the trees in the
>> distance, from the south.
>>
>> I’m not keen on the Vulcan: it’s a waste of energy and I hated the idea of
>> flying the blimmin’ thing, a rubbish job during the Cold War. But this
>> sight was stirring!
>>
>> Here’s a shot of the machine over another local airfield, Little Gransden,
>> where I act as part of the Safety Committee, from 2013:
>>
>> http://www.images.threeshoes.biz/Airplanes/Flying/i-MxpjTKB/A
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>> On 10 Jul 2015, at 20:33, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> I made a brief stop at the airport this morning and found, among others,
>>> two aircraft that earn their keep by working with their owners. The Red
>>> Knight airshow performer is being prepared for a job in Texas.
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Red+Knight.tif.html
>>> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Red+Knight.tif.html>
>>> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Red+Knight.tif.html
>>> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Red+Knight.tif.html>>
>>>
>>> I spotted this Cessna Skyhawk II on the ramp and recognized the tracking
>>> antennae from photos in Nature Conservancy magazines. I researched the
>>> aircraft and found it belongs to Copperhead Environmental Consulting, of
>>> Paint Lick, KY. I don't know their plans locally, but they have been
>>> tracking endangered bats that have been fitted with tracking transmitters,
>>> and also have been doing census counts of raptors.
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Copperhead.tif.html
>>> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Copperhead.tif.html>
>>> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Copperhead.tif.html
>>> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Copperhead.tif.html>>
>>>
>>> Both with the X-E1 and 27mm Pancake
>
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