As Ken says, those Staggerwings are gorgeous, Jim, as is that Twin Beech.
The Phenom 100 will be a common sight in our skies before too long. It will be
used for training our truckie (trashhauler) pilots under the new private
training system for the British military.
Chris
> On 12 Oct 2017, at 23:45, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Each Fall, in mid-October, Beech aircraft owners have a Beech Party at the
> Beechcraft Museum at the Tullahoma Airport. The weekend started today, so I
> went out to see what I could find as interesting subjects, ignoring most of
> the crowd of Bonanzas and such that we see every day. There was still
> business as usual, with an Embraer Phenom 100 awaiting a 3:00 departure. The
> airplanes already at the Museum can be seen behind the Phenom.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171012-DSCF5728.JPG.html
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171012-DSCF5728.JPG.html>
>
> This father/daughter arrival shows the interest of the next generation. Her
> T-shirt indicates she is a pilot.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171012-DSCF5723.JPG.html
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171012-DSCF5723.JPG.html>
>
> Next are three examples of the Beech Model 17 Staggerwing from the 30s and
> 40s.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171012-DSCF5710.JPG.html
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171012-DSCF5710.JPG.html>
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171012-DSCF5748.JPG.html
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171012-DSCF5748.JPG.html>
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171012-DSCF5809.JPG.html
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171012-DSCF5809.JPG.html>
>
> As if one P&W 450 was not noisy enough, this Beech Model 18 Twin Beech made a
> low-altitude pass down the runway before circling to land.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171012-DSCF5763.JPG.html
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171012-DSCF5763.JPG.html>
>
> Then, a Vanderbilt LifeFlight chopper departed on a medical mission.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171012-DSCF5773.JPG.html
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20171012-DSCF5773.JPG.html>
>
> I forgot to change the lens FL in the camera's memory. Most were with the
> Leica-R Telyt 250, while the Phenom was with my Leica Elmarit-R 90.
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
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