Advise please--- Air to air with a very big bird.

Clay Lacey uses a modified Lear. He's somewhere in Southern California if I
remember correctly.


"Andrew-S" I-Still-Hate-Spammers@Sorry-I had-to-leave-for-bit.com wrote in
message ...
Hello,
In this NG we have some really top rate shooters, and I am looking for
advise for a current commercial shoot that I am working on right now...

My problem is that though I have done air to air with helicopters, and a
host of other smaller aircraft. I have never done it with a large
commercial jet flying in a clean configuration (as in no dropped flaps
etc.). Which is what I maybe called upon to do in the next couple of
months. I was thinking about renting a T6 Texan, but I seriously doubt that
he could maintain the air speed (approx.180kts), another idea was to use a
helicopter, and have the jet cross our T (obviously at very different
altitudes). I was also wondering about renting a B25, but to the best of my
knowledge there are none available in the North East Corridor of the US for
hire on super short notice, added to which the price for the shoot could
very easily hit 5 or 6 thousand per hour. My needs are for clear air no
glass shots, and obviously I will need to strap on a harness (again not a
problem because I have done it many times before). Kit I have, Bravery I
have, but the platform is the question mark and that is my current dilemma.

Beyond the obvious bad jokes, does anybody have any suggestions and/or
experience with these types of shoots that they could share???

And before anyone asks yes my insurance is paid up, and my beneficiaries are
already named.

Andrew