Cherokees in close formation

Not REAL close formation, but here are a few pix from a couple of weeks
ago, where we flew together with a friend's Cherokee 180:

Hard to tell his distance; did you shoot those with a 400 mm.
telephoto, or a 27 mm. wide angle?

Offhand, though, it reminds me of how we Naval Aviators (a conceited
bunch) used to define an Air Force formation: "Two or more airplanes
going the same direction on the same day."

vince norris

Hard to tell his distance; did you shoot those with a 400 mm.
telephoto, or a 27 mm. wide angle?

Just a Canon Elph digital, with a minimal zoom. (The main advantage of this
4 megapixel camera is that it is really SMALL -- and therefore really fits
in your pocket, and therefore is always handy. As a result, I actually
*use* it -- a lot -- as opposed to my old Nikon 35 mm SLR.)

Here's a pic of flying with Jack Allison to OSH this year:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?J553265BB

Without formation training, I wouldn't want to get too much closer to anyone
in flight.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

(The main advantage of this megapixel camera is that it is really SMALL --
and therefore really fits in your pocket, and therefore is always handy. As a
result, I actually *use* it -- a lot -- as opposed to my old Nikon 35 mm SLR.)

My kids gave me a Sony Cybershsot DSC-U10 for Christmas two years ago.
It's only 3.25 x 1.5 x 1". Only 1.3 mps and no zoom, but like you, I
hardly ever use my 35 mm. any longer.

Here's a pic of flying with Jack Allison to OSH this year:

Nice shot. Looks like Iowa or Wisconsin down there.

Without formation training, I wouldn't want to get too much closer to anyone
in flight.

Extremely sensible! Without training, it's just asking for trouble.
And you're not even wearing chutes!

vince norris