My new flying rule - bring camera

"Morgans" wrote:

Just curious, but what reference points on the planes do the wingmen use for
lining up on lead? Root trailing edge to roll bar?
--
Jim in NC


Link sent via email. I don't know what the reference points are. My
formation flying is very limited. Maybe someone else can answer that
question.

Ron Lee

Having my camera with me the day I landed on 4R at EWR in the Archer nearly
caused a bad day. On short final approaching the numbers, I couldn't resist
snapping a pic of that runway disappearing into the perspective. I grabbed
the camera off the right seat, flipped off the lens cap and got a great shot
through the prop: http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/EWR4RShortFinal.JPG.
Unfortunately, the camera strap got tangled up in the yoke. I had approval
to land long, which was a good thing because after finally getting the strap
free, I realized I had ballooned up 100 feet or so. Fly the airplane! The
tower didn't say anything, and I set it down right where I had originally
wanted to, but it could have been bad, and/or embarrassing.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

"Bob Chilcoat" wrote in
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Having my camera with me the day I landed on 4R at EWR in the Archer
nearly caused a bad day. On short final approaching the numbers, I
couldn't resist snapping a pic of that runway disappearing into the
perspective. I grabbed the camera off the right seat, flipped off the
lens cap and got a great shot through the prop:
http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/EWR4RShortFinal.JPG. Unfortunately,
the camera strap got tangled up in the yoke. I had approval to land
long, which was a good thing because after finally getting the strap
free, I realized I had ballooned up 100 feet or so. Fly the airplane!
The tower didn't say anything, and I set it down right where I had
originally wanted to, but it could have been bad, and/or embarrassing.


Nah. They probably didn't know what to expect... When do you think was the
last time they saw an Archer land?

"Bob Noel" wrote in message
...
yep - I've been kind of dumb these past few fall flights. Today
was yet another absolutely perfect flying day (today's flight is
the reason I own an airplane). I'm still kicking myself for
not having my camera.

There were some really beautiful high clouds that I
just can't describe. And the full moon rising over
the Atlantic was a sight!

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate


I always try to bring mine along for the ride (even on commerical
flights...):

http://www.pbase.com/flyingphotog/aerials

(Feel free to dig around the other galleries too.)

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ

yep - I've been kind of dumb these past few fall flights. Today
was yet another absolutely perfect flying day (today's flight is
the reason I own an airplane). I'm still kicking myself for
not having my camera.

After trashing two Canon Elph cameras (by keeping them in my pocket all
the time, and fouling the auto-focus lens with pocket lint), I
purchased a little velcro belt pouch for it. I wear it like a cell
phone, and the camera is with me at all times.

My kids think I look like a geek (and I do), but I've always got the
camera along, and never "miss the moment"...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"