NightOwl Cat wrote:
Tell Anya Happy Quinceañera from me! Hope she's picking up a camera or two, as well!
Yes, she is. I try to encourage them without being pushy, so I can't tell you how far she'll take it, but she has been more interested in photography of late. She started borrowing my Olympus E-M1 a little while ago (she isn't comfortable handling the weight and bulkiness of the Nikons), so I gave it to her for her birthday. Webesee...
Here's the birthday girl herself. My, how time doth fly...
Lots of ways to answer that. One thing for sure that you must have is a competent pilot and chase plane, and hopefully equally competent formation pilot in/for the targets. So my suggestion if you dont already is start hanging out at the local GA airport and get aviation friends. Nothing more important than a conservative crew that you can trust. The photo taking is the easy part.
Glenn
Brandon,
I think one thing we've learned watching folks like Glenn, Jim Wilson, Steve Z, Jay Beckman, and others kind enough to share their A2A work is the tremendous preparation that they put into each flight. A couple of pilots deciding to go up on a whim for some A2A work can be a recipe for disaster.
Glenn, am I right that many of the planes you shoot are not even being flown by the owner, because they are not comfortable or qualified for formation flight?
Oh no, TOPP and I'm stuck on an iPad. Here's something.
I think one thing we've learned watching folks like Glenn, Jim Wilson, Steve Z, Jay Beckman, and others kind enough to share their A2A work is the tremendous preparation that they put into each flight. A couple of pilots deciding to go up on a whim for some A2A work can be a recipe for disaster.
Glenn, am I right that many of the planes you shoot are not even being flown by the owner, because they are not comfortable or qualified for formation flight?
Oh no, TOPP and I'm stuck on an iPad. Here's something.
Mark
Thanks Mark!
Here's a couple I've yet to post from Sun n' Fun...couple years back I think.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Anyone from here going to the ISAP mini symposium next month? I'd love to, but too late for me to get time off from work.
As I understand it, it won't be full symposium, more of a get together before the AFW show. The full symposium is March 15-17, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz also before a show. I can't make AFW this year, but definitely plan on going to Arizona.
Is anyone hitting up Atlanta Warbird Weekend? I'd really love to go since its just a short venture for me from Orlando...but my wedding is the following weekend and doubt the lady would approve haha.
I think one thing we've learned watching folks like Glenn, Jim Wilson, Steve Z, Jay Beckman, and others kind enough to share their A2A work is the tremendous preparation that they put into each flight. A couple of pilots deciding to go up on a whim for some A2A work can be a recipe for disaster.
Glenn, am I right that many of the planes you shoot are not even being flown by the owner, because they are not comfortable or qualified for formation flight?
Oh no, TOPP and I'm stuck on an iPad. Here's something.
Good to hear from you buddy! You're right - although its me thats not comfortable with them flying formation, not them! Its really a trust thing and its hard to trust somebody you nothing about.
the truth is most people who have never flown formation just dont know how - its no knock on them as pilots, its just a skill they've never trained. In the airshow world, most performers seem to have reasonable enough stick and rudder skills and high performance airplanes they can make it work. But in the private / corporate world where its take off, autopilot on 50 feet off the deck, and twist dials until disconnecting it on short final, thats a different story.
I have had some close calls and it can really happen so fast you wont even know whats happening. Bad pilots make the the flight longer, more expensive, and more dangerous, and they generally make the pictures suck which is the whole reason for doing it.
Just trust your gut, be conservative, and be careful.
BConn wrote:
Is anyone hitting up Atlanta Warbird Weekend? I'd really love to go since its just a short venture for me from Orlando...but my wedding is the following weekend and doubt the lady would approve haha.
Do they do this event every year? If so I'm def. going next year!!
Yes, they have it in early October every year. Not an air show, but there is some flying and rides in several types of aircraft are available. Very well organized and there is no admission fee other than $10 for parking.
yes, the email called it a mini symposium going to put in for the time off for the full symposium, just in case.
ELinder wrote:
As I understand it, it won't be full symposium, more of a get together before the AFW show. The full symposium is March 15-17, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz also before a show. I can't make AFW this year, but definitely plan on going to Arizona.
Another oldie from the files Danish viper driver not amused about his missing ground crew after returning from the afternoon mission at the OIE Exercise at Kleine Brogel Airbase 2007
out of town in London, ON, picked up the very last D850 on the way to the show this morning, was doing some fast settings while at the show after arriving late, at first i even forgot to set up back button af so my first few shots were coming out blurry till i realised what was going on, just some VERY fast grabs from the show...awesome fighter lineup buts lots of heavies cancelled out due to hurricane relief
going to put in for the time off for the full symposium, just in case.
