Air to Air Photography

[Glenn]

Noticed that looking at the most popular photos for teh last 2 weeks, the Vast Majority of the most popular pics are air to air. Are we setting a new standard here and making ground shots obsolete

Glenn

Apart from Clovis who jagged the Editors choice photo

[hkgspotter1]

Would standing on top of a hill count??

[Glenn]

I guess if you went and took a flying jump off it, it would

[ckw]

Oh great ... so now instead of people moaning about needing expensive cameras, they'll be complaining about not having an aircraft.

Perhaps a new forum is required so people can discuss the merits of various aircraft as camera ships

Cheers,

Colin

[Air2Air]

Yes not having a good air to air platform available all the time is a bitch. I hate having to go through all the emergency egress training just so I can use the military's F-16s and F-18s as camera ships.

Might as well waste the taxpayers money on camera ships instead of my own.

Aint life a bitch

[ckw]

Neville - somehow I think the sympathy factor for your hardships is verging on non-existent

Cheers,

Colin

[Glenn]

Well I wont be strapping on a Hornet this weekend but I am making do with a Boeing Stearman

Hey I am getting older, I need to take it slower anyway

[ckw]

Glenn - here's your emergency egress training for the stearman:

Jump.

Cheers,

Colin

[Freightdogg]

Colin,

My Emergency Egress Checklist for the Stearman Differs:

1. Roll Inverted.
2. Release Seat Belt.

Maybe it varies for different models.

[Glenn]

Well that's better than when I was in a PC9 and as I lifted the Hassleblad to my face the strap was jammed on something, so I gave it a jerk and still nothing. So I looked down to see the camera strap jagged on the Ejection handle.

First and last time I ever flew with a camera Strap.

[Freightdogg]

Sounds like a good time for a wrist strap.

[Leftseat86]

Apart from Clovis who jagged the Editors choice photo

Air to air shots suck...

-Clovis

[JeffinDEN]

Well that's better than when I was in a PC9 ...I looked down to see the camera strap jagged on the Ejection handle.

First and last time I ever flew with a camera Strap.

Why does the PC9 need an ejection seat?

[Glenn]

Good Question, Why does any aircraft need an ejection seat for that matter. However in the PC9s defence, while it isn't as fast as a macchi MB326H, it's can out perform one. As a high end trainer, i guess it is anticipated that it would sometime get into an irecoverable attitude and would come in handy.

Also may have been a profitable factor to include as well. In any case, it has saved a few lives.

[ckw]

Aside from the safety aspect, the whole point of aircraft like the PC-9 and Tucano is to provide a training environment as close to that of font line aircraft as possible.

Cheers,

Colin