Airshow

[Jim B.]

Went to the Dayton Airshow Saturday.All photos taken with 50D and 100-400 IS.

Fat Albert







FA-18 Super Hornet

[carregwen]

Good shots, Jim, well captured. I like the Hornet best, with the smoke trails. It has a nice overall colour.

[Colin Southern]

Lucky B^stard JIm Flying in an F/A-18 is a life's dream ... and I can't even settle for taking photos of a real one

[Jim B.]

Colin,

I agree,I would jump at a chance to fly in one! I've been going to this show for 20 years and it's still a thrill to see these aircraft.
I'll not kill ya with photos(shot 1300) but here's some more.


B-17

Memphis Belle-Used in the movie.

[Colin Southern]

Colin,

I agree,I would jump at a chance to fly in one! I've been going to this show for 20 years and it's still a thrill to see these aircraft.
I'll not kill ya with photos(shot 1300) but here's some more.

Thanks Jim,

If you're interested, here's a link to my favourite "in cockpit" ride in a Blue Angels aircraft (with the late (pilot) Kevin Davis) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM9t_bbkeQc.

I'd certainly jump at the chance to go for a ride ... just I'd be happy just to do a few rolls; not really in to high-G manouvers anymore though (I think the most I ever pulled back in my Air Force days was +5, and that was quite enough!).

[arith]

Colin,

I agree,I would jump at a chance to fly in one! I've been going to this show for 20 years and it's still a thrill to see these aircraft.
I'll not kill ya with photos(shot 1300) but here's some more.


B-17

Memphis Belle-Used in the movie.

The top one; awesome.

[Shadowman]

Great shots Jim.

[timo2]

With their high closing speed, you did well to capture this one.

[Peter Ryan]

They are all great given the speed but I love No 3. That formation shot is great and it must be said so is their formation flying.

[Rodders]

Great shots Jim!
Just out of interest, how far away was the flight line from the crowd?

[Loose Canon]

Awesome shots, Jim!

Blows me away how the Angels fly like they do.

Kind of puckers me just looking at it in a still, much less in flight!

[Jim B.]

Thanks everyone.

[Jim B.]

Great shots Jim!
Just out of interest, how far away was the flight line from the crowd?

I was in the "Blue Sky Chalets".My guess around 150 to 200 yards from the flight line runway.Here's a seating map.

http://www.usats.org/pages/01_purcha...eatingMap.html

[Jim B.]

With their high closing speed, you did well to capture this one.

I pick one plane approaching and lock on it.Follow it and start firing shots as I track it to the center of the field.I got this shot last year.

[Jim B.]

Hi Colin,

That video was great!