[LRflex] Re: DMR vs Digilux 2
- From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:43:04 -0800
Gary,
Isn't there one hell of a difference 'tween an F4 and an A4?
Jerry
Gary Todoroff wrote:
> The Coast Guard HC-130
> www.northcoastphotos.com/USCGPhot/C130Closeup1.jpg
> was shot out the open door of a CG HH-60 helicopter
> ( www.northcoastphotos.com/USCGPhot/HH60AstoriaCrew.jpg ),
> flying fast while the 130 was flying slow. Most of my CG aerial photography
> has been in HH-65s
> (www.northcoastphotos.com/USCGPhot/HH65A-Aerialcloseup.jpg,
> which can't exceed 100 knots with an open door or it will blow off! The 60's
> are a lot roomier, too.
>
> Back on the ground after the formation flight, I commented to the helo pilot
> how huge the 130 looked up close in the air. He said that cruising alongside
> a C-130 always felt like flying formation with a house.
>
> Have always wondered at the perch of your A4, sitting up high with such a
> great view - looks like in a tall pickup truck - a really sleek, FAST
> pickup! I stayed with the local high school NJROTC group at Marine Air
> Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii for a week last year. Ever go there, Art? No
> fighters, but lots of aircraft and some neat photos at sunset of planes
> landing over the sunlit bay. After A4's, anything else that flies must seem
> a bit tame to you!
> Gary Todoroff
> >
> > Gary,
> > What were you flying in and how close to the 130 were you? I
> > noticed that the
> > 130 was probably at flaps 10 or so and dirtyingup to reduce speed. I did
> > quite a bit of formation flying in F4's while on active duty in
> > the Marine Corps
> > (a long time ago......).
> >
> > Art Tafil
> > natstek@xxxxxxx
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