We had an SNJ in the hangar this weekend for a full detailing treatment and, since we had to take the Maule and the 195 out to fit it in, decided to do a little flying while we had some pleasant winter weather. Got a bunch of nice video also, but here's a photo to wet the appetite until the video gets used somewhere...

IMG_1325 by rwellner_98, on Flickr

Dang it's sweet to see air-to-air shots of the birds members fly. I've got to go flying with some other pilots so I can get a photo of my bird in the air. Best I've been able to do so far is have my wife take a couple shots while I made a low pass at the private strip I used to be based at. Sigh. The picture does seem to show a pretty nice winter day. No sky was visible and no sharp shadows on the ground, so I suspect there was a high overcast that day. Still, you got airborne and that's what counts!

Flyhound wrote:Dang it's sweet to see air-to-air shots of the birds members fly. I've got to go flying with some other pilots so I can get a photo of my bird in the air. Best I've been able to do so far is have my wife take a couple shots while I made a low pass at the private strip I used to be based at. Sigh. The picture does seem to show a pretty nice winter day. No sky was visible and no sharp shadows on the ground, so I suspect there was a high overcast that day. Still, you got airborne and that's what counts!

High, thin overcast indeed. Makes for an above average day for photography as the entire world acts as a softbox for you. I've been loving doing air to air work lately. Be happy to fly with any BCPers who are interested.

IMG_1298 by rwellner_98, on Flickr

Great photos, esp the first one where you're cranked over in a turn.
Gary, I wouldn't mind some air-to-airs of my own airplane. We should get together & do that when the weather gets nice later this year.