Plane landing night

[redoor]

This is one of those shots you picture in your mind better than it turns out, still kind of neat shot. CC welcome.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2144/2103090584_323d8bc2a0_b.jpg

[rowdyred94]

That's really cool. I'm surprised to see that much wobble in the flight path.

[mysouthernwings]

mmmm, I'm not sure what is up here, but if you look at the road the automobile lights do the same thing. I have been flying for about 25 years (started young with my grandfather), and I have never seen an airplane pitch like that on landing. But even with the weird light pattern, it is a beautiful shot!

[forno]

didnt bump the tripod did you?

[mike_t]

it could possibly be caused by the wing flexing on landing, or maybe it was a real bumpy ride in!

Cool shot anyhow!

[mfr301]

You can tell the benefits of a 40 D there with there being no noise on that shot also!

[cosworth]

it could possibly be caused by the wing flexing

Bingo.

[Gujustud]

You can tell the benefits of a 40 D there with there being no noise on that shot also!

There's no noise because the shot was taken at ISO100. My 20D produces the same type of night time shot taken at ISO100.

[forno]

it could possibly be caused by the wing flexing on landing, or maybe it was a real bumpy ride in!

Cool shot anyhow!

what about the car lights below??

[bjyoder]

what about the car lights below??


Bumpy pavement. Get a shutter that long and you'll see that more often.

[redoor]

Thanks for the comments...this still wasn't what i was loking for in the shot. I think I would of liked the actual plane at the end of the trail mind you can see the lights at the start.

[redoor]

mmmm, I'm not sure what is up here, but if you look at the road the automobile lights do the same thing. I have been flying for about 25 years (started young with my grandfather), and I have never seen an airplane pitch like that on landing. But even with the weird light pattern, it is a beautiful shot!

maybe a student pilot?

[redoor]

didnt bump the tripod did you?

If the tripod was bumped wodn't the picture be bluerd?OOF. Beside being -20 no wind.

[forno]

If the tripod was bumped wodn't the picture be bluerd?OOF. Beside being -20 no wind.


Depends on how long the exposure was and how fast the plane and the car are traveling, certainly a eye catching effect:D

[evan_d]

Pretty nice shot. What kind of plane was it, and what airport?

[redoor]

Depends on how long the exposure was and how fast the plane and the car are traveling, certainly a eye catching effect:D

well in that case...yes I bumped the tripod.....ok....just kidding. Thanks

[redoor]

Pretty nice shot. What kind of plane was it, and what airport?

Twin engine prop. And City Center Airport Edmonton Thanks

[Glenn NK]

Twin engine prop. And City Center Arport Edmonton Thanks

Interesting; I flew out of this airport seventeen times once a week in a chartered twin prop plane going to Fort Mac in 1999. Obviously you were on the north side of the airport looking southward towards Jasper.

What baffles me (if the plane is landing and heading west to our right) is why we can see the white landing lights and the red port wing light, but not the starboard wing light which should be facing towards us.

The port side light is bobbing too - rookie pilot on first night landing.

[FlyingPhotog]

Interesting; I flew out of this airport seventeen times once a week in a chartered twin prop plane going to Fort Mac in 1999. Obviously you were on the north side of the airport looking southward towards Jasper.

What baffles me (if the plane is landing and heading west to our right) is why we can see the white landing lights and the red port wing light, but not the starboard wing light which should be facing towards us.

The port side light is bobbing too - rookie pilot on first night landing.

Rookie Pilot in a twin? Yikes...

[mysouthernwings]

Rookie Pilot in a twin? Yikes...
HAHA, 100 hour pilot in a 421 maybe? I never had any trouble at night that would cause me to pitch like that. I don't know, but I think it is a cool shot anyway. I think I'll head down to CVG this weekend and try my hand at it;)

[Glenn NK]

Rookie Pilot in a twin? Yikes...

There's always a first time with a twin.

I've chartered these small twins many times - had a pilot from South America (flying in Canada) that could not for the life of him keep it still in rough weather - he kept over-correcting for every move the plane made - I got sick - the only time I did.

Later, one of my associates on the flight with me (himself a pilot) made the comment that the pilot was reacting too late to the craft's movements, and then over-reacting.

So I can see a guy coming in for the first night landing being a bit nervous and "bobbing" up and down.

[FlyingPhotog]

HAHA, 100 hour pilot in a 421 maybe? I never had any trouble at night that would cause me to pitch like that. I don't know, but I think it is a cool shot anyway. I think I'll head down to CVG this weekend and try my hand at it;)

Some of my best Grade A greasers have been at night...

[FlyingPhotog]

There's always a first time with a twin.

I've chartered these small twins many times - had a pilot from South America (flying in Canada) that could not for the life of him keep it still in rough weather - he kept over-correcting for every move the plane made - I got sick - the only time I did.

Later, one of my associates on the flight with me (himself a pilot) made the comment that the pilot was reacting too late to the craft's movements, and then over-reacting.

So I can see a guy coming in for the first night landing being a bit nervous and "bobbing" up and down.

That's kind of my point though. It shouldn't be your first night landing if your flying career has reached the point of flying a twin... ;)

[Glenn NK]

That's kind of my point though. It shouldn't be your first night landing if your flying career has reached the point of flying a twin... ;)

What I meant was the first time at night with the twin.

Would nervous come into play?;)

However as the OP said - no wind.

Geez, maybe they were having mechanical difficulties and he kept looking out the side window to see if the ambulance was there (the Alberta Air Ambulance is based at this airport) - the photograph wouldn't pick that up.:lol:

[FlyingPhotog]

What I meant was the first time at night with the twin.

Would nervous come into play?;)

Geez, maybe they were having mechanical difficulties and he kept looking out the side window to see if the ambulance was there (the Alberta Air Ambulance is based at this airport) - the photograph wouldn't pick that up.:lol:

I could understand seeing one, maybe two significant corrections if he/she was too high/too low but I suppose it could just be a case of the dreaded PIOs...

Maybe they were cranking the gear down? :)

They say back during WWII you could always tell a freshly minted F3F Wildcat pilot because of the way the wings rocked while retracting the gear...