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MikeFairbanks

11th of October 2009 (Sun), 16:47

1. Paratroopers exiting a perfectly good airplane

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt98/MichaelFairbanks/Paratroopers.jpg

2. It opened http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt98/MichaelFairbanks/paratrooper.jpg

3. I knew guys in the army were close, but this is pushing it. ;)

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt98/MichaelFairbanks/tandemparatroopers.jpg

4. Ok, now I see what the guy on top was thinking.

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt98/MichaelFairbanks/LadyParatrooper.jpg

5. The Navy

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt98/MichaelFairbanks/NavyUpClose.jpg

6. Inverted Jet (don't know the model)

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt98/MichaelFairbanks/InvertedJet.jpg

7. Another confused pilot who files upside down.

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt98/MichaelFairbanks/InvertedBiplane.jpg

DaleP

11th of October 2009 (Sun), 16:50

Nice shots!

No.6 is an A-10 "Warthog"

Pete

11th of October 2009 (Sun), 16:50

Nice set of shots.. The UFO is an A-10 as far as I know...

MikeFairbanks

11th of October 2009 (Sun), 16:51

1. Meet the F-18 flight team known as the Ho Boner crew. Hey, look at their names. I didn't make that up.

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt98/MichaelFairbanks/HoBoner.jpg

2. As you can see, boner goes up.

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt98/MichaelFairbanks/Bonerpointsup.jpg

3. And sometimes boner goes down.

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt98/MichaelFairbanks/Bonercomesdown.jpg

4. But mostly boner just hangs to the left.

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt98/MichaelFairbanks/Bonerhangsleft.jpg

5. Boner going down quickly.

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt98/MichaelFairbanks/Bonerheadsdownandleft.jpg

Radders

11th of October 2009 (Sun), 18:29

#1 is awesome!

Could I be cheeky and ask for the full size so I can use it on my laptop? :)

PhotosGuy

11th of October 2009 (Sun), 19:00

Good series. 4. But mostly boner just hangs to the left. And that's very cute, but in the "Share" areas IMAGE POSTING RULES (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=74718) only allow 2 attachments by the OP per thread, OR 8 embedded (linked) images, OR a combination of both totaling 8. (Maximum 1024 pixels on any side.) You can always just post a link to more, though, or better yet, post a link to a gallery so we don't have to click on each image link.
Some exceptions are "Show Me...", "Post your best...", equipment reviews, Tutorials, etc.

Eagle

11th of October 2009 (Sun), 19:23

Nice shots!

No.6 is an A-10 "Warthog"

Nice set of shots.. The UFO is an A-10 as far as I know...
Yep an A-10, which is actually the "Thunderbolt". Just got the nickname Warthog because it's ugly like one.

DaleP

11th of October 2009 (Sun), 20:03

Yep an A-10, which is actually the "Thunderbolt". Just got the nickname Warthog because it's ugly like one.

Ahh. I stand (sit?) corrected. :)

FlyingPhotog

11th of October 2009 (Sun), 20:12

Nice series...

At the risk of being labled Pedantic, the US Army Golden Knights would probably prefer to be called Skydivers as opposed to "Paratroops."

Usually, Paratroops are under round canopies that are far less maneuverable than their Ram Air using counterparts.

MikeFairbanks

11th of October 2009 (Sun), 20:26

Thanks for the skydivers clarification.

Also, thanks for updating me on the rules of each thread. I'm still relatively new and am trying my best to follow rules. I thought it was a limit of eight per post, not eight per thread.

Sorry about that.

Stargazerfrank

12th of October 2009 (Mon), 11:32

you got some awesome ultra sharp pics.

tfaudree

12th of October 2009 (Mon), 14:51

Yep an A-10, which is actually the "Thunderbolt". Just got the nickname Warthog because it's ugly like one.

And both the Navy and the Air Force would not take kindly to saying the Warthog is a Navy airplane.

The Navy would tell you it's too ugly, the Air Force would tell you the Navy is not worthy of such a beast.

TheBigDog

12th of October 2009 (Mon), 15:18

And both the Navy and the Air Force would not take kindly to saying the Warthog is a Navy airplane.

The Navy would tell you it's too ugly, the Air Force would tell you the Navy is not worthy of such a beast.

I was thinking the same thing :)

MikeFairbanks

12th of October 2009 (Mon), 15:21

#1 is awesome!

Could I be cheeky and ask for the full size so I can use it on my laptop? :)

Sure, but how do I send a full size pic?

jay445

12th of October 2009 (Mon), 16:31

#1 is awesome!!

gkarris

13th of October 2009 (Tue), 14:21

1. Meet the F-18 flight team known as the Ho Boner crew. Hey, look at their names. I didn't make that up.

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt98/MichaelFairbanks/HoBoner.jpg

I read in another thread that this was your first? ;) (you always remember your first...)

GREAT JOB!

I love the above photo. You caught the a/c right in the DOF - nice!

Keep posting!

MikeFairbanks

13th of October 2009 (Tue), 18:36

Thank you. I didn't really try to get anything special with that Ho Boner shot. I just saw them taxiing and decided to fire. It was only later, upon processing, that I noticed the silly names. I wish the pilot was Ho and the Sysop was Boner. But, good enough.

spitfirejd

17th of October 2009 (Sat), 09:42

I believe it is technically the Thunderbolt II.

Eagle

17th of October 2009 (Sat), 11:55

I believe you are correct.

20DNewbie

20th of October 2009 (Tue), 06:05

6. Inverted Jet (don't know the model)

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt98/MichaelFairbanks/InvertedJet.jpg

"I don't know what it's called. I just know the sound it makes, when it takes a man's life."

Four Leaf Tayback.

:lol:

I love the A-10s, if your on the business end of one of them and you hear those engines coming in you know your in for a world of hurt.

FlyingPhotog

20th of October 2009 (Tue), 12:16

I love the A-10s, if your on the business end of one of them and you hear those engines coming in you know your in for a world of hurt.

If you're on the receiving end and you hear the engines, they're already mopping up what's left of you 'cause you've been dead a while. ;)

20DNewbie

22nd of October 2009 (Thu), 12:04

Well one may be lucky enough to be outside the tank "watering the trees" when one saunters by.:lol:

I remember the first time I ever heard one. I was in NH skiing(Loon) and all of a sudden heard a strange noise. It would come and go for about ten minutes and all of a sudden got really loud. My friends and I stopped just in time to see two pair of them snaking their way through the mountains and sadly they were gone a few seconds later, but what a few seconds they were.

Now this is going back over twenty years so I'm wondering if they used to fly out of Pease back then.

I had made my way to Oceana last weekend hoping to see even a static one, no such luck. :cry:

Maybe it was that first experience I don't know, but I really do love those big ugly loud and slow SOBs'.

4g63

23rd of October 2009 (Fri), 05:57