Planes of Fame Airshow - Page 3

jwcdds · 7th of May 2012 (Mon)

I didn't see Saturday, but I thought Sunday was pretty decent. The heritage flight was good. I was told the heritage formation wasn't that great on Saturday from another guy I was shooting next to.

FotoPilot · 7th of May 2012 (Mon)

Yes, he was correct about the Heritage flight on Saturday. It was a very wide/loose formation and looked like they were too slow for the Phantom. To me it looked like he was hanging in there with a lot of flaps and kicked it into mil power a bit at the end of the last pass to stay in there without stalling. I really loved the final solo pass by the Phantom though. Nice and LOUD!

seaninsa · 7th of May 2012 (Mon)

The Heritage flight was very loose. I have seen a light tighter formations.

jwcdds · 8th of May 2012 (Tue)

Heritage Flight formation on Sunday.

FlyingPhotog · 8th of May 2012 (Tue)

The Phantom just doesn't like to slow down.

I've got shots from the annual Heritage Flight Conference in AZ where you can clearly see that the Warbird is ballz to the wall at a deck angle that's probably three degrees nose down and the F4 is probably 10 to 12 degrees nose up!

It's a pretty impressive display of dissimilar performance!

FotoPilot · 9th of May 2012 (Wed)

Nice shot of Heritage Flight from Sunday Julian. Still looking for a good one of the 4 ship on Saturday. They were so loose it's difficult to find one where they are recognizable. I'm still working on my shots and hope to post soon.

You're right Jay, dissimilar formation is always challenging. Like air refueling between an MC-130P and helo. We had 70% flaps dragging it at 115kts while they were all out trying to catch us. The H-3 was more difficult since it was at 105kts. Fully loaded with gas we were within 3 kts of stall speed.

mikekelley · 10th of May 2012 (Thu)

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Originally Posted by FotoPilot

We had 70% flaps dragging it at 115kts while they were all out trying to catch us. The H-3 was more difficult since it was at 105kts. Fully loaded with gas we were within 3 kts of stall speed.

good god!

7th of May 2012 (Mon)	#31
jwcdds Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 10,431	Re: Planes of Fame Airshow I didn't see Saturday, but I thought Sunday was pretty decent. The heritage flight was good. I was told the heritage formation wasn't that great on Saturday from another guy I was shooting next to. __________________ Julian Gear/Feedbacks \| SmugMug Founding member and President of the OGUS Photo Club (Over-Geared, Under-Skilled)

7th of May 2012 (Mon)	#32
FotoPilot Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 434 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Planes of Fame Airshow Yes, he was correct about the Heritage flight on Saturday. It was a very wide/loose formation and looked like they were too slow for the Phantom. To me it looked like he was hanging in there with a lot of flaps and kicked it into mil power a bit at the end of the last pass to stay in there without stalling. I really loved the final solo pass by the Phantom though. Nice and LOUD! __________________ All Canon 1D MKIII, 50D, 24-70mm f/2.8L, 70-200mm f/2.8 ISL, 50mm f/1.4, EF 2X III

7th of May 2012 (Mon)	#33
seaninsa Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 848	Re: Planes of Fame Airshow The Heritage flight was very loose. I have seen a light tighter formations.

8th of May 2012 (Tue)	#34
jwcdds Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 10,431	Re: Planes of Fame Airshow Heritage Flight formation on Sunday. __________________ Julian Gear/Feedbacks \| SmugMug Founding member and President of the OGUS Photo Club (Over-Geared, Under-Skilled)

8th of May 2012 (Tue)	#35
FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop" Join Date: May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft Posts: 57,300	Re: Planes of Fame Airshow The Phantom just doesn't like to slow down. I've got shots from the annual Heritage Flight Conference in AZ where you can clearly see that the Warbird is ballz to the wall at a deck angle that's probably three degrees nose down and the F4 is probably 10 to 12 degrees nose up! It's a pretty impressive display of dissimilar performance! __________________ Jay Crosswind Images *Facebook Fan Page* "If you aren't getting extraordinary images from today's dSLRs, regardless of brand, it's not the camera!" - Bill Fortney, Nikon Corp.

9th of May 2012 (Wed)	#36
FotoPilot Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 434 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Planes of Fame Airshow Nice shot of Heritage Flight from Sunday Julian. Still looking for a good one of the 4 ship on Saturday. They were so loose it's difficult to find one where they are recognizable. I'm still working on my shots and hope to post soon. You're right Jay, dissimilar formation is always challenging. Like air refueling between an MC-130P and helo. We had 70% flaps dragging it at 115kts while they were all out trying to catch us. The H-3 was more difficult since it was at 105kts. Fully loaded with gas we were within 3 kts of stall speed. __________________ All Canon 1D MKIII, 50D, 24-70mm f/2.8L, 70-200mm f/2.8 ISL, 50mm f/1.4, EF 2X III

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