(Air) Images From Red Flag

Oh, come one, Jay. Is that all you got?

Just kidding of course. Great shots. I dig the A-10 conversion.

Get shots Jay! Would love to be able to shoot flag some time.

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #9750764
Um, thanks for the assist...

You always crack me up man!

So that's where you've been. Haven't seen you around much last week.

Again, You're the bomb, blah, blah, blah, I want to be you, blah, blah, blah, we're not worthy, blah, blah, blah...

Nice set man, really great A-10 shot. That looks like a workin' 'Hog to me!

Just a question about your gear, why did you choose to put the 300 and 1.4TC on the 40D and not on the 1D MkIII? You just wanted more reach with the crop?

FLphotoguy wrote in post #9751981
Excellent work, Jay. I like the Prowler and the BONE takeoff the best.

Thanks! My first time seeing a Prowler "in anger" and the B-1 is, well, just flat out cool. Truth be told: The Hornets of El Centro are still tops for scrambling your internal organs. The B-1 didn't quite generate the ear-muff penetrating frequency range.

PhotosGuy wrote in post #9752207
Very nice stuff! I'll take luck when it happens along, and getting access helps, too.

Thanks Frank. What is it "they" say? Luck = Preparation meeting Opportunity?

Rivman wrote in post #9752222
Good ones, as usual Jay - tfs !

Thanks!

aviator.4.life wrote in post #9752443
Nice series.

Thank You

asysin2leads wrote in post #9752498
Oh, come one, Jay. Is that all you got?

Just kidding of course. Great shots. I dig the A-10 conversion.

Did you see the "Art" version I posted? Man, working Hogs are a far cry from East/West Demo Hogs. 30mm kicks out a lot of cordite!

NukeGM wrote in post #9752505
Great shots Jay! Would love to be able to shoot flag some time.

It would make a great outing for AzAP sometime.

ChasWG wrote in post #9752676
You always crack me up man!

So that's where you've been. Haven't seen you around much last week.

Again, You're the bomb, blah, blah, blah, I want to be you, blah, blah, blah, we're not worthy, blah, blah, blah...

Nice set man, really great A-10 shot. That looks like a workin' 'Hog to me!

Just a question about your gear, why did you choose to put the 300 and 1.4TC on the 40D and not on the 1D MkIII? You just wanted more reach with the crop?

Thanks blah, blah, blah...

I could have easily shot without the TC and could (should) have removed it. It's one of those grey areas. Now if I'd used the 2X, I could have shot them further up the runway but probably wouldn't have gotten much in flight shots. Maybe the 100-400 might have been a better choice? Live and Learn. I'm pretty satisfied with how things turned out.

as usual great stuff Jay,
I'm liking the first shot of Tbird 3 taking off with the A-10 in the background, but all are great!

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #9752803
Did you see the "Art" version I posted? Man, working Hogs are a far cry from East/West Demo Hogs. 30mm kicks out a lot of cordite!

Yes I did. I like it. I have had the opportunity to see some A-10s during drills while I was in the military. When that 30 kicks off, it's one helluva sound and things start disappearing. What a site.

love the Prowler and F22...

the B-1 take off is sick! Nice set as usual.

Beautiful as usual, Jay. Were you out there with any of the ISAP guys from the 'Mustang Air-to-Air Thread over on fredmiranda.com? They sound like a great group of guys and girls...

I usually don't envy people but damn I envy you right now. Just joined up with ISAP so maybe next year I can tag along

Awesome pics Jay. Love them.

TheBigDog wrote in post #9753557
as usual great stuff Jay,
I'm liking the first shot of Tbird 3 taking off with the A-10 in the background, but all are great!

Oddly enough, he's actually rolling out after landing but I just noticed that there are no speed brakes deployed so it is hard to tell. Aerodynamic braking in use I guess.

asysin2leads wrote in post #9753590
Yes I did. I like it. I have had the opportunity to see some A-10s during drills while I was in the military. When that 30 kicks off, it's one helluva sound and things start disappearing. What a site.

Some have described it as sounding like the "Giant Zipper of Death!" I'm hoping to get a chance to visit the live fire area of the Goldwater Range west of Tucson. The AZ Pilots Association has outings down there a couple times a year and I jumped on the email list but haven't heard anything back yet. Guess I'd better go rattle their cage again.

gkarris wrote in post #9753601
love the Prowler and F22...

Thanks.

Andrushka wrote in post #9753604
the B-1 take off is sick! Nice set as usual.

Pretty cool sight for sure. Thank You!

Scout7id wrote in post #9754853
Beautiful as usual, Jay. Were you out there with any of the ISAP guys from the 'Mustang Air-to-Air Thread over on fredmiranda.com? They sound like a great group of guys and girls...

AH! So that's what that t-shirt meant. There were maybe a half dozen or so guys wearing them and I didn't make the connection to that thread on FM. Thanks for the positive feedback and for clearing up a minor mystery for me. I wonder if that's how they went about arranging the unofficial road trip up to Creech AFB...? Maybe I need to go jump in that mix on FM (like I need another site to visit...)

SVTmaniac wrote in post #9755081
I usually don't envy people but damn I envy you right now. Just joined up with ISAP so maybe next year I can tag along

Don't Hate .. Participate! Hopefully they'll have the event in SD next year and we'll have AZ well represented.

MClassImages wrote in post #9755113
Awesome pics Jay. Love them.

Much Appreciated. Thank You!

Seriously, Jay...If you ever need a "backup shooter" for one of these trips, let me know! I'd love to have a day or two to learn some shooting tips from you and have the chance to capture some of these planes.

You're work is some of the absolute best on POTN, as far as I'm concerned. Thanks for sharing these with us!

Great timing on the first one. Love it.
All these are fantastic captures, Superb!

wow. jaw droppping stuff.