Another Aviation link (photo blog)

Those are cool pics!!
I see a bunch of planes in there I recognize.
The SR-71 Blackbird being the most obvious.
I also spotted a F-4 Phantom. Maybe a Super Sabre but I'm not certain. It was off in the distance. The V-1 Buzzbomb sits right behind the Phantom.
I can't believe they have a Gossamer Albatros hangin in there.

If you ever get a chance, go to the Air & Space Museum at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. I got to actually touch a moon rock there. As a teenager and space and airplane nut I was in hog-heaven. The rest of the family went off to see other sites so they just left me there until closing. The next day - same thing. Dad dropped me off there again in the morning with a little cash to eat on and I spent the whole day there again.

Very cool pics Daryl - as usual!
E

Thanks for the pics Daryl!

The pretty one on the right is Desi, out chapter secretary. She does a great job as well as the rest of the crew. It is nice to belong to an association that puts in this much effort.

The museum of flight is a great place to visit. Have you ever been to the Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland NE? Lots of cool stuff to see there too.

Radar

Another great photo blog!

Thanks Daryl, and have a great week!

> The SR-71 Blackbird being the most obvious.
> I also spotted a F-4 Phantom. Maybe a Super Sabre but I'm not certain. It was off in the distance. The V-1 Buzzbomb sits right behind the Phantom.

The Boeing museum looks very cool, I'd like to visit it someday. However, if you ever happen to find yourself in Hutchinson, KS, be sure to check out the Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center. I don't know how this sleepy little Kansas town managed to land a facility like this, but it's really nice. Like the Boeing museum, the Cosmosphere has an SR-71, but more importantly, it has an extensive section on the German rocketry program. There are many examples of manned and unmanned jet-powered WWII aircraft, with detailed explanations of their development, operation, and hazards (hydrazine sounds like really bad stuff, especially if it's sitting in a tank right behind your seat). I could easily have spent a full day there, but my wife and son weren't as engrossed in the science and dragged me out after a couple of hours.

Great pics as always Daryl except for some of those dodgy characters in the last two. It was good to finally meet face to face. Enjoy your airstrip topo. You might want to think about one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Joby-Gorillatorch-Adjustable-Flexible-Flashlight/dp/B003NURHZ0/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2JEYYHLGLSQ7Z&colid=3GRAZCIBZZA0X

Was there a couple of weeks ago, it almost looks like you stole a few of my photos. Did you have you tripod or just hand hold in the dimly lit WWI & WWII displays? I didn't know a tripod would be almost needed, so I had to be steady.

Great pictures. Another good museum is the Space Center in Huntsville, AL. We are going to Florida in Dec. Hope to make it to the Naval Air museum in Pennsacola.

Richard

Sorry we didn't get to meet, while you were here, I hope you enjoyed your trip. Friday was probably the best day for me. Too bad I didn't realize that until the afternoon. 🙁 Maybe next time.....:-)

Did you make it back down to Oregon?

Dugger

Daryl-

Your ability to light a picture is uncanny !

Still going to bug you about Canadian or National Geographic article !!!

Cheers

Derek

Richard...I didnt have a tripod but I certainly wished I had taken one with...as wel as a polarizer filter to eliminate those distracting plexiglass reflections ...next time for sure

Yeah... Light and how it bounces off things can make me insane sometimes... Not a big fan of flashes... But then it's all about slow shutter speeds and steadiness ... National geo? ... Keep bugging me Derek

I think you are talking about Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. Been there a few times as well. A guy I worked with at Burroughs Corp. [Unisys] was an engineer at NASA that built some of the stuff they have on display at Marshall.

As to the museum in Pensacola, another friend of mine says he restored and delivered the P-38 Lightning that now hangs from the ceiling there. I don't know if he's BS'ing me or not. I haven't been there.

Richard

> Sorry we didn't get to meet, while you were here, I hope you enjoyed your trip. Friday was probably the best day for me. Too bad I didn't realize that until the afternoon. 🙁 Maybe next time.....:-)
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> Did you make it back down to Oregon?
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> Dugger

Same here, Richard!! 🙁 We really wanted to get together with you but Wendells allergies (or a cold) nailed him that day you had called...he always gets it bad!! 🙁 He's suffering right now from an allergic reaction to his flu shot. 🙁

If you are down this way again, or at least in Washington, let us know. We'll do our best to meet up with ya. 🙂

~Angel

Richard

Same here, maybe next time. We did get down to Eugene to visit friends and stayed one night. We're not sure yet about our next vacation, maybe tour other parts of Alaska, or visit family & friends back in NY. We are condisering though a long weekend to maybe catch Jeff Dunham at the Tacoma Dome in March (I think), we'll see.

I've never been a big fan of using flash myself, except for backlighting situations. I didn't think about a polarizer indoors, sure coulda used one at the USS Turner Joy in Bremerton where they have plexiglass so you can only go into the rooms so far, at least I could lean on it for steadyness.

You should have a gallery show either surveying or non-survey images.
The survey museum in Springfield, Ill should have a show of your stuff.