One update from Oshkosh and then dead silence.
Sorry folks. As usual, I got too darn busy!
I captured more than 1200 images during my three full days on the grounds at Airventure 2008. Here’s a link to a Flickr photo gallery that will slowly be updated with shots as I find time to edit/upload:
Oshkosh 2008 images by Justin W. Moore
Enjoy!
Yesterday was my first full day on the Oshkosh grounds. The weather could not have been more perfect. I am completely amazed at how early the sun rises here. I was awakened by dawn light at 5am-ish! Whoa!
We had a full day of covering various stories including the first public flight and announcement of a new jet created by the highly successful Cirrus Aircraft company. It made a single fly-by and I was ready with my Canon EOS-1D Mark II set on a high-speed motor drive.
Here’s the shot:
Gotta run for now - will post a more thorough update soon!
This is an excerpt of Oshkosh 2008 - Update One
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I arrive in Appleton, WI tomorrow evening and will be on the grounds shooting photos at Oshkosh Wednesday through Friday for General Aviation News. Look forward to returning to Oshkosh after a two-year absence.
If time permits, I’ll post blog entries daily about my experiences. I really enjoying working with the great staff at GANews and look forward to capturing many great photos to grace the pages of their fine periodical…
This is an excerpt of Oshkosh here I come…
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I headed off to the airport this morning with a forecast that called for some scattered clouds and light winds. I’d filed an IFR flight plan for a quick hop from San Antonio Intl Airport to Stinson Municipal Airport where I planned to do some pattern work. I’d also planned to do the VOR 32 Approach to Stinson and hopefully get some “credit” with some actual IFR time during the approach.
Mother Nature had other plans about the weather…
This is an excerpt of Putting that IFR ticket to good use…
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Working two jobs (usability specialist by day, professional photographer by night/weekends) and a beautiful, 16-month old daughter have kept me very busy. So busy, that flying and blogging about flying have been quite infrequent.
Back in April I completed a thorough Instrument Proficiency Check with my flight instructor. It was a great experience because it demonstrated how quickly your IFR skills can get rusty.
I’ve also been busy cycling and have started commuting 1-2 days by bicycle to work to save gas, improve fitness and help the environment while I’m at it.
This is an excerpt of It’s been too long…
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For many pilots that operate out of large airports, the ATC advisory “Caution, Wake Turbulence”, is frequent on the airwaves. Pilots learn during flight training that the violent wake vortices from a large, jet aircraft are to be given a wide berth. The turbulence is behind the aircraft and descends below its flight path. It can be affected by wind so generally “behind and below” a larger aircraft is just someplace most of us flying light airplanes should avoid.
Here is a recent AOPA article that highlights the devastating consequence of encountering this turbulence and the reminder that flying at nearly full speed into such turbulence is a recipe for disaster…
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