The temperature was a little more tolerable at the airport today. A
departing Piper 6-seater was the first activity, and joined the clouds
quickly.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/A+Visiting+Piper+Departs.jpg.html
After a break for lunch, the Twin Otter that carries sky divers took off
with a load of jumpers and climbed rapidly. I haven't timed him, but it
takes approximately 15 minutes to get to 15,000 ft.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Twin+Otter+Jump+Plane+Climbs+Rapidly.jpg.html
The tandem jumpers descend a little more gently than the singles, so are
easier to photograph. Here is a bright blue canopy, a multi-color, and
a red and white.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Blue+Canopy+Tandem.jpg.html
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Blue-Yellow-Green+Tandem.jpg.html
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/White-Red+Tandem.jpg.html
And, as I started to leave, I noticed a home-built "Baby Ace" airplane
having its fuel system calibrated at the fuel pump.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Home-Built+Baby+Ace+Gets+a+Fuel+System+Check.jpg.html
Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
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Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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