Nov 30, 2021 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Kelly D Experimental, Nikon D3x, Nikon D3x Bread Sticks
Nikon D3x Bread Sticks | Kelly D Experimental The Kelly D is an experimental aircraft made by Noll Roddy Brooks in 1988. It sort of looks antique, but notice the engine, a Lycoming 0-290. None the less, it’s one of the many beautiful planes attending the AAA Fly-in. The experimental airplane must have inspired a bit of artistry in this image. For a photographer, Antique Field at the AAA Fly-in provides nice backgrounds to explore.
The Back Story While panning, a burst of clicks captured this image. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | AAA Fly-in | |
| Location | Blakesburg, Iowa | |
| Date/Time | 9/01/2017 6:48 pm Local Time | |
| Weather | Far Skies | 60°F | Calm Winds | |
| Method | Burst of clicks while panning. | |
| Gear | Nikon D3x with an AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR lens | |
Exposure
| 300mm (300mm) f/6.7 1/60s 0ev 100iso | |
| Post | | |
Mar 23, 2021 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Daily Image 2021, Nikon 1 V3, Skiplanes & Seaplanes, Wag Air Sportsman 2+2
Skiplanes & Seaplanes | Wag Air Sportsman 2+2 on Floats The Sportsman 2+2 Experimental is a modern replica of the Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser. It’s a docile cruiser with extra baggage area and larger fuel capacity. It can also utilize large tires for off-airport operations and be configured as a float plane. An IFR instrument panel will fit into its panel, if needed. See Lake City Fly-in 2018 | a 7 Image Story for more information.
May 30, 2018 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, 7 Image Story Posts, Daily Image 2018, Experimental, Lake City Fly-in 2018, Lake City Fly-in 2018, Nikon 1 V3, Wag Air Sportsman 2+2
Lake City Fly-in 2018 | Wag Air Sportsman 2+2 Experimental The Sportsman 2+2, a modern replica of the Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser, is a cruiser with extra baggage area and increased fuel capacity. The Sportsman 2+2 has docile handling. It can also utilize large tires for off-airport operation and can hold an IFR instrument panel. Obviously, it can also be configured as a float plane. See Lake City Fly-in 2018 | a 7 Image Story for the whole story.
May 27, 2018 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, 7 Image Stories, Aviation, Boeing E75, Cessna 172 Taildragger, Events, Lake City Fly-in 2018, Lake City Fly-in 2018, Luscombe 8E, Nikon 1 V3, Piper J-3 Cub, Wag Air Sportsman 2+2
Lake City Fly-in 2018 | a 7 Image Story The Lake City grassroots fly-in attracts many local planes in beautiful condition. This Piper Cub fired up after a good breakfast at the fly-in/drive-in breakfast at the 2018 Lake City Fly-in held each year on the Sunday before Memorial Day. The Piper J-3 Cub is a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane built between 1937 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. It’s powered by an air-cooled engine and a fixed pitch propeller. Its fuselage is a welded steel frame covered in fabric with seating for two in tandem. It has a simple, lightweight design giving it good low speed handling properties and short field performance. The Cub’s standard chrome yellow paint known as “Cub Yellow” identifies it as one of the best known aircraft of all time. It’s simplicity, affordability, popularity, and performance make it a prized bush plane. Large numbers of Cubs are still flying today.
A Stearman represents the true nature of a grassroots fly-in. The Model 75 was introduced to the US Army Air Forces as a trainer in 1934 and remained in production until the end of WWII. It’s relatively easy to fly and simple to maintain. After the war, the demand for Stearmans remained high; used mostly as agricultural crop dusters and aerobatic air show performers. Many are still airworthy today.
The Sportsman 2+2, a modern replica of the Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser, is a cruiser with extra baggage area and increased fuel capacity. The Sportsman 2+2 has docile handling. It can also utilize large tires for off-airport operation and can hold an IFR instrument panel. Obviously, it can also be configured as a float plane.
The 1948 Luscombe has been beautifully restored and looks at home on a grass strip. It features a 85hp Continental C85 engine and an electrical system. And, In a fly-in with grass runways and taildraggers, the Cessna 172 still seems comfortable. Since 1956, more Skyhawks have built than any other aircraft; more than 44,000 airplanes.
For a photographer, the Lake City Fly-in represents the old grass roots fly-ins of aviation’s early years with beautiful backgrounds and grass runways. Unlike the backgrounds of most airports that contain buildings, roads, towers, etc., these runways run next to nature with trees and fields. In fact, did you ever wonder why sometimes airports are called fields? It’s because early airports where just that; large fields where the airplanes could always takeoff and land into the wind.
Each image will be posted individually this week with a bit more narrative under category: Lake City Fly-in 2018.
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Sep 10, 2017 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Aviation, Daily Image 2017, Experimental, Nikon D3x
Kelly D (experimental) The Kelly D is an experimental aircraft made by Noll Roddy Brooks in 1988. It sort of looks antique, but notice the engine, a Lycoming 0-290. None the less, it’s one of the many beautiful planes attending the AAA Fly-in. The experimental airplane must have inspired a bit of artistry in this image. For a photographer, Antique Field at the AAA Fly-in provides nice backgrounds to explore.
