Photos with tag "airplane"

2008-05-21: Flying to Knoxville

Somebody hasn't read the sign

2007-12-22: Model Airplane

Ahh, dirty and happy	Success! I CAN fly a plane	All set! And now converted to a bush plane to help deal with the tall grass	Other than waiting for the engine cowling
Ready to tackle the skies again!		Elmer's glue and packaging tape	More plastic
DIY repairwork		No! (Not pictured: plane in a tree)	But can I fly it without crashing terribly?
Ahh, I finally have a model airplane again

2007-07-18: Solo Cross-Country

Sure, my plane looks tiny compared to everyone else, but how many of those planes were just flown in from a different state by Dan? Only one, baby

Most of the other airplanes parked at Gulfport have a little more power than my little PA28 (1c)

2007-06-20: Flying Cross-Country

N1288H parked on the ramp at Gulfport, MS

2007-05-28: Flying Lesson w/Bryan (Cat's Camera)

The happy pilot	The houses don't look nearly so small from a light plane	The dutiful photographer	There it is
Getting closer	On final approach for runway 13	Hey, sky, why are you all I see	Hey, ground, why are you so vertical
Practicing steep turns at 45° bank	Anonymous river		We're airborne
I don't know what kind of plane it is but it's pretty (1c)	Good old N1288H
Noting the current time on the engine		Dan runs through the preflight checklist

2006-02-13: Flying Home From Clemson

The concave windows in airplane doors do strange and beautiful things to sunsets

2006-02-09: Flying To Clemson

A nuclear plant (1c)

Kennedy Space Center

2005-07-05: Departure From St. Thomas

No acrobatic maneuvers

2005-07-03: Arrive In St. Thomas

The trusty craft that brought me hither

2005-02-06: Wild Ravens Extreme Air Show

Turbines are so LOUD. And FAST. And sound so COOL.	The stuff they did really was incredible and beautiful. Airplanes are so much more graceful than helicopters. It's too bad film can't convey it.	Then he crashed. (Aren't you not supposed to let the flag touch the ground? I'm a jerk.)	This guy's flight routine was very patriotic. They played "Proud to be an American" and someone ran around waving a flag.
"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need... roads."	Time for a "landing"	And off he went and did a bunch of aerobatics. I was too busy watching to take pictures.	Away!
Most planes showed off by taking off across the runway rather than down it. This guy one-upped them	They did lots of incredible things other than hovering, but this is the only thing that can really be captured in a still image	Back on the ground where you belong	It's amazing the things that can be convinced to fly
Trimming the hedges	I seen a horse fly, I seen a dragon fly, I even seen a house fly. But I ain't ever seen a lawnmower fly. (1c)	A low pass with smoke	Heading out for the pattern flight
I should know the names of these older planes, shouldn't I? Pitts? Stearman? It's one of those.	With a skilled pilot and an overpowered plane, hovering is possible

2004-11-06: Raptor 50 - First Flight

The P-51D on takeoff (can you tell I really like P-51s?)	The P-51D and the Ultimate	Another of Harold's students brings down his Hangar 9 Trainer 40 (1c)	Rounding out that first guy's collection, a P-51D Mustang
By the end of the day, this plane was to be lost with all hands, somewhere in the property next to the airfield	Someone has a collection of incredibly pretty airplanes. A Cessna 182 and a GP 1/3 scale Christen Eagle II

2004-08-15: Je Suis Retourné

The stale taste of recycled air

2002-07-05: London

Nature is a better artist.