Airliners-India Flickr Group & Facebook    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  (Bi)Plane Photography          Airliners-India Forum Index -> Aviation Photography View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 12:21 am    Post subject: (Bi)Plane Photography NAVAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY N3N-3 One of three N3Ns built for the US Coast Guard in 1940. Albert Whitted Airport; St. Petersburg, Florida Some other interesting flying machines at SPG. Back to top HAWK21M Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 1:52 pm    Post subject: Amazing clear pictures...... _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 5:53 am    Post subject: Another chopper today at SPG. And only in Florida .... a sailboat on final approach into SPG. Back to top vivekman Member Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 1897 Location: BOM Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 10:35 am    Post subject: Neat photos. You don't get to see a bi-plane up close that often! _________________ Boeing makes planes. Airbus makes videogames! Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 6:11 am    Post subject: Another chopper today, though of a slightly different variety. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 6:45 am    Post subject: From this angle, that Robinson R44 Raven I looks like a fly. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 10:20 pm    Post subject: Here is a sequence I caught of a banner towing aircraft at SPG, taking off, deploying his tow rope, and diving & picking up his banner. You don't see that too often. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 6:35 am    Post subject: All wrapped up in the extreme Florida summer heat. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 1:57 am    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: Here is a sequence I caught of a banner towing aircraft at SPG, taking off, deploying his tow rope, and diving & picking up his banner. You don't see that too often. Sadly, this airplane was involved in a fatal crash yesterday. The airplane lost power while picking up her banner, and crashed into the bay. The pilot was killed on impact, and the airplane sank about 25 feet into the water. By the time I got to the site, all I saw was the medical examiner's vehicle and police cruisers. I did not think it appropriate to take pictures. The airplane was raised this morning. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top Nimish Member Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 9757 Location: Bangalore, India Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 1:02 pm    Post subject: Oh shucks - how horrible to hear about the loss of life _________________ We miss you Nalini! Back to top sumantra Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 4:58 am    Post subject: This is really sad, it is all th more shocking for us readers, since you have covered this plane and the banner-towing in great detail, here. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 7:28 am    Post subject: Nimish wrote: Oh shucks - how horrible to hear about the loss of life sumantra wrote: This is really sad, it is all th more shocking for us readers, since you have covered this plane and the banner-towing in great detail, here. Yes, it was really sad indeed. The last time I saw this routine was a couple of days before the crash ... the "pull up" after picking up and dropping off the banner was incredible - almost vertical, and very loud; at full throttle. I hate to say it, but I did think that it would be a disaster if something went wrong. Less than 48 hours later, something did go wrong. Here is a link to the news story : http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/small-plane-plummets-into-water-near-albert-whitted-airport/2195541 _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:34 am    Post subject: I had the chance to photograph the N3N-3 again this morning. More of the N3N-3 and a 1933 Waco UIC coming soon. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top sumantra Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 9:21 am    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: I had the chance to photograph the N3N-3 again this morning. More of the N3N-3 and a 1933 Waco UIC coming soon. Hey...are these from the air, or from the control tower, or some high building, with a zoom-in? Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:14 pm    Post subject: sumantra wrote: 747-237 wrote: I had the chance to photograph the N3N-3 again this morning. More of the N3N-3 and a 1933 Waco UIC coming soon. Hey...are these from the air, or from the control tower, or some high building, with a zoom-in? They are from the vantage point of the terminal building / overhang of the adjoining restaurant. The biplanes are often parked right next to the building, so getting up on the balcony there offers a great view. You will see what I mean in the upcoming pics. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:27 pm    Post subject: The (1933) Waco UIC - a rather rare classic closed-cabin twin-blade propellor four-seater biplane. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11088 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:14 pm    Post subject: Blast from the Past : The 1940 N3N-3 and 1933 Waco UIC together. _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India. Back to top sumantra Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:41 am    Post subject: Lovely oldies, lovely pictures from lovely angles! Cheers, Sumantra. 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