11th Annual Symposium .. International Society for Aviation Photography (ISAP)

[Jay Beckman]

f/8 and Be There!

[Jay Beckman]

FLY NAVY!

Another great character from the Military Aviation Museum

[Jay Beckman]

A Wulf Awash

(or, Focke Me Running...)

[Jay Beckman]

Potential Speed Bump

Shot this on Friday but on Sunday, in light rain and fog, this PT-19 (which is not affiliated with the MAM) almost ended up directly in the path of the C-46 as it touched down!
There was much gesturing and waving to get him off the runway as he back-taxied directly toward the Commando and almost certain disaster!

[Jay Beckman]

Adlerflug
German Paratroops in Training

This is where you find out who your friends are!

[Jay Beckman]

Old Soldiers Never Die...

[Jay Beckman]

We'll meet again...
Don't know where, don't know when...

[Jay Beckman]

Sleep Tight America!

Hmmm...I see a little funkiness in masking around the wings...

[Jay Beckman]

Four Tires, Fuel and a Half Round of Wedge...
Pit Stop .. NavAir Style!

[Jeff D. Welker]

Four Tires, Fuel and a Half Round of Wedge...
Pit Stop .. NavAir Style!

Really like the image and processing Jay. Am I correct to assume this is a hot ramp process of some sort?

[Jay Beckman]

Kind of...

The jet parked and shut down while they swapped GIBs and headed back out in a pretty quick turnaround.  Pilot stayed put through the entire evolution.

It was interesting how every job around the jet had a "do" and a "watch" but I guess that's how the long blue line remains unbroken.

[Jay Beckman]

Just cool little details like the muzzle plugs on the .50 cal machine guns (Spit and Hurricane wore the typical red tape covering) really show how pristine the aircraft are in Jerry Yagan's collection.

[wingsnstuff]

Jay, The Black Lion Super Bug shot is awesome.  Doubling up around aircraft on a flight deck is an essential safety evolution.  Being sucked into, or blown into propellers, jet exhaust, or intakes is an extremely high possibility, so they keep lots of safety watches around to shut things down or warn ground and aircrew of impending or actual danger.  I assume they practice on the ground as if they were on a flight deck.  That seems to make sense.  Great Shot!   

[Jay Beckman]

Jay, The Black Lion Super Bug shot is awesome.  Doubling up around aircraft on a flight deck is an essential safety evolution.  Being sucked into, or blown into propellers, jet exhaust, or intakes is an extremely high possibility, so they keep lots of safety watches around to shut things down or warn ground and aircrew of impending or actual danger.  I assume they practice on the ground as if they were on a flight deck.  That seems to make sense.  Great Shot!   

Hadn't considered that aspect Vance but I'm sure you're 100% right (although, given the taps, nods and pointing, it was pretty obvious that there was at least some degree of training going on as well...)

Thanks for the feedback!