Aircraft

[Mark Sampson]

In fact the dry heat is a good thing (for a while). The low humidity means that when you find shade, it's actually a little cooler. Unlike the humid East, where when it's 95F and 95% humidity (and recently I lived for six years in Northern Virginia) there is no escape from the heat except by air-conditioning. So now that the temps are dropping and the sun is lower, I'm all in favor of life here (the dry air gives a brilliant light unlike other places, too). Let me know if you do pass this way. There's a small but active LF community in Tucson, we'll make you welcome.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

The Pima Air & Space Museum is very photographer friendly. Several times a year they host night photo shoots after normal museum hours. A terrific place to photograph a wide variety of aircraft. Randy Efros (Cole & Brett Weston colaborator) enjoys taking his LF gear and photographing at Pima - http://www.randyefros.com/portfolio_blackandwhite_2.htm

Falcon Field in Mesa is also a good place to photograph aircraft. It was originally built as an RAF training facility during WWII. Arizona is rife with public and private locations with aircraft to photograph - both vintage and abandoned.

I live 5 minutes maybe 10 from Falcon field. Unfortunately being relocated to OKC till I retire. Then back to AZ to live in Flag till I drop 50 years from now

[Steven Ruttenberg]

But it's a dry heat, Mark. At least that's what I kept hearing through the years. Might stop at Pima next Spring on the way to some wild place E. of Texas....I think the night + day shoot would be superb.

Les

Well it has been 40% humidity here in Mesa. Above 105 it doesn't matter. It is just freakin hot!

[Roger Thoms]

I live 5 minutes maybe 10 from Falcon field. Unfortunately being relocated to OKC till I retire. Then back to AZ to live in Flag till I drop 50 years from now

I'm also headed to Flag as soon as I retire, and lets hope I drop sooner than 50 years from now, thinking I'll be happy if I go another 20 or 30. Already have a house there, just need to work another 5 years.

Roger

[Reinhold Schable]

... Back on track ... . . Boeing P7-17 Continental Radial engine & prop. on Boeing P7-17 (1942). McMinnville, Oregon.
. . Boeing P7-17 by Reinhold S., on Flickr. . Neg# ACAQ 416, Cabhan 8x20" camera, 335mm lens, YG filter, HP5 film. 2004 (cropped to 1:2 format

Reinhold

[rrunnertexas]

Korona DC-3 Propeller by rrunnertexas, on Flickr

Korona 8 x 10, B&L Tessar lens with Arista EDU 100.

[rrunnertexas]

Korona DC-3 Side by rrunnertexas, on Flickr

B&L Tessar lens

[Eric Woodbury]

Good job 'Texas'

[Chauncey Walden]

That's sure nice having that door so you can pop out right into the propeller! There are enough roof antennas on that Gooney. Must have been a radioman training plane or something.

[Dugan]

I may be wrong, but I think those are pitot tubes.