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Hawker
Sep 26, 2004, 04:15 PM
http://hawker.smugmug.com/photos/9033440-L-1.jpg

I took this pic from this T-41A (Cessna 172 used for USAF pilot training)...
http://hawker.smugmug.com/photos/9033168-L.jpg

Me at the controls...
http://hawker.smugmug.com/photos/9033183-M.jpg

What a great day of flying the Colonel and I had. A bit hazy but close to
zero wind. It was beautiful. The race is on TNT network right now. The top
pic was taken about 2 hours before race start.

Here are even more pics from the flight.
http://hawker.smugmug.com/gallery/232832/1/9033167
patrickegan
Sep 26, 2004, 04:25 PM
So what size Brushless Lipo combo you runnin?
Hawker
Sep 26, 2004, 04:26 PM
It's huge! Biggest brushless you ever saw. ;)
patrickegan
Sep 26, 2004, 04:36 PM
Lol
wattnoise
Sep 26, 2004, 04:45 PM
Very nice... What kind of camera?... One way of getting around TSA - fly an AF plane... I Like it...

Kevin
Hawker
Sep 26, 2004, 07:28 PM
They were all taken with my trusty Nikon 3700 (same one that flys on my
Slow Stick). I have 5 large movies as well from the flight, mostly of touch
and goes. It was so much fun. I really want to get going on my private
pilot's license again.
Gwelan
Sep 26, 2004, 10:51 PM
They were all taken with my trusty Nikon 3700 (same one that flys on my
Slow Stick). I have 5 large movies as well from the flight, mostly of touch
and goes. It was so much fun. I really want to get going on my private
pilot's license again.

Nice picture with lots of details.
My first thought was you were using some kind of exotic german camera with expensive optics. Maybe a scale plane is just steadier than the average RC plane.

Gwelan
Hawker
Sep 26, 2004, 11:01 PM
Yeah, it does seem to be an excellent camera that produces fantastic
results. What's more, is that it comes with an A/V cable that allows you to
hook it into video input on your TV. I just tried it with today's pics and
movies and it is stunning! The video is silky smooth (640x480 at 30fps) and
the sound is fantastic as well. The pictures look equally stunning on TV.
This little journey today made me love this camera even more than I already
did. :)
crazy4rc
Sep 27, 2004, 11:02 AM
Hawker,

A few years ago I had a Cessna 172 and played around with AP for a while. I would disconnect the sprint bar on the window so I could open it all the way. This way I didn't have any plexiglass obstructions and got clear results. It was cool because the wind would hold the window fully open. Did you do something similar?