I am sure I am not alone in having a good time in Lancaster. As we have a local 3 day agricultural show that started today, I had to leave yesterday afternoon. I pulled in at 12:15 this morning and was up at 5:50 to get to the show, thus that is the reason I have not been able to add any more pictures.
Yesterday, through what may be pure luck, I was approached by TW editor Art Unger and asked if I wanted to take a trip. I responded that I would be interested, but added the usual caveat that it would depend on the specifics of when and where, etc.
Art responded that the trip was to occur at 1:30 PM (it was 12:15 at the time) and would entail taking a helicopter ride in order to shoot some pictures of the meet from the air. I jumped at the chance, though I only have a mid grade digital camera.
After getting another memory card at Target and a quick bite of food, I was picked up by Tom Ehrhart of the meet staff in a Gator and taken to an overgrown field beyond the area where the trucks were parked. Shortly the copter appeared over the treetops and prepared to land.
Once on the ground, Tom (who is a copter pilot) covered the "flight plan" with my pilot, John.
After getting on board and being strapped into the 4 point harness (with the buckle taped closed as my door was removed to allow me to better shoot pictures), John gave me the pre flight instructions. Soon he was pulling up on the stick and we were airborne.
Once airborne, we had to contend with some fairly strong winds as we circled the show in a counter clockwise pattern. As we approached Rt. 30 the winds would push us to the north. All in all, we made 5 trips around the hotel at various altitudes.
Here is a picture of the outdoor swap meet:
Given that the purpose of the flight was to obtain pictures for use in the meet issue of Turning Wheels, I can't take away from the content of that issue by posting all the pictures. However, here is a teaser picture that Art has allowed me to post that captures a significant portion of the cars.
All in all, it was a great flight with a seasoned pilot (41 years of experience) that allowed me to see the show as no on else did. Hopefully each of you will be able to get the same perspective in the meet issue.
Upon landing, it was rather odd to exit the copter with dozens of onlookers, many of them taking my picture. Again, thanks to Art, Tom, Denny Faust and Don Jones for making this possible and congratulations on a great show.
Guido Salvage - "Where rust is beautiful" and real Studebaker horsepower lives
See pictures here: http://community.webshots.com/user/GuidoSalvage
Hiding and preserving Studebakers in Richmond, Goochland & Louisa, Va.
Yesterday, through what may be pure luck, I was approached by TW editor Art Unger and asked if I wanted to take a trip. I responded that I would be interested, but added the usual caveat that it would depend on the specifics of when and where, etc.
Art responded that the trip was to occur at 1:30 PM (it was 12:15 at the time) and would entail taking a helicopter ride in order to shoot some pictures of the meet from the air. I jumped at the chance, though I only have a mid grade digital camera.
After getting another memory card at Target and a quick bite of food, I was picked up by Tom Ehrhart of the meet staff in a Gator and taken to an overgrown field beyond the area where the trucks were parked. Shortly the copter appeared over the treetops and prepared to land.
Once on the ground, Tom (who is a copter pilot) covered the "flight plan" with my pilot, John.
After getting on board and being strapped into the 4 point harness (with the buckle taped closed as my door was removed to allow me to better shoot pictures), John gave me the pre flight instructions. Soon he was pulling up on the stick and we were airborne.
Once airborne, we had to contend with some fairly strong winds as we circled the show in a counter clockwise pattern. As we approached Rt. 30 the winds would push us to the north. All in all, we made 5 trips around the hotel at various altitudes.
Here is a picture of the outdoor swap meet:
Given that the purpose of the flight was to obtain pictures for use in the meet issue of Turning Wheels, I can't take away from the content of that issue by posting all the pictures. However, here is a teaser picture that Art has allowed me to post that captures a significant portion of the cars.
All in all, it was a great flight with a seasoned pilot (41 years of experience) that allowed me to see the show as no on else did. Hopefully each of you will be able to get the same perspective in the meet issue.
Upon landing, it was rather odd to exit the copter with dozens of onlookers, many of them taking my picture. Again, thanks to Art, Tom, Denny Faust and Don Jones for making this possible and congratulations on a great show.
Guido Salvage - "Where rust is beautiful" and real Studebaker horsepower lives
See pictures here: http://community.webshots.com/user/GuidoSalvage
Hiding and preserving Studebakers in Richmond, Goochland & Louisa, Va.
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