Pilatus Porter PC-6s are aircraft meant to fly in the most incredible situations and places.
I saw them flying in thick fog, using the highway as a guide, 100ft maximum above my car. The so-called "IFR" technique, a joke abbreviation for "I Follow the Road". Lire la suite
The imaginative finale to the show Air04 involved 5 of Europe’s premier display teams performing a series of joint fly-bys, described in the programme as the ‘Patrouille des patrouilles’.
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More photos in the gallery Airshow!
This particular one is a close-up on a Pilatus from the Swiss Airforce PC-7 Team. Check out the hot exhaust gases from the Pratt & Whitney PT6A turbine while the aircraft is taxiing back to its stand after the aerobatics show.
Vol inaugural sur deux batteries. Un hélicoptère avec pas collectif requiert une programmation très différente de l’émetteur.
De même il faut acquérir d’autres réflexes durant le vol, notamment celui d’utiliser "throttle hold" au lieu de "manette des gaz en arrière toute" en cas d’urgence. Lire la suite
Nouvelles photos de Genève Aéroport en conditions de visibilité réduite, publiées dans l’Atelier de Madman – Photographie. Découvrez le tarmac dans le brouillard ou les gros-porteurs au décollage.
Cliquez sur la photo pour une vue en taille originale ! Visitez également la galerie des défis 2011 - 2012.
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Movement – Swiss Air Force Super Puma helicopter hauling VIP passengers to the shooting range on top of the Axalp mountain in Switzerland.
A difficult challenge: slow camera speed (1/15), long focal lens (600mm), keep the chopper sharp while panning from left to right. The result shows that characteristic blurred background suggesting movement, a nearly sharp aircraft and a nice revolving blade disc reflecting the light from above.
Military jets are easier to show in movement against the background, specially during cold air temperatures. This FA-18 fighter’s movement is suggested by the hot exhaust gases clearly showing the aircraft direction of flight. Shot at 1/800sec at f/5.6, lens 600mm, ISO320.
Civil airliners are also an interesting subject to show movement. Specially when shot in plain dark night, like this Luxair B737 landing at Luxemburg Findel airport. High ISO sensitivity, slow speed and panning to keep the airliner in focus. Shot at 1/8 sec at f/5.6, lens 200mm, ISO1000.
Cliquez sur la photo pour une vue en taille originale ! Visitez également la galerie des défis 2011 - 2012.
Today – This week time passed so quickly that I nearly forgot to take a picture for the challenge. So eventually I came to shoot this one, showing my little RC helicopter sitting on top of an old aircraft altimeter, set to today’s QNH 1004 and displaying my studio’s altitude at 1’500ft.
