RichardLouis Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 ... to flirt with a Starfighter. Richard 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Grand set these Richard. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikbenik Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) A very fine serie of shots, in analogy to your earlier posting of the Starfighter in Norway. The deployment of the drag-chute gives an extra touch to the reality but as it's remains deployed being taxiing(3th last shot) isn't looking good and the 2 last shots are a funny situation, scaring off the ULM-pilot and luckely for him cleared the way to the right. Overal a great use of all possible viewpoints and in some shots the use of blurring the background. Again a masterpiece from you, Richard. Edited January 29, 2022 by ikbenik 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Super set of shots Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Great playing with perspectives, Richard. I have never seen such a cockpit shot before... 49 minutes ago, ikbenik said: the 2 last shots are a funny situation, scaring off the ULM-pilot Indeed, a nice traffic jam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mac Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Fabulous set Richard and pity the ULM pilot! John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 A great and creative series of shots Richard! Super! The Starfighter always reminds me of a cruise missile with a cockpit It's amazing what some of the flying machines have looked like through the years, and all the way to current times. Landon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Awesome caps Richard !! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullfox Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Great shots! Big engine, little wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Awesome shots Richard, very realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Superb set of shots Richard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean marc Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 for sure a fantastic plane : what a great shape ! and you got great shots Richard many thanks Would be so great in RL to be in the second seat - let's dream ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardLouis Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 Thank you all. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardLouis Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 3:29 PM, ikbenik said: A very fine serie of shots, in analogy to your earlier posting of the Starfighter in Norway. The deployment of the drag-chute gives an extra touch to the reality but as it's remains deployed being taxiing(3th last shot) isn't looking good and the 2 last shots are a funny situation, scaring off the ULM-pilot and luckely for him cleared the way to the right. Overal a great use of all possible viewpoints and in some shots the use of blurring the background. Again a masterpiece from you, Richard. You are right. It's a virtual world, we can expect anything! Indeed I was surprised to see the ULM. Regarding the drag-chute, the length of the runway does not require its deployment. In this case, it would indeed have been wise to release it earlier. However in the seventies during my holidays, I did a student job at Gosselies airport. (The name of Brussels South Charleroi Airport was not assigned until much later in 1991). At the time it was a regional airport mainly for general aviation and soaring. I was employed at Fairey which mainly worked on Britten Norman Islander and Trislander. (The company has since been replaced by Sonaca). Opposite Fairey, on the other side of the runway, were the facilities of Sabca, which handled the maintenance and overhaul of the Belgian Air Force's T-33, Mirage V and F-104. I spent my lunch time on the edge of the runway in the Islander parking lot observing takeoffs and landings. There, I witnessed the landing of an F-104 with the use of its drag-chute along the entire length of the runway. At the time the runway was relatively short, it had not yet been lengthened and the airliners compagnies were not present. He left the runway to join the Sabca and it was only in his turn to take the taxiway that he releassed his drag-chute. That student job remains a very, very beautiful memory for me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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