And with that, Wings Done!
Gauge & Addison prepping wing for color captured by Z 9 / Z50f1.2It's not until you are sanding all that surface do you appreciate just how much there is on a wing. But it's all the surface area that gives the plane lift and of course, flight. The Pemberton &...
Projects Just Take Time
Kermit Week's A-26B Invader 12.27.12 captured by D4 / 24-70f2.8I was working on another project at AeroTrader, Chino, CA airport the same time doing some shooting with Kermit & Paul at Fantasy of Flight, FL. This back in 2010-12. Kermit asked since I was in the...
Spam I Like
Super Cub captured by D4s / 80-400VR2The office phone rang this morning, the iPhone dutifully telling Sharon it was Spam. The I.D. said the call was coming from Helena, our state capitol. Sharon answered it and on the other end was the MT DOT Aeronautics Board telling...
The Nuts are in the Details!
Addison on the details captured by Z 9 / Z24-120 w/Profoto A10 Click OctaOne thing when one is looking at an aircraft that can't be seen are all the little details that go into flight. There is a ton of just little nuts and screws! When you take apart an already...
The Vagabond … An Old Classic!
PA-17 Vagabond in the pattern captured by Z 9 / 180-400VRWe plan our arrival for about an hour before sunset. There are always planes in the pattern so once we're on the field, we park behind the hangar and the camera comes out. I couldn't get the Z 9 / 180-400VR out...
NAS N3N-F has Its Feathers & More!
The NAS N3N-3 with all its metal & nose art painted captured by Z 9 / Z24-120 w/Profoto A10It had been about 40 days since our last visit and Addison & Crew have been bustin with progress on the NAS N3N-3 project. The rudder is painted, installed and all wired. All...
It Must Be Fall
Cessna U206F captured by Z 9 / Z400f4.5Not that it's like shooting fish in a barrel, but it sure do seem like it when all the elements fall into place. Lake Hood Aerodrome in Anchorage (PALH) is the busiest seaplane base in the US and as far as I am concerned, the...
NAF N3N-3 Upper Wing
Wendy working her craft captured by Z 9 / Z24-120With the warmth of the summer coming to an end shortly, Wendy feels the pressure to get the massive upper wing covered and to paint. The upper wing is one, long section that is the length of the two lower wings and...
Osh Sunrise – Be There!
B-25J "Devil Dog" captured by D4 / 18-35AFS Osh, better known as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh has begun with aircraft flying in as I type. It's just simply the greatest event on so many levels! For the photographer wanting unfettered access to aircraft you'd otherwise never...
The NAF N3N-3 has Its Colors!
The N3N-3 after getting touched up paint capture by Z 9 / Z24-120Man, you blink and you have a plane! It had been six weeks since we last were with the N3N-3 project and things had progressed nicely. Wendy had just got the fuselage covering done and they were masking...