Bush Pilot vs. Hot Dog
Bush Pilot vs. Hot Dog Some pilots just like to be fancy.
Feb 21, 2016 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Aviation, Daily Image 2016, GA Aircraft, Nikon 1 V3, Piper J-3 Cub
Bush Pilot vs. Hot Dog Some pilots just like to be fancy.
Feb 20, 2016 | 1 VR 10-30mm f/3.4-5.6 PD-Zoom, Aviation, Daily Image 2016, GA Aircraft, Nikon 1 V3, Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Colorful Bush Pilots in front of a Piper Super Cub on skis.
Feb 19, 2016 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Aviation, Daily Image 2016, GA Aircraft, Nikon 1 V3, Piper J-3 Cub
The Piper Cub on Skis is a Piper J-3 Cub, a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane; built between 1937 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. It’s powered by an air-cooled engine and a fixed pitch propeller. Its fuselage is a welded steel frame covered in fabric with seating for two in tandem. It has a simple, lightweight design giving it good low speed handling properties and short field performance. The Cub’s standard chrome yellow paint known as “Cub Yellow” identifies it as one of the best known aircraft of all time. It’s simplicity, affordability, popularity, and performance make it a prized bush plane. Large numbers of Cubs are still flying today.
Feb 18, 2016 | 1 VR 10-30mm f/3.4-5.6 PD-Zoom, Aviation, Daily Image 2016, Nikon 1 V3
Brrr it’s Cold Aircraft engines get cold real fast when the temperature hovers around 1°F and the wind blows at 15 knots.
Feb 17, 2016 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Aviation, Daily Image 2016, Nikon 1 V3
Final Approach on “36” Runway 36 starts just beyond the square.
Feb 16, 2016 | 1 VR 10-30mm f/3.4-5.6 PD-Zoom, Aviation, Daily Image 2016, Nikon 1 V3
Think it will Snow? Take a lunch break and snow accumulates on the wings. Luckily, the snow was light, fluffy, and very cold. Just starting the engine blew it all off.
Feb 15, 2016 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Aviation, Daily Image 2016, GA Aircraft, Nikon 1 V3, Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Piper Super Cub on Skis Ski Weekend this year had its share of challenges. Snow squalls would suddenly arrive; then, just as suddenly they were gone.
Feb 14, 2016 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Aviation, Daily Image 2016, Nikon 1 V3
Hangar Flying Twice a year, the best of the best find their way to Michigan to fly on skis and floats. When it’s snowing too hard outside, they just talk aviation real hard inside.