Airspeed - The magazine for aviation photographers by International Society of Aviation Photography, Inc.

Nick Nelson

WELCOME TO THE 2020 JULY ISSUE OF AIRSPEED AIRSPEED!! F-22 Demo Team: The Mission Continues 1st Lt Sam Eckholm The Show Must Go On! Kevin Hong Jim Wilson

Gary Daniels

A Blast From The Past II: Szolnok Marc Schultz

BACK COVER: Erik Kuna

The Classics: B-29 Doc And The Muscle Cars Brett Schauf The Legacy Continues: The Last B-52 Pilot Has Not Been Born Yet Craig Swancy A Blast From The Past III: Czechia Marc Schultz

Ian Glover Richard Jack James

An Aerial Salute To Healthcare Employees Gary Daniels Meet The Members Johannes Winkelmann Michael McGill Moose Peterson Airplane Silhouettes John Ford

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket launching the STP-2 mission for the United States Air Force from historic LC-39a at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida as photographed from the top of the 42 story tall Vehicle Assembly Building 3.3 miles away. Camera: Canon 1DX Lens: Canon 400mm f2.8 with 1.4x teleconverter Exposure: f4 Shutter speed: 1/800 ISO 100 The goal of International Society for Aviation Photography (ISAP) is to bring together our members who share a love of aviation, and want to preserve its history through their images. Through our organization, members can seek to enhance their artistic quality, advance technical knowledge, and improve safety for all areas of aviation photography while fostering professionalism, high ethical standards, and camaraderie.

Lonestar STOL Competition Gary Daniels How I Got The Shot Rob Tabor Jessica Ambats Jose Ramos Craig Swancy

FRONT COVER PHOTO: Erik Kuna SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket lifting the new Crew Dragon spacecraft from historic LC-39a at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida during the NASA In Flight Abort Test conducted earlier this year. Camera: Canon 70D Lens: Canon 50mm f1.4 Exposure: f11 Shutter speed: 1/640 ISO 100

Jonathan Little Hal Ticknor

ISAP continues to help our members to better their photography skills, workflow, and set up resources to help with business questions that our members have. Updates are being made to the ISAP website and member portfolio section, and we are showcasing ISAP members’ images and accomplishments on our social media pages. Beginning with this issue the magazine name will change and reflect a new name to better showcase our members’ images and articles. The ISnAP magazine name will now become Airspeed - The magazine for aviation photographers. The new Airspeed magazine will highlight ISAP members and their photography, experiences, and their passion for aviation from around the world. From military and commercial aviation, you’ll be able to see it all while learning about aviation photography, post processing tips in Lightroom and Photoshop, aviation history, air show reports, aviation museums, and more. We look forward to sharing our members’ images and articles with everyone. Enjoy this issue of Airspeed! Sincerely, Larry Grace, ISAP President Kevin Hong, Airspeed Editor International Society for Aviation Photography www.aviationphoto.org • www.facebook.com/ISAPorg

Jonathan Little

NEW AND RETURNING ISAP MEMBERS Duane Adams

Simon Fitall

Erik Kuna

Joe Pulcinella

Michael Bellinger

John Ford

Ora Lassila

Kishore Sawh

Scott Bruce

Ian Glover

Vincent Laforet

Brett Schauf

Stephen Butler

Jacob Green

Nicolas Limbioul

Steven Schott

David Carlson

Virginia Harris

Jonathan Little

Fabio Secioso

Mark Chiolis

Kristopher Haugh

Mark Magin

Matt Short

Gordon Court

Kent Hunt

Michael McGill

Jason Skinner

Kyle Davidson

Bill Ingalls

Darshan Meda

Scott Slingsby

Gary Daniels

Richard JackJames

Robert Moser

Robert Stave

Wayne Domkowski

Philip Johnson

Dragos Munteanu

Charles â&#x20AC;?Craigâ&#x20AC;? Swancy

Randall Dunn

Scott Kelby

John Nash

Kelly Tarala

Sam Eckholm

Su Khoo

Nick Nelson

Ozkan Uner

Marc Farb

Gary Kratz

Moose Peterson

Anna Wood

Mike Fizer

Jeff Kruger

Alex Perry

Airspeed is a periodic publication of the International Society for Aviation Photography and is used to communicate news, functions, convention information, and other information of interest on the local, regional, and national scenes. The views and opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the authors and should not be construed as the views or opinions of the International Society for Aviation Photography.

F-22 DEMO TEAM T H E

M I S S I O N

C O N T I N U E S

Article and photos by 1st Lt. Sam Eckholm/F-22 Demo Team Public Affairs

“As our team was on its way home from Singapore for our first show of the year, we never would have imagined that our season (and every other team’s season) would quickly be turned upside down. Almost overnight, we went from planning for demos at some of the best airshows across the world, to wondering if we’d even have the opportunity to travel to a single one. We quickly realized that the way we executed our mission this season would change, but at the end of the day, our mission as a whole would remain the same and we would continue to practice and stay ready for when we had the opportunity to travel again. Throughout the entire COVID situation, our team has continued to practice once a week, flying local demos at Joint Base Langley-Eustis. Some are early morning sunrise flights, and others are late in the evening once the rest of the local sorties have landed and the airspace can be reserved for us. What has been incredible to see is the hard work and resiliency of the team, many who know the reality of what this season will be, but still maintain a positive attitude and a fantastic work ethic. Our maintainers are out there each practice with a smile on their face, turning wrenches, fixing the jets, and launching out Maj. Gunderson week after week. If there’s one thing this virus has done for our team, it has definitely brought us closer together in terms of our comradery. We are continuing to practice and just hope to have the opportunity to showcase that at some point this season. #RaptorNation

1st Lt. Sam Eckholm

THE SHOW MUST GO ON… THUNDER OVER CEDAR CREEK LAKE Article and photos by Kevin Hong, Jim Wilson, and Gary Daniels

For many years the Thunder Over Cedar Creek Lake Airshow has been hosted by the Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation (CCVF) on July 4th at Cedar Creek Lake near Mabank, Texas. The airshow is a fundraiser supporting many veteran charities in Northeast Texas. Their goal is to not only support the organizations but also honor the veterans, and the men and women who actively serve in our military. This year’s airshow was special due to the current events going on in the world today. I was joined by fellow ISAP members, Jim Wilson and Gary Daniels. Although this show takes place normally in what you would call the middle of airshow season, this became a special event due to the Covid-19 pandemic effecting everyone on a global scale. Since many aerial events starting in January were canceled, Thunder Over Cedar Creek Lake Airshow became the first official airshow in the United States to take place during the 2020 airshow season. It is also worth noting that this is a twilight airshow that makes the airshow even more rare on top of having an airshow over a lake. After the pandemic started in late January, many precautions had to be taken and the airshow had to abide by federal and state CDC guidelines. Having an airshow over the lake eliminates some of the social distancing problems but nevertheless no one was sure the airshow was going to happen until planes started showing up. This year’s line-up was incredible and irregular since there were no other airshows happening during the July 4th weekend due to Covid-19 restrictions. Could an airshow happen during this pandemic and the answer is yes. From the United States Air Force there were three demo teams that came down for the show. The F-35 Lightning II Demo Team, A-10 Demo Team, and the C-17 Demo Team flew down on Thursday and Friday. Unfortunately due to a safety stand down at Shaw AFB, the F-16 Demo Team could not attend the airshow.

During the July 4th weekend, warbirds from the Commemorative Air Force and Cavanaugh Flight Museum were on static display at the Historic Aviation Memorial Museum (HAMM) where people could view the aircraft before flying the airshow. Due to the pandemic restrictions, people were not allowed to tour the aircraft but still had an opportunity to enjoy the sights and sounds of radial engines flying overhead. The F-35 Demo Team came roaring in on Thursday. The jet engine noise was music to my ears as they flew into the airport and pulled up to the museum. The A-10 Demo Team came in earlier and brought the A-10 demo team jet with a P-51 paint scheme honoring World War II veterans. It was great to meet up with the Demo Teams once again to kick off the airshow season. The media focused on the F-35s arriving and all eyes were not only on the jets but also the crew. Before the team could interact with the public, masks and social distancing had to be in place. The spotlight was not only on F-35 demo pilot Captain Kristin “Beo” Wolfe but also on Major Madison “Rocky” Burgess who flew the F-35 backup jet. Having two female F-35 pilots was a great photo op and an inspiration to all little girls who aspire to fly one of the world’s most advanced fighter jets today. Jeff Lee with LiveAirshow TV was one of the first people to interview “Beo” and considering this was her very first airshow as the F-35 Demo pilot it was a historical experience to capture the interview. Considering there has not been an airshow all year until now, many people including pilots could not wait to perform at the show. The C-17 Demo Team flew from McChord AFB down to Texas to give a great demo for the public and they never disappoint. It was a great sight to see all of the Air Force assets at the airport where you can see your tax dollars at work.

The next day the warbirds arrived for public display. Families were able to look at the planes and learn about the history of these majestic aircraft. In honor of Independence Day, The Commemorative Air Force created a campaign called United We Fly. B-17 Texas Raiders, B-25 Devil Dog, SB2C Helldiver, P-63 King Cobra flew around the Tyler area before the airshow started. After the flight I traveled to Cedar Creek Lake to set up for the twilight show.

Before the airshow began I was able to hop on a boat to shoot photos of the show from different angles. While going through the water I pondered how many photos were going to be junk as we rocked back and forth. The boat was definitely rocking but at least the sun was at my back. As I started shooting photos of people on boats it was a grim reality that beyond this show our world may never be the same and this could be the only airshow of the year.

I arrived at the lake hoping the temperature would be a few degrees cooler but we were not that fortunate. The weather was well into the 90s and at times I felt like jumping into the lake just to cool off. As more people came out for the show, boats in the distance were coming in from all sides of the airshow box at the lake. Around the airshow box were bright orange buoys floating in the water outlining the airshow box, a neutral zone where no boats were allowed to enter and were patrolled by game wardens and local law enforcement.

The show started off with skydivers and the American flag with the national anthem broadcasting through radios on peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boats in the water. I removed my hat and cherished every minute thinking about the freedom we have to be able to do something like this during the pandemic. To be able to fly and pull off this airshow was definitely one for the history books. Before I started shooting photos I watched people look up to the sky and smile. I felt like the world went back to normal at that moment.

This surely was an extraordinary circumstance if you have never heard jets or an F-35 flying over water. It was something else to hear the afterburner echo across the lake. Unfortunately I left my ear plugs on shore but it was well worth it just to enjoy the sound of freedom on July 4th once more. The sun started to go down and some cloud cover started to move in. Unfortunately some of the paint schemes of the planes were not going to show up as well since I wanted the sunlight to reflect off of them but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take whatever I can get.

As darkness fell, Randy Ball and Matt Younkin were the last performers for the show. Seeing the afterburner light up the sky from Randyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mig-17 and hearing the radial engines from Matt was the perfect way to end an amazing airshow in the new Covid-19 world. After floating back to the dock and pouring myself onto the pier from the heat I said goodbye to some of the airshow staff. It is my hope there will be another airshow this year, but if not I was glad to see not only the show but my airshow family as well.

Kevin Hong

The warbirds came into the airshow box performing some beautiful photo passes and the aerobatic performers filled the sky with smoke. Who would have thought I would miss airshows this much but I guess if you can endure the blazing heat just to watch an airshow I must really love aviation.

Kevin Hong

JIM WILSON

Jim Wilson

GARY DANIELS

Gary Daniels

a blast from the past II The Airplane Museum of Szolnok Article and photos by Marc Schultz

In the second part of my series of former visits to aviation museums we certainly feature one of the most interesting aircraft collections in eastern Europe, which is located in the city of Szolnok in Hungary. In the summer of 2011, the time when the shots in this set were taken, the place had originally and simply been called “The Airplane Museum of Szolnok”. Since then, the museum has undergone a relocation and a quite remarkable extension. Today, under the designation “RepTár Museum of Szolnok” or “RepTár Szolnoki Repülomúzeum” as it is originally called in Hungarian, the exhibition area covers more than 60,000 m² and a huge aircraft and helicopter collection, including many former soviet cold-war period types. The new museum can be visited almost throughout the complete year. For further information I recommend to visit the museum’s website under www.reptar.hu. As in part I all shots in this set had been taken in the summer of 2011 with a small NIKON Coolpix P7000 camera. Post-production in 2019 included Skylum’s latest Luminar 4 engine and, as usual, LIGHTROOM CLASSIC.

Marc Schultz

The Classics

B-29 DOC AND THE MUSCLE CARS Article and photos by Brett Schauf

What do you do when a pandemic has shut down most of the air show season? You organize photo shoots to keep people excited about the plane. In June, I organized 3 different photo shoots,a total of nine different cars, to come and be photographed with B-29 Doc. Not only is it a great way to keep our fans engaged, but it is also a means to help offset some of the lost revenue from our Hangar admissions and touring income.

1965 Kirkham aluminum Cobra, 710 HP 427 owned by Jeff Breault

2013 Mustang GT 5.0 Liter V8 6-speed manual owned by Ryan Schauf

Brett Schauf

1988 Pontiac TransAm GTA owned by Dragonlady GTA Racing

Brett Schauf

1969 Chevelle SS â&#x20AC;&#x153;Postâ&#x20AC;?. James originally bought the car in 1978 for $800 from the brother of the original owner. It just completed an 18 month restoration by Waco Body Shop in Peck, KS. The car is painted in the original Lemans Blue. The engine is the original 396 L35 that was from the factory at 325 hp. During the restoration, DA Clem of Wichita, KS restored and improved the engine performance. The power is transferred to the wheels via a Muncie 4 speed transmission with a Hurst shifter. The car is as original as possible with some accommodations to some modern technology (led parking and brake lights, interior panel lights) but still maintains an AM radio for the classic look and feel of 1969. Owned by James Oliphant.

USAF Lt. Colonel Mark Louviere (Ret.) B-52 Pilot Louviere joined the USAF in October of 1985. Mark entered Pilot Training and began flying the T-37 and T-38 Trainers. Moving to bomber training at Castle AFB in Boeing B-52 G Model. He flew the G, and H models before transferring to the KC-10 Tankers in 1990 for the remainder of his career. Louviere and his crew flew the B-52H Model loaded with conventional weapons in Global Shield. Starting at SAC Base Carswell AFB and covering Alaska and other places north of the Arctic Circle. Louviere also spent his time in the Alert Shack as his aircraft was prepared for the possibility of nuclear conflict overseas. Base Alerts are always great topics for conversation when the Alert Aircraft launch.

After 5 years in the B-52, Mark transferred to the KC-10 Air Tanker and flew in the Desert Shield and Desert Storm air interdiction campaigns. Lt. Col. Louviere retired March 2014 and now flies for American Airlines and lives in Weatherford, Texas. Has the last B-52 Pilot been born yet? “Well the USAF has the B-52 scheduled to fly out to the 2050 time period. I was 24 when I first flew the G Model Waterwagon. Since we are 30 years from that 2050 date, I’d say the last B-52 Pilot hasn’t been born yet.”

The Legacy Continues

The Last B-52 Pilot Has Not Been Born Yet Article and photos by Craig Swancy

Vance and his crew flew the Operation Rolling Thunder and Linebacker air interdiction campaigns from Carswell AFB to North Viet Nam and back many times using conventional weapons. He also flew the legendary Operation Chrome Dome missions over the Canada, Greenland and the Artic with Thermo Nuclear weapons in an effort to keep up the relations with the Soviet Union.

Vance tested flight perimeters and performance of the B-52 D, F, G, and H Models. He noted the taller tail of the D and F Models provided a little more flight stability. Lt. Col. Vance retired November 1980 and now lives in Weatherford, Texas. Has the last B-52 Pilot been born yet? “I could see where a current Crewmember’s child could be in the final generation of Pilots, but no I don’t think the last Pilot has been born yet. The Air Force has plans for the B-52 fleet to continue flying until 2050.”

Craig Swancy

USAF Lt. Colonel Jon Vance (Ret.) B-52 Pilot Jon Vance joined the USAF from College in February of 1958. After graduation he entered Pilot Training and began flying the T-28 and T-34 Trainers. After Training was completed Vance’s first operational aircraft flown was a North American F-86L. Six months later Vance went directly into the B-52 operations in 1960. He flew the D, F, G, and H models throughout his career.

a blast from the past III The Kbely Aviation Museum in Czechia Article and photos by Marc Schultz

The final and concluding part of my series of aviation museums in eastern Europe features the Aviation Museum of Kbely which is still an active military airfield near Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. The location hosts one of the largest aircraft museums in Europe, covering more than 300 different aircraft types of which about half of them are accessible to the public. Kbely also has an interesting history: Already established as a military airfield at the beginning of the 20th century, it had been used for occasional air shows after WW I. In 1923 the first scheduled flight from here to Bratislava was launched by the then newly founded CSA Czechoslovak Airlines. Today the base is mainly used by the Czech Air Force for flight test operations. In 1967 the first major aircraft exhibition was organized and in the following year the Aviation Museum was officially launched celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Czechoslovak aviation industry. Over the time the

museum had expanded to a large extent, from one to five halls and several large open areas. The permanent exhibition comprises around 100 types in halls, around 30 exhibits on open-air grounds, including a Tupolev TU-104 jetliner, and quite a number of still airworthy aircraft on the airfield itself. Finally there are a number of aircraft in different states of preservation in storage and therefore not on display to the public. For further information visit http://www.vhu.cz/muzea/zakladni-informace-o-lm-kbely/. Entrance to the museum is free and the 2020 season is about to start on Saturday, May 2nd. The shots featured in this set had been taken in the summer of 2009 with a NIKON D200 camera. Post-production in 2019 included Skylumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest Luminar 4 engine and, as usual, LIGHTROOM CLASSIC.

Marc Schultz

LONESTAR

STOL

COMPETITION Article and photos by Gary Daniels

On March 14th, the inaugural Lonestar STOL Competition & Fly-in took place in Gainesville, Texas at Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) on a chilly, blustery, and rainy day. 85 aircraft were registered for the event, but the large weather system whittled the final number to 45 that were able to fly to Gainesville. For the pilots, the weather on the day of the competition was not a problem. But, for the organizers, volunteers, and audience it was a wet and uncomfortable day as they were in the wind and rain for hours. As it turns out, this aviation event squeaked under-the-wire as the major disruptions caused by COVID-19 began to spread around the planet. The airshow season was just getting started when one-by-one airshows and aviation events started to topple like dominoes around the world. Who could have ever imagined that the 2020 airshow season would have been so ravaged, not to mention the damage caused to the

entire aviation industry. But, on this cold, wet, and windswept day we were having a great time. It turns out the dark clouds on the horizon were a bit symbolic of what was to come. As you know, Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) aircraft are built to get in and out of an area in the shortest distance possible. Some aircraft are designed from the ground up to be a STOL airplane while others have been modified to make them more capable as a STOL aircraft. Depending on the aircraft they can take-off and land on paved surfaces, prepared grass, or surfaces like dirt, gravel, turf, water, ice, and snow. There is no set size requirement for a STOL aircraft. They can be a twoseat Aviat Husky to a heavy lift C-17 Globemaster III military transport. The term STOL covers a wide range of aircraft types and capabilities. STOL competitions are becoming popular in the United States and

Gary Daniels

Doug Jackson had the idea to bring the Lonestar STOL event to north Texas. It was months in the planning and despite the weather, it was a fun success. Congratulations to Doug, his team, sponsors, and the many volunteers that helped to make the event a reality. A STOL competition is one of the few sports in which the smallest score wins. Here’s how the competition works. The runway is marked in feet and inches and ‘judges’ line the runway to spot and verify where the aircraft main wheels leave the ground on takeoff and the location of the main wheels when the aircraft comes to a complete stop on landing.

Doug Jackson and Lonestar STOL to live stream the event which had over 41,000 views from more than 30 countries. Bryan Lee, LiveAirShowTV director of operations, directed the 5+ hour broadcast. The production included three cameras covering the action along the runway, a start/finish line camera, and a drone giving audiences around the world a sports event experience. Well-known STOL aficionado Jon “Jughead” Counsell called the action from the flight line and kept the commentary lively.

Winners of the classes were: Heavy Touring – William Gilstrap flying a Cessna 182, score 332 feet Light Touring – Jeff Pohl flying a Cessna Super 170B, score 193 feet Bush – Tony Terrell flying a Piper L-21B, score 180 feet Alternate Bush – Butch Kingston flying a Carbon Cub EX1, score 101 feet

From a photographer’s take, this event wore me out! Moving quickly up and down the flight line to capture the quick take-offs and landings had me in a constant hustle. The action was up close with aircraft landing and taking off just 25 feet away. On a few occasions, an aircraft would wander off the center line sending a wingtip over the edge of the runway, that was lined with judges, causing us all to duck or scatter. And, because of the consistent waves of rain or spun up props blowing water off the runway, keeping the front element of my lens dry turned out to be my biggest challenge. I had a micro-fiber cloth wadded in my hand I would shoot and wipe the front of the lens constantly. I lost several shots as the rain, or spun up water, would quickly spoil my front element. I shot with Nikon D810s and the weatherproofing of the bodies did not fail me. I enjoy this kind of action-packed shooting, even if I have to take three Advil afterwards.

And, the overall winner of the event was in the Light Sport class with Steve Henry flying his awesome Highlander. Steve’s combined score was 52 feet, that’s a 25-foot landing, and a 27-foot takeoff! NO KIDDING! This event was also streamed live! LiveAirShowTV partnered with

The event ended with an awards ceremony, crawfish boil, and great conversation well into the evening. Meanwhile, the aviators’ machines were tied down on the tarmac, or staked down in the soggy grass field, enduring the windy and rainy night.

The pilot has two opportunities to take off and to land in two cycles. The goal is to take off in the least amount of space and to land in the least amount of space. The best takeoff and landing scores are added to come up with the combined score. The smaller the number, the better. And, there are different classes accounting for the heavier to lighter aircraft take-off and landing characteristics.

Gary Daniels

T O G I W HO SHOT! E H T by Rob

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An Edwards F-16 makes a low level run through Rainbow Canyon on a Test Pilot School Sortie. Camera equipment and settings Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Nikon 500mm f/4G ISO: 100 Shutter speed: 1/500 Aperture: f/4 Exposure: Shutter Priority Edited in Lightroom, Photoshop, Nik Software Color Efx Pro 4.

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This fleet of Citation CJ3 & CJ3+s serves a critical role in transporting life-saving organs to recipients within the Indiana Donor Network flying over Indianapolis, IN. Camera equipment and settings Camera: Canon 5D Mk IV Lens: Canon 24-105mm f/4L ISO: 100 Shutter speed: 1/400 Exposure: f/4.5, Aperture priority Edited in Photoshop

T O G I W ! O T H O H S E H T by Ian

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Perry “PJ” Dahl was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces and earned his pilot wings in 1943, at the age of 19. In that same year, Dahl would fly the Lockheed P-38 Lightning with the elite 475th Fighter Group in the Pacific theater of war. During his time with the 475th, Dahl would survive emergency landings, bail out of his airplane while airborne, land with only a nose wheel and left wheel deployed, survive in a raft in the ocean for two days and also become an ace by shooting down nine enemy aircraft. Dahl’s actions on March 28, 1945, would seal his reputation as an exceptional combat pilot and leader. On this day, Dahl was tasked with leading eight P-38s to escort B-25s on a mission to bomb convoys in French Indochina. While enroute to the link-up point, the Americans were jumped by 20 enemy fighters and had to shoot their way out. Dahl fought hard until a shortage of fuel forced him to disengage and return to base. He landed with less than 20 gallons of fuel remaining. Dahl’s performance was such that he would receive the Silver Star, the U.S. military’s third-highest personal award for valor in combat. Hel would retire as a colonel from the Air Force Reserve in 1978, after having served his country for 35 years.

The P-38 Lightning featured here is a recreation of Dahl’s WWII mount named “23 Skidoo” and is owned by the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, CA. I photographed her at the 2019 Wings Over Camarillo Airshow held in Camarillo, CA. The P-38 made five passes and for most of the passes, she flew flat and level. The side view of a P-38 is not very interesting, so I took what I could get while hoping that the pilot would bring her at a bit of an angle at some point. Turns out that the aviation gods answered my prayers and as the Lightning turned in a bit tighter, I captured three good pictures of her, one of which you see here. I used the settings shown below to capture this picture and then edited it in Lightroom and Photoshop. Camera equipment and settings Camera: Nikon D7100 Lens: Sigma 100-400mm ISO: 100 Shutter speed: 1/200 Exposure: f/11 Edited in Photoshop and Lightroom

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I’ve had the honor to work with VFC-111 in Key West since 2006 and when I was asked to come down and do some documentation of Tactical Support Wing during an SFARP, Strike Fighter Air-combat Readiness Program, in June of 2019 I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to shoot the Sun Downers newly painted jet in the scenic Florida Keys environment. The scheme was designed by my good friend Grant “Trigger” Little with some input from myself and looks amazing against the stunning backdrop that are the reefs of the The Marquesas just to the West of Key West. We descended to low level and did counter-clockwise turns around the Atoll capturing the jet with a variety of backgrounds due to the location’s diversity. This is my favorite. Camera equipment and settings Camera: Nikon Z7 Lens: Nikkor 24-70mm f/4 @ 65mm ISO: 160 Shutter speed: 1/2000 Exposure: f/5, Aperture priority Edited in Photoshop and Luminar

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As a kid in the 1950’s, almost every “Official” USAF photo I saw was in black and white. Those great old photos made a lasting impression on me. Fellow ISAP member Gary Edwards decided to stop at the Pima Air and Space Museum and photograph as many Warbirds as we could before the sun set in the Arizona desert. Camera and tripod in hand we paid our admission fee and launched into a target rich environment. Knowing time was scarce and the sun was setting we spent about a half hour in the 100 Series fighters when we realized we were running out of time. 100 yards up this impressive Flightline stood the Convair B-58A in all its glory. I got to the B-58A just in time with the sun sinking in the horizon. This Convair B-58A had a tail number of 61-2080 and the Construction Number was 116. The last B-58A built at the Convair Plant (now Lockheed) in Fort Worth, Texas.

After several walk arounds I had a plan and began shooting this beautiful Mach 2 bird. Forward and aft shots came first. Sides, engine mounts, that awesome Delta wing, and finally those long landing gear filled the frames next. Special shots had to be made of the outboard marker lights and how well blended they were into that incredible wing. The “Stinger” at the tail was a surprise to me as it was still with the aircraft. This boy just had a childhood dream come true. I finally got to see a B-58 Hustler up close while also getting the opportunity to photograph that jet which had captured my imagination some 58 years ago. It was a great day! Camera equipment and settings Camera: Nikon D800 Lens: Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 38mm ISO: 125 Shutter speed: 1/80 Exposure: f/20, Aperture priority Edited in Lightroom Classic

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Los Angeles International Airport Camera equipment and settings Camera: Canon 1D Mark IV Lens: Canon 100-400mm ISO: 100 Shutter speed: 1/800 Aperture: f/5.6 Exposure: Shutter Priority Edited in Lightroom and Photoshop

An Aerial Salute

T O H E A LT H C A R E P R O F E S S I O N A L S Article and photos by Gary Daniels

I think we all agree that this year has taken a surreal and bizarre direction. 2020 started off promising. The world economy was gaining ground, unemployment was at record lows, and there was an air of optimism in the average conversation. Then, March arrived, and 2020 went off the rails as the virus reared up and the quarantine was imposed. As most of us were sent home to hide out, the healthcare industry and first responders were mobilized to fight the virus head on. The aviation industry has also been ravaged in 2020, and an offshoot that has greatly suffered are the airshows. Like dominoes, one airshow after another has fallen to the fear of the virus. A major venue for the military jet demonstration teams, to show off their might, are the airshows. But, without the airshows, what was next? In April, a unique idea took flight. Since the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds are funded for the 2020 airshow season, but there aren’t any airshows, why not repurpose for a good cause. So, the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds partnered for multi-city flyovers to celebrate our health care workers and first responders. Many cities began to organize their own flyover events after seeing the positive response from the events. Addison Airport (KADS), in Addison, Texas, is home to one of the premier aviation museums in the nation. In early May, the Town of Addison contacted Doug Jeanes, museum director for the Cavanaugh Flight Museum (CFM), about organizing a flyover. The museum had been hit hard with the recent closures, and Doug was excited to open the museum and roll out a few warbirds to take part in the flyover. The timing was tight since the Town of Addison wanted to conduct the flyover on Friday, May 22, the beginning of the Memorial Day weekend. The flyover would be called the ‘Salute to Heroes’ honoring veterans, health care workers, and first responders. Over the next two weeks, the planning was hectic. Logistics for the flight had to be worked out. The flight path had to be developed and approved. Calls went out to the local aviation community to see who could participate in the flight, and maintenance spun up on the aircraft the museum would contribute to the cause. The morning of May 22 was warm, very humid and windy. It was exciting to see the activity at CFM after almost six weeks of mandatory closure. The ramps were filled with the participating aircraft and many folks were milling about, glad to be at the event and out of the house. Ben Wilson led the pilot brief at 10:00 a.m. Ben would be PIC in the museum’s rare B-25H ‘Barbie III’. Barbie would take the lead in the first formation that included five T-6 Texan/SNJ/ Harvard variants and a T-34 Mentor, all sticking to Barbie like baby ducks following their mama. This formation was broken into two elements and would have the call sign Alpha and Bravo flights. Alpha and Bravo would fly at 1000’ AGL (Above Ground Level) at 120knots (140mph). The second formation would be the fast movers and fly independently of Alpha and Bravo flights. Two T-28’s, a P-40, and a T-37 would fly a loose formation around Alpha and Bravo under the call sign Charlie flight. Flying behind all the flights was a unique and rare Beechcraft Starship. Charlie flight and the Starship would add to the excitement for all those looking skyward along the route.

Gary Daniels White Medical Center in Plano. Turning south, the flights flew toward downtown Dallas, flying over Medical City Dallas, Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas, Baylor University Medical Center, and VA North Texas Health Care System. Engine start was 11:00 a.m., and soon all the aircraft began the ‘elephant walk,’ with ‘Barbie’ in the lead, to Runway One-Five for a southbound departure. The aircraft taxied past a display of fire department vehicles and first responders, with local media capturing the moment. The long line of aircraft took their positions on the taxiway and in the run-up area for engine run-up. Hundreds of people had gathered just outside of the fence line to see the thirteen aircraft take off for the flyover. ‘Barbie’ began her take off roll at 11:30 a.m., and soon all were airborne. After a southbound departure, Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and the Starship formed up quickly and circled over Addison Airport before heading north to officially start the flyover. The flights first flew over Carrollton Regional Medical Center, in Carrollton, then over Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital and Baylor Scott &

The turn-around point was an orbit over the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery turning north back to Addison Airport for touchdown around 12:30 p.m. The camera ship was the last to land, and Kevin and I waved at the onlookers still lining the taxiway as we made our way back to the museum. At the flight debrief, the aircrews were jovial and there were no complaints. I stood off to the side, listening, and felt fortunate that I was able to participate and document the flyover from the backseat of one of the vintage warbirds. The ‘Salute to Heroes’ flyover was a success, and it was fitting that the flight was flown during the Memorial Day weekend so that our veterans could be honored as well. Even though this ‘salute’ was flown over just one metropolis in Texas, a symbolic ‘thank you’ and gesture of hope went out to all of our great nation during this difficult time.

All-in-all, thirteen aircraft participated in the flyover. CFM provided the following: • North American B-25H Mitchell ‘Barbie III’ flown by Ben Wilson and John Gronemeyer • Curtis P-40N Warhawk flown by Tony Wood • Beechcraft T-34A Mentor flown by Chris Warner • North American AT-6D Texan flown by Kevin Raulie and was the camera ship for the flyover Five privately owned North American T-6/SNJ/Harvard aircraft participated: • T-6G in post-war U.S. Air Force livery flown by Carl Best • AT-6D in post-war U.S. Navy livery flown by Trey Carroll • Harvard in WWII New Zealand Air Force livery flown by Steve Swift • SNJ-5 in post-war U.S. Navy livery flown by Greg Fleischer • Harvard in WWII Royal Canadian Air Force livery flown by Steven Beal

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• Trojan Phlyers Airshow and Racing Team’s two T-28 Trojan’s flown by Chip Lamb and Robert Johnson • Service Air Corp’s Cessna T-37 Tweet flown by Rick Evans and Eric Stroud • Aerospace Quality Research and Development’s Beechcraft 2000A Starship flown by Raj Narayanan and Andrew Rietschel

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JOHANNES WINKELMANN Growing up in Switzerland, I’ve always been fascinated by fighter jets and air shows, tracing back to seeing USAF Thunderbirds perform in 1991. While I’ve always enjoyed photography, aviation photography is something I picked up just a few years ago when I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area with its annual display of the Blue Angels - and many other display teams - during SF Fleet Week. An engineer by trade, I’ve never studied photography but have always been intrigued by the technical aspects. Outside of aviation photography, I enjoy taking pictures of landscapes, seascapes and macros. Most of my shots have been taken with Fujifilm cameras, which have served me well. I started off with an X-T1, and later moved the X-H1. Most recently, I’ve rented an X-T3 for Fleet Week 2019 which gave me the best results so far. My preferred lens was Fujifilm’s 100-400mm. I will always

USN Blue Angels over Alcatraz Island, SF Fleet week 2019.

bring a wide angle lens too, to get a different perspective. While the manual controls on the Fujifilm system have worked great for my kind of work, I’ve recently been looking at other systems to get higher resolution images - and better cropability. I always shoot RAW for the increased flexibility during post processing. I use Capture One as RAW processor, and occasionally finish photos with Photoshop and the DXO Nik Collection. My reason for joining ISAP is to learn more about events and shooting location, and share experiences with like-minded photographers. Having joined just this past January, I hope to meet some of the local peers at an air show soon!

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MICHAEL MCGILL My name is Michael McGill and I am blessed to call Maui, Hawaii my home. I am an advanced amateur that enjoys shooting aviation, nature, and motor sport scenes. Although I have not had any formal training, I am continually striving to improve my hobby. My love for all things aviation started from when I was a child. Now that I am an adult, it naturally progressed into wanting to capture those memories. I currently shoot with a Nikon D500 with a Nikkor 200-500 MM when photographing airshows. I prefer to shoot in JPG and utilize Lightroom to edit photos. I joined ISAP in 2020 because I desire to improve the quality of my photos. Within this group, members share their craft and their passion to continually grow. I also enjoy networking with photographers since I live on an island and do not have many opportunities to photograph airshows. Looking at other photographersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; photos makes me even more excited when I can finally attend another airshow. I learned about ISAP from my love of looking at other photographersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; photos. I do not belong to any other photography groups. When asked about my photos, I always share my knowledge, even as I continue to learn. My advice to a someone getting started is from a fellow aviation photographer who helped me get my start. He suggested using a ceiling fan to learn how to motion blur propellers. Simple advice to help someone improve!

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MOOSE PETERSON I’ve Howdy! I’ve been very fortunate to work behind the camera for the past four decades. I am a wildlife photography that loves to dabble in aviation photography. Back in the 70s I attended Brooks Institute of Photography majoring in Illustration Photography (advertising). I left school going right into wildlife photography. So much for that major. I spent the next decades pursuing my passion working with California’s threatened and endangered critters. A fourth generation Californian, we’re the last of the family to leave the state now residing in Montana. My father was in a B-29 during WWII / Korea, so I grew up hearing about his flying in a cub to a bomber. We spent a lot of time in air museums and on flight lines. While I have always loved aircraft, I never thought about turning my camera on them until 2008. That’s the year the Nikon D3 was released and Nikon became a sponsor at the Reno Air Races. I volunteered to work the Nikon booth at Reno and that got me out to a pylon and from there, I was hooked! My work over the years has been mostly with antiques and warbirds, both the aircraft and the pilots as well as vets.

When it comes to gear, I have a few pieces in the locker I prefer to grab for aviation work. When it comes to statics, currently it’s the Nikon Z7 with either the Z14-30 or Z24-70 f/2.8. Shooting at an airshow, I’ll add to that kit the Nikon D6 with the 180-400VR, my primary ground-to-air rig. Getting in the air, I’ll have the D6 with the 70-200 f/4. I’m capturing Nefs the entire time finishing them in ACR and Photoshop. Sharing all I’ve learned, what works and what doesn’t, is just part of me which I have done my entire career. You can find on my website moosepeterson.com a ton of my ideas on photographing aircraft. You can find videos on the same topic on my YouTube channel, MoosePeterson. I’ve done a half dozen aviation classes for KelbyOne. And two years ago, my book, Takeoff was published. My aviation work can be found at our aviation site, warbirdimages.com. The advice I give all aviation photographers is real simple. Just show up!

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I grew up in the 1960’s surrounded by cameras. Funny little 110’s with revolving flashcubes, a series of ever evolving Polaroids, Super Eight Cine film and my Dad’s adored Pentax Spotmatic. And photographs. Boxes and boxes of them, prints, slides, and even glass negatives from as far back as a family wedding in the 1870’s. My first camera, for my 18th birthday, was a Canon AE-1. The bug had bitten me too. And despite then working for most of my adult life as a copywriter and radio producer, things finally went full circle in 2003 when I became a professional architecture and interiors photographer. Based in the South east of England I also came fairly late to the world of aviation after a visit to Flying Legends at Duxford in 2004. I was hooked, and that same year went to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, cementing what would become a consuming passion for shooting classic aircraft and cars.

For me my cameras are workhorses. A died in the wool Nikon user for over 30 years after that early flirtation with Canon, all my work is shot using a D800 and D810, primarily using a 24mm Tilt-Shift for the day job. Airshows and car events however bring out a 200-500mm for ground to air, 70-200mm f2.8 with a polarizer and Lee filters for statics, a 24-120mm for walkaround, and a gorgeous little Fuji X100S for fun. I still find ground to air a challenge, not least as my primary interest is in prop aircraft, with all the lower shutter speed panning challenges that it brings! I always, always, always shoot RAW, for absolutely everything. Lightroom is my best buddy, and combined with Photoshop there’s nothing better, in my opinion. I started a fine art prints business a couple of years ago and my goal – whether in color of B/W – is to make my subjects look as ‘period correct’ as I can. This presents its own set of

challenges, especially with vintage race cars that are often festooned with Go-Pro cameras that need to be artfully removed. It’s also why I seldom shoot them racing; there’s something incongruous about seeing a 1920’s Bugatti driven by a man in a full face helmet and a Hans device. I first learned about ISAP when I started following Larry Grace on Instagram, and when he recently invited me to join I was very flattered and jumped at the chance. As it happens it’s also the first and only photographic association that I’ve ever belonged to. Everything that I’ve ever known about photography is entirely selftaught, using whatever printed or now internet based resources are available, and lots and lots of practice. In my professional capacity as an interiors photographer it has always annoyed me that so few of my peers are happy to discuss or reveal their techniques in any way. We

are all still learning, all the time, photography is a journey and I firmly believe in sharing what we know. Tips and tricks are very specific to the person that wants to know, but as a general piece of advice I would just say to reach out and ask. People who share this passion of ours are nicer that you might think!

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HAL TICKNOR III My name is Hal Ticknor III. I live in Garland, Texas a suburb of Dallas. I have lived here all my life. I am a self-taught very advanced amateur photographer. I had a Kodak Instamatic camera that my parents bought me when I was a teenager. I got my first 35mm camera, a Canon AE-1, before going on a church mission trip to Alaska. That was 40 years ago. The rest is history. I still shoot with Canon equipment. Currently I have an 80D that is my primary body and a 60D for a second body. My primary lens at air shows is a Canon 50-250mm. I am looking at getting a 100-400mm lens soon. My dad was in the Air Force. He finished his tour before I was born. He always was interested in airplanes and took my brother and I to air shows growing up. He worked on airborne radar systems as an engineer for Texas Instruments. I have been interested in airplanes and aviation history for a long time thanks to him. I am in Gary Danielsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Meet Up Aviation Photographers group and learned about ISAP through them. I joined ISAP about two years and have been able to do a couple of airshows with them. It is a lot of fun and I learn a lot. I recently joined the photography team for the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, TX. I am shooting mostly JPG right now and experimenting with the RAW format. I would like to learn more about working with the RAW format and am considering purchasing Lightroom. I do aerial photography of storm damage, flood damage and tornado damage in Texas with the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), the civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. I get to use a Nikon D7100 camera outfit doing this. I also teach aerial photography for CAP. I also enjoy architecture photography. I have photographed courthouses all over Texas and a few in Oklahoma. I also like old churches too. I do photography for my church as well. A couple of my photos have been on the cover of two church directories. Aviation photography is lots of fun to do. It takes a lot of practice to get good at photographing airplanes in flight, particularly the jets. I would tell a newcomer to keep practicing and ask also ask questions of other aviation photographers. Most of them are more than willing to share tips and answer questions.

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