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10-15-2012, 01:05 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Powell, OH
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Amazing pictures of a beautiful plane. I took a quick break at work for my daily VAF front page news, and suddenly time stood still as I looked at those pictures. You were able to capture the spirit of why we fly. Thank you for the brief release from "the tyranny of petty things"...
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Jason "Bacon" Seavolt
RV8 N143MS "Fiona"
6.5 yr build
1st flight 4/23/17
Painted 11/17/17: Tribute to F16 Arctic Aggressor (Eielson AFB, AK)
-Over 200 hours VFR/IFR flown during 1st 15 months
-Bronze Lindy OSH18 (still in shock)
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10-15-2012, 01:09 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Ashland, OR
Posts: 2,573
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Sunrise....in the UK?
Wow, I didn't know you folks had such a thing as sunrise in the UK
Very pretty.
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Steve Smith
Aeronautical Engineer
RV-8 N825RV
IO-360 A1A
WW 200RV
"The Magic Carpet"
Hobbs 625
LS6-15/18W sailplane SOLD
bought my old LS6-A back!! 
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10-15-2012, 01:31 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Pembrokeshire, UK
Posts: 224
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You were able to capture the spirit of why we fly
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You have hit the nail on the head Jason and I am so pleased about the effect they are having.
The Editor of the UK Light Aircraft Association magazine (Brian Hope) once quoted "To fly is to know, it is in itself the reason and the justification". My Christmas present this year will be a glossy photo story book of this shoot and I think that I'll join the two quotes together to make the introduction ....
"To fly is to know, it is in itself the reason and the justification and through these photos Ed has captured the spirit of why we fly."
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Bob Ellis
www.rv-8.co.uk
G-JBTR Having a ball flying this wonderful machine
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10-15-2012, 02:26 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 120
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Bob
Brian's the editor for the LLA mag now? I think he did a short stint when it was the PFA.
I used to be based out of Stoneacre/Farthing Corner(in north Kent)with him.
Tell him Roger Hardley thinks your RV should get a feature of it's own.
It might have some 'weight' then again it might not 
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Roger
A Brit in Texas
RV8 N886LH (Reserved) BuNo 83320
Collecting books/info/tools.
Tail kit arrived! 9/30/2012
Construction started
"The engine's overheating, and so am I! Either we stand down, or blow up! Now which do you want?" Sqn Ldr Canfield.
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10-15-2012, 02:33 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 406
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To echo everyone else - truly awesome photos, Ed! I would have loved to do a photo shoot like that back when I had my RV-4. I'm curious as to what the formation looked like to get photos such as the one above? Photo ship in straight and level flight with the subject banking towards you at he flies past?
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Ryan
Tampa, FL
RV-4 (sold)
RV-8 (sold)
Xtreme Decathlon (borrowing)
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10-15-2012, 02:39 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,420
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Photo ship was another 8, so I doubt it was a shot forward.
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Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011 
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
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10-15-2012, 03:10 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Pembrokeshire, UK
Posts: 224
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Tell him Roger Hardley thinks your RV should get a feature of it's own.
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Roger I had an article in this months mag before the shoot took place but was more of a builders perspective/lessons learned article than the actual build itself. It also has a dodgy cover of some RV-8 pilot
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I'm curious as to what the formation looked like to get photos such as the one above?
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The photo ship was in straight and level and I was in echelon stepped slightly down with fore/aft seperation. I then banked away briefly from the lead and then reversed rapidly passing into the 6 oclock to recover back to rejoin.
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Bob Ellis
www.rv-8.co.uk
G-JBTR Having a ball flying this wonderful machine
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10-15-2012, 03:56 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Yorkshire, UK
Posts: 12
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Simply Beautiful, Ed!
Wow, Ed! These are some of the best air-to-air shots I have ever seen.
Does shooting through the curved canopy as opposed to, say, through an open window present any problems? Do you have to use a shade between the end of your lens and the canopy to prevent glare and reflections?
Superb inspiration for all of us pounding rivets (as I know you are too).
Thanks,
Matt
Slow build RV-9 - still on those darn wings...
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10-15-2012, 06:08 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 120
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Originally Posted by Bob Ellis
Roger I had an article in this months mag before the shoot took place but was more of a builders perspective/lessons learned article than the actual build itself. It also has a dodgy cover of some RV-8 pilot 
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Ah, so you're already famous.
If you ever meet him, Brian's a nice guy, very down to earth.
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Roger
A Brit in Texas
RV8 N886LH (Reserved) BuNo 83320
Collecting books/info/tools.
Tail kit arrived! 9/30/2012
Construction started
"The engine's overheating, and so am I! Either we stand down, or blow up! Now which do you want?" Sqn Ldr Canfield.
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10-15-2012, 06:14 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Rockford, IL
Posts: 501
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That's the most motivational set of photos I have had the pleasure of viewing in a long time. My congratulations to both the builder and photographer!
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Buck Wyndham
Northern Illinois
RV-8 N18XL
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