Air-to-Air Cherokee 180

[Lowflynjack]

I few weeks ago I posted photos with this young man, Hayden, flying Lockhart Flying Club's Warrior. He was excited when I told him I was coming back to shoot their Cherokee 180. This time his Dad and his former instructor joined him. Fun day!

 

[Flyhound]

You make that old bird actually look like a cool plane!

 

[Lowflynjack]

You make that old bird actually look like a cool plane!

Thanks!

 

[FlyingEagle]

looks great! how did you take these photos?

 

[AvNavCom]

I'm curious how you brief the formation flight for the photoshoot, since presumably a fair number of the pilots haven't done it before.

 

[Lowflynjack]

I'm curious how you brief the formation flight for the photoshoot, since presumably a fair number of the pilots haven't done it before.

I start off by sending them a link to my Briefing Page and asking them to read it. It has a video and some good tips on what to expect. Then when we meet up in person, I do a full briefing in person. I use the same photo pilots all the time, so they know what to expect of me. I talk the subject pilot in, moving them into position slowly, then I basically feel them out. How do the react to what I'm telling them? Are they making smooth control inputs? 95% of people get it pretty quickly. Since I do work with a lot of people with no experience, I like using my 182 as my main photo platform. This means that even though I have a photo pilot flying for me, I'm also sitting at the controls and can act quickly if needed.

EAA just put out a pretty cool video showing some of what we do behind-the-scenes. EAA Photoshoot

 

[AvNavCom]

Thanks! I'm stuck on an aircraft carrier right now, so no video for me, but I'll check it out when I get back!