CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge

[Gone in 60]

Easy peasy. I'll aim my GoPro up as I head home under the John Wayne final approach path. Chances are a Cessna will fly over.
... or does the airplane need to be on the ground?

[GoldOxide_imp]

Thank you EmptySea, I accept the challenge. Tev's was a tough one.
Since I have just retired from the aviation industry, my challenge is to take a photo of your CB1100 in front of a vintage, propeller driven aircraft. The older the aircraft is, the better.

In regards to "older ... is ... better", does that imply not the first image, but the "oldest" airplane with a CB1100 during the month "wins"?

[Gone in 60]

How 'bout the helicopter from From Russia With Love? Gotta be at least a 1963.
It is a propeller-driven aircraft, right?

But, I took this a while back, so no-countsies.

[spechg]

Thank you EmptySea, I accept the challenge. Tev's was a tough one.
Since I have just retired from the aviation industry, my challenge is to take a photo of your CB1100 in front of a vintage, propeller driven aircraft. The older the aircraft is, the better.

In regards to "older ... is ... better", does that imply not the first image, but the "oldest" airplane with a CB1100 during the month "wins"?

In regards to "older ... is ... better", does that imply not the first image, but the "oldest" airplane with a CB1100 during the month "wins"?
I should have been more specific. Let's make it that the aircraft has to be on the ground and it must be a prop driven aeroplane (sorry, no helicopters!). To have the aeroplane in the sky above the bike would be too easy. EmptySea's rules state that whoever satisfies the criteria first wins, so we'll go with that.

[Gone in 60]

I didn't intend to submit an entry to this month's contest so quickly, but fate has a way of making things interesting.

Toward the end of the day, a small but weighty piece of shop equipment decided to go on the blink, so I had to drop it off at a supplier on the way home from work. I had ridden the little 300 to work, and while its Givi rack is sturdy enough to haul my lunch, I wouldn't burden it with much more than a few frozen burritos, so I left on the CB1100 with it's much more capable rack. Besides, I hadn't ridden her in a while.

The repair shop happens to be near the airport not too far from the office, and features a museum on the West side of the runway. The new photo challenge subject couldn't have been more appropriate for my situation!

Unfortunately, while the heavily tinted glass on said museum probably does a great job of protecting the rarities inside from the harsh afternoon sun, it does not make it easy for a vintage iPhone to photograph what's inside. But, behind that darkened glass is a B17, B25 and a DC3.

There is a viewing area near the museum for airplane enthusiasts to watch the comings and goings at John Wayne International, and for a Monday evening there were quite a few shutterbugs on hand, which had me thinking that they were expecting something interesting to take off or land. The last time more than five guys stood around with cameras, a Ford Trimotor trundled up to the apron. But, after waiting around for a bit, it seemed that these people were just interested in the mundane passing of Southwest, Frontier and Alaska 737s and A320s.

So, here's what was on the ground in the immediate area with a propeller, rather than an impeller. a Cessna, a Pilatus, and some sort of twin turboprop. I tried to get dramatic with a 172 on climb-out, but my aforementioned vintage phone has reduced it to a white smudge over my bike.

Since I punted on this one, I'll defer to anyone who goes out of their way to get a pic with something more interesting.

[spechg]

I didn't intend to submit an entry to this month's contest so quickly, but fate has a way of making things interesting.

Toward the end of the day, a small but weighty piece of shop equipment decided to go on the blink, so I had to drop it off at a supplier on the way home from work. I had ridden the little 300 to work, and while its Givi rack is sturdy enough to haul my lunch, I wouldn't burden it with much more than a few frozen burritos, so I left on the CB1100 with it's much more capable rack. Besides, I hadn't ridden her in a while.

The repair shop happens to be near the airport not too far from the office, and features a museum on the West side of the runway. The new photo challenge subject couldn't have been more appropriate for my situation!

Unfortunately, while the heavily tinted glass on said museum probably does a great job of protecting the rarities inside from the harsh afternoon sun, it does not make it easy for a vintage iPhone to photograph what's inside. But, behind that darkened glass is a B17, B25 and a DC3.

There is a viewing area near the museum for airplane enthusiasts to watch the comings and goings at John Wayne International, and for a Monday evening there were quite a few shutterbugs on hand, which had me thinking that they were expecting something interesting to take off or land. The last time more than five guys stood around with cameras, a Ford Trimotor trundled up to the apron. But, after waiting around for a bit, it seemed that these people were just interested in the mundane passing of Southwest, Frontier and Alaska 737s and A320s.

So, here's what was on the ground in the immediate area with a propeller, rather than an impeller. a Cessna, a Pilatus, and some sort of twin turboprop. I tried to get dramatic with a 172 on climb-out, but my aforementioned vintage phone has reduced it to a white smudge over my bike.

Since I punted on this one, I'll defer to anyone who goes out of their way to get a pic with something more interesting.

Good effort Gone in 60, but I was thinking of something a bit more vintage (and interesting) than a Cessna. The B17, B25 or DC3 would have done nicely.

[GoldOxide_imp]

Yeah, meaningful effort Gone.

[Gone in 60]

Whelp, my hydraulic pump was ready to pick up early this morning, so I went back to the airport to get it on the way in to work. I was hoping that the morning sun might be poking through the windows of the museum on the other side, giving me a better chance of getting some pics from the parking lot side through the glass. No dice, those windows are too dark.

There was a docent ambling about, getting ready to open the museum, and we chatted for a minute. While the museum docent brotherhood is strong, and we try to help each other out when we can, he said I couldn't ride out onto the airport tarmac to get a better picture from the airport side of the museum.

Looking through the fence, the only things of interest to take pictures of this morning were a small squadron of Orange County Sheriff Department helicopters doing their pre-flight checks, a Beech V-tail and a Mooney Ranger.

With work travel and elder parent care commitments, that's going to be my best effort this month. We stopped at the Pima Museum on our vacation last week - anyone in the Tucson area will have easy pickings for this challenge.

[emptysea]

Good challenge topic. I hope to see many great pictures. To restate for clarity’s sake:

spechg would like to see a picture of your CB1100 in frame with an obviously vintage and propeller-driven airplane. Both bike and aircraft must be on the ground.

[Note: I added “clearly vintage” because I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between a Cessna built in 2015 from one built in 1980].

[Nachodaddy]

So a model P-51 on the seat of my bike won't do for this one? Oh well, guess I'm off to find an airport.