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Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:06 pm**

My 50th birthday present from my wonderful wife Margo, a P51 Mustang flight.

Many thanks to Steve Griffin for the loan of a 10.5 nikkor fisheye to take these shots.

Takeoff P51 Mustang Caboolture Airport Queensland Australia

Inverted over Bribie Island Beach looking up through the canopy down on the beach.

Bank and turn coming into a simulated ground attack run. No AAA.

Steve, I did not spew on your lens, I promise!

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:11 pm**

Lucky lucky man.

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:14 pm**

...... lucky lucky, basta........ I wish it was me....... good capture

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:14 pm**

Again... nice shots..

NOW.. come around to my place, and we'll go give that 10.5 a work out :lol:

Tim

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:16 pm**

Awesome stuff Doug! Lots of very jealous people here.... :twisted:

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:22 pm**

NOW.. come around to my place, and we'll go give that 10.5 a work out Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing

what are you planning on doing?? fisheye shots of jumping spiders perhaps??

steve

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:24 pm**

Photo of Doug with his mile wide grin would be a start... you'd need a fish eye to fit it all in...

Tim

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:35 pm**

Outstanding Dug,

You just gotta love that aircraft, you have one very special wife.

Cheers
David

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:36 pm**

Zeeke wrote:Photo of Doug with his mile wide grin would be a start... you'd need a fish eye to fit it all in...

Tim

AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH!!!!!

if any of you ever get the chance to fly in an old warbird

TAKE IT!!!!!!

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:43 pm**

awesome dug, your a lucky bloke

and happy 50th

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:49 pm**

Very nice captures Dug. I like the inverted one :lol:

. I bet you still are smiling.

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:51 pm**

looks pretty happy :!:

Between you and Glamy it appears when you get into plane that it causes a reaction that causes you to grin from ear to ear :!:

Glamy is going to duct tape his D2x to the prop next time for some special effects

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:52 pm**

glamy wrote:Very nice captures Dug. I like the inverted one . I bet you still are smiling.

I have been eating lemons but the smile is still on my face

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:54 pm**

LostDingo wrote:looks pretty happy

Between you and Glamy it appears when you get into plane that it causes a reaction that causes you to grin from ear to ear

Glamy is going to duct tape his D2x to the prop next time for some special effects

That is the reaction we can photograph with out being banned from the site :roll:

You have to do it to believe it! trust us, it's a hoot!!!!!

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:04 pm**

Top shots Dug, How long did the flight last?

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:05 pm**

Awesome stuff Doug.

I often see that aircraft fly over but didn't realise you could go for a run in her. My 50th in a couple of weeks. Time to start talking :lol:

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:12 pm**

terminaltackle wrote:Top shots Dug, How long did the flight last?

It felt like about 30 seconds, I believe it was half an hour!

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:13 pm**

Slider wrote:Awesome stuff Doug.

I often see that aircraft fly over but didn't realise you could go for a run in her. My 50th in a couple of weeks. Time to start talking

Do you want me to post you some photos to leave lying round the house? :wink:

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:19 pm**

Dug wrote:
Slider wrote:Awesome stuff Doug.

I often see that aircraft fly over but didn't realise you could go for a run in her. My 50th in a couple of weeks. Time to start talking

Do you want me to post you some photos to leave lying round the house?

Now there's a top idea :twisted:

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:20 pm**

Slider wrote:
Dug wrote:
Slider wrote:Awesome stuff Doug.

I often see that aircraft fly over but didn't realise you could go for a run in her. My 50th in a couple of weeks. Time to start talking

Do you want me to post you some photos to leave lying round the house?

Now there's a top idea

What is your snail mail :twisted:

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:51 pm**

Stop breaking the rules and fly with both hands, the P51 doesnt have any autopilot

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:58 pm**

the auto pilot was the guy in front of me

It is a twin seat training aircraft.

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:19 pm**

you wont see me going up in one of them... i wont fit.. and ill breach the weight limit

Tim :lol:

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:32 pm**

A slightly biased report.

The next guy to fly in it was an evil Canon user (BOO HISS)
but his camera had broken down (Typical of Canon Rubbish)
I loaned him my Nikon and the Sigma 10 to 20 (Yea! Go Nikon)
He is a pilot who flys out of Maroochydore (Interesting) Not the P51 but light aircraft,he has promised to take me for a fly in exchange for the loan of the camera

So Tim You may get airborne sooner than you think :wink:

PS you would fit in the P51 and you would have a ball up there.

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:04 am**

Just checking the orientation of this shot the first one is my view relative to the aircraft

this is the actual orientation of the aircraft relative to the ground.

Earth Up earth down it's all relative

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:19 am**

Only reason ill go airborn is because you make me

Im sure id have a ball.. but i could never afford it.. looks great tho... the passage looks dirty.. but geez.. i reckon i'd be scoping out all the mangroves and such.... Google earth wouldnt hold a candle to a flyby on a p51 mustang!!

Some more great pics!

Tim

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:51 am**

Oh man Im jealous..

Fantastic photos btw, would love to get the same sort of opportunity some day

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:02 pm**

Doug,
it really does look like you had a great time. I am very jealous!

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