My little hometown is also home to a rather large grassroots aviation community, with everything from old warbirds, to ultralights, to sailplanes such as this one seen going aloft above. This activity all centers around the airport southwest of town. Every weekend the sky above town is festooned with these long-winged graceful craft. The flats out along the Stillaguamish river are where the ultralights seem to hang out. East of town at the base of the mountains, and just west of what I can only assume is restricted airspace above the Jim Creek Naval Radio Station is an aerobatics box, which happens to be just to the south above our home. Our deck faces this part of the sky, so we are treated to a front-row seat for some amazing flying demonstrations, especially on summer evenings this time of year when it remains light until 10 PM and we enjoy dinner and/or drinks outside.
I shot this photo as I was walking around our annual “Arlington Show & Shine” car show, pictures coming soon, I promise.
sounds fun to watch… we get the gliders towed up above us but rarely any aerobatics… guess over a town its probably not the place…
so what are the specs on the new long lens?
Jerome