2007 Aerial Pix of Atlas
On Easter Sunday, 2007, we started a new Honeck
Family Tradition by flying, as a flight of two, to the Isle of Capri Casino
in Prairie du Chien, WI (actually Marquette, IA, but PDC is the closest
airport) with our good friends Brian & Christine Douglas, to partake in
their excellent Easter Buffet. A good time was had by all.
Luckily, it was a great day for aerial
photography, and Brian brought his amazing giga-pixel digital camera with a
fantastic zoom lens, which resulted in some of the great air-to-air photos,
below, taken by Christine:
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Taken by Christine, this is an observation area in Wyalusing State Park -- where we camp every year!
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As you can see, the approach to Rwy 29 in PDC brings you right over the bluffs
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Another great shot of Wyalusing
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The trains run right along the Mississippi
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The trees are about to burst back into leaves!
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Here's a sequence of Mary landing at Prairie du Chien, taken by Christine as they held short for us...
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These next several are just fantastic air-to-air pix, again taken by Christine...
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A great pic of Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City
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Some of the U of I's sports facilities...
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Newly refurbished Kinnick Stadium...
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Jay taking a picture of Brian taking a picture!
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With my much less-capable Canon Elph, I took the
following pix (and a short movie) of his new plane, Cessna Skyhawk N29006,
along with a few snapshots at the casino.
Click
here to view the movie...
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Not exactly a traditional Easter Dinner, but way more fun!
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N29006 fueling in Iowa City
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N29006 taxiing past
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Without a zoom lens, I can't get the detailed shots...
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This is as close as I can zoom without losing detail...
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Yes, that's a Pink Elephant at the Isle of Capris Casino!
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