Re: [Aus-soaring] Owl on Final Approach

2011-10-09 Thread Future Aviation
; Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Owl on Final Approach The owl footage is nice stuff, but for the full engineer's viewpoint of how birds fly and why each species is shaped the way it is and lives where it does, the BBC video In-Flight Movie has seldom

[Aus-soaring] Owl on Final Approach

2011-10-08 Thread Future Aviation
Good morning all This is by far the best nature photography I have ever seen - pretty cool. It's in slow motion, so when you start it, you'll think it isn't working yet but it is.. Thought you all might enjoy watching this. Talk about power. Talk about a variable geometry

Re: [Aus-soaring] Owl on Final Approach

2011-10-08 Thread McLean Richard
Thanks Bernard - great stuff! From: Future Aviation ec...@internode.on.net To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Sunday, 9 October 2011 4:36 AM Subject: [Aus-soaring] Owl on Final Approach    Good morning all   This is by far

Re: [Aus-soaring] Owl on Final Approach

2011-10-08 Thread DMcD
The owl footage is nice stuff, but for the full engineer's viewpoint of how birds fly and why each species is shaped the way it is and lives where it does, the BBC video In-Flight Movie has seldom been bettered. Some of the air-to air footage is amazing and the shot of a Peregrine falcon from what