Jun 7 2002

The Airsho is here! Well, tomorrow, that is, but I got a good show today. My office is on the 6th floor of the westermost tall building in Fargo, which gives me a great view of incoming planes. I had an excellent vantage-point for Air Force One's arrival last year, and all day yesterday I watched the Blue Angels practice. Today, additional planes arrived:

	The A10 Thunderbolt II was first to arrive (earlier than I expected; I only saw it's hindquarters as it passed by)
A large transport plane arrived next; I see them often, but this one was definitely arriving for the Airsho.
	The stealth fighters arrive! For being stealthy, they made a lot of noise and showed up well on digital film.
Still, I've never seen one of these up-close before, so I'll be pleased to see it in person tomorrow.
Finally, the Blue Angels practiced their routine again.
The pic to the right isn't an illusion -- I clicked that just at the point of a high-speed pass. They're very, very close to one another.
	In turning around, they cane very close to my building. Gear!
They flew around for near 45 minutes. Rock!
	Destiny is excited as well; tomorrow should be a fun day for the both of us!

Love the pictures!

--gigi, 6/7/2002 18:51:13

Thanks! They were taken from my boss' corner office, using an Olympus C2100UZ - it's combination 10x optical zoom, 2.5x digital zoom, and "anti- jitter" technology allow for great pics. The photos were taken from as much as 4 miles away...

--Derek, 6/7/2002 18:59:28

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