The S1Rii does gliders

[pdk42]

So I turned the camera onto some gliders - don't worry, not as many images as I posted of the trains. Loving this camera and the images from it. AF is works very well for this sort of subject.

• Panasonic - DC-S1RM2
• LUMIX S 70-200/F4
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/2000 sec
• Pattern
• Manual exposure
• ISO 125

• Panasonic - DC-S1RM2
• LUMIX S 70-200/F4
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/2000 sec
• Pattern
• Manual exposure
• ISO 200

• Panasonic - DC-S1RM2
• LUMIX S 70-200/F4
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/2000 sec
• Pattern
• Manual exposure
• ISO 125

• Panasonic - DC-S1RM2
• LUMIX S 70-200/F4
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/2000 sec
• Pattern
• Manual exposure
• ISO 250

 

[CharlesH]

What is the white trailing smoke/vapor on G-SBVT?

 

[pdk42]

What is the white trailing smoke/vapor on G-SBVT?

It’s water ballast Charles. To get maximum performance over a wide range of soaring conditions you need to vary the wing loading (weight per unit area of wing). In strong conditions you want to be heavy. In weak conditions you want to be light. Modern gliders will allow 100kg or so of water ballast to be added before flight. When the pilot wants to lighten up, it gets dumped. You always dump it before landing.