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"High Flight" Sun-Chasing in a V-Tail (Read 309 times)

Apr 4^th, 2011 at 2:44am

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"Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, – and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of – wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air –
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark or even eagle flew –
And, while with silent lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God."

High Flight ~ John Gillespie Magee

I thought this famous poem would suit this shot perfectly as I flew my lovely Carenado V-Tail Bonanza. When I get bored of heavy metal, she's the first plane I go to fly.

Comments are welcome. Enjoy the shot!

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Reply #1 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 10:15am

Flying Trucker Offline
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Well done...very nice... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #2 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 2:18pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 10:15am:

Well done...very nice... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #3 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 3:52pm

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Beautiful

Great work

-Jake

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Reply #4 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 8:45pm

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Great shot Cool

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #5 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 8:57pm