Last week, the first Frank Noort low flying academy took place. After months of preparations, the group of four pupils and the great leader himself left Holland for the journey to the Lake District in the UK.
Before the actual photography could start, the Monday morning was spend with several briefings by the members of the Frank Noort Photo Crew (FNPC). These included:
'What to eat and drink before/after the climb' - by Thijs, Food and beverage dept. of the FNPC.
'Trips and tricks for hiking' by Hopman Hans, technical hike specialist of the FNPC.
'First aid course' by Marcel, Medic of the FNPC.
'how to keep your mind straight' by Melchior, mental coach of the FNPC.
'how to photograph low flying aircraft', by the great leader himself.
After that, we went up the hill.
The great leader himself provided the course material:
Followed by a final instruction on how to use the camera gear:
Afer that, the course could start, however, also as a result of the vulcanic ash cloud, there were no flying activities on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Only Wednesday, spent on the M6 pass near Tebay provided some aircraft to photograph:
More to follow.
Cheers,
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