Air-to-Air Comanche

[Lowflynjack]

Between weather and those fun life events that pop up, I've been on the ground and not taking photos for what seems like forever! I finally got a chance to get in the air with John and get some photos of his beautiful plane and family! Back in the saddle!

 

[frfly172]

Nice pictures as usual.

 

[midwestpa24]

What's not to love about a Comanche!

 

[AggieMike88]

#'s 3, 4, & 5 out of this series are my favorite.... you got the positioning just right for the sun glint that helps to make the photo.

 

[dans2992]

Is that a 260B? What year? Mine used to have the identical paint job.

 

[JustinD]

great pics as always!

 

[Pugs]

Love the spiral paint on the spinner.

 

[evapilotaz]

I just noticed the kids in back after a second or third look. LOL

 

[hindsight2020]

I just noticed the kids in back after a second or third look. LOL

Man that's cruel that early in the AM (unless it was in the late PM). My wife and kid would have told me to GFM.

 

[Lowflynjack]

Man that's cruel that early in the AM (unless it was in the late PM). My wife and kid would have told me to GFM.

It was an afternoon shoot and the kids were wound up, excited to be flying!

 

[Pilawt]

Is that a 260B? What year? Mine used to have the identical paint job.

That one is a 1966 PA-24-260 Comanche B, in its classic original paint scheme. This from the Comanche B brochure:

 

[Zeldman]

Love the spinner.!!

 

[Stephen Poole]

What @AggieMike88 said. As usual, you've got the eye for a great shot.

 

[Scott@KTYR]

Great looking photos

 

[BrianNC]

I know I say it every time but love those prop shots like in 2, 3, 4, and 5.

#6 the shutter speed was a little to fast.

 

[Lowflynjack]

I know I say it every time but love those prop shots like in 2, 3, 4, and 5.

#6 the shutter speed was a little to fast.

#6 was getting ready for the break!

 

[SCCutler]

I love these, especially the fourth one (with the monkey peeking out the back-seat window)!

You got skills, man. Thanks for sharing.

 

[ETres]

No GA airplane has finer lines than a Comanche, and your photos prove it.

 

[GaryV]

Great photos Jack
I really like you getting the kids in the shots. Talk about a family heirloom. Those photos are going to be passed around by them for decades.

great job

Gary

 

[Tantalum]

Piper's prettiest plane, by a long shot, and possibly the prettiest GA plane overall. It's a shame they stopped building them 50 years ago.

Also love that the whole family is in the photo.. that's great

 

[Brad W]

No GA airplane has finer lines than a Comanche

I remember the first twin Comanche I saw siting along the side of a little grass strip we'd just landed on. Sure was sporty looking!
I think I had just finished up my instrument rating and was starting to do some work in the school's old Apache

 

[Brad Smith]

The Comanche looks like an airplane ought to look. You did a great job of capturing it's beauty. Thanks again for sharing these photos with us.

 

[Lowflynjack]

This has been a bad year for air-to-air photography around Austin. Seems like we've had more gray skies than blue. This was a quick turn from photo shoot to magazine!

 

[jaxcessnadriver]

PIC even in a shirt and tie! Stylin