Tom Cruise Aerobatics in Clouds

[volunteer]

You could easily get these pics w/out busting the TFR. We did the same thing around Disney World a couple of years ago... had a mapping job adjacent to Disney Property, part of it was inside the 3nm but our altitude was 3,600 agl. We worked extensively with MCO approach for about two weeks prior to make sure we wouldn't get shot down or busted. While there, we used a Canon 1ds, 200mm L-series lens, and got several nice shots of Disney World, Epcot, etc... not the best images but plenty big enough for a cool avatar. These have been cropped.

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/7582/54qr.jpg
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/6361/71dn.jpg


Having been to ballgames in each of those stadiums and flown into AHN and DKX, you could possibly get inside the TFR under ATC control while arriving/departing.

The pictures were probably taken from the banner towers that are authorized to fly the "route" during the games. Looks like it was taken from about that altitude and distance.

 

[moonlight]

Heres a picture of his P-51, "Montana Miss".


http://www.mustangsmustangs.net/p-51/survivors/pages/picpages/44-12840/44-12840-ph.html

http://www.mustangsmustangs.net/p-51/survivors/pages/picfiles/44-12840/44-12840_04_mk1.jpg

http://www.mustangsmustangs.net/p-51/survivors/pages/picfiles/44-12840/44-12840_05_mk1.jpg

I shoulda went to acting school....

I'm not sure that it's called "Montana Miss" anymore, though. I seem to remember seeing a blurb for the interview and the Mustang in the background was called "Kiss Me Kate". Wonder if the helmet he wears while flying it is lined w/ tin foil...

 

[Say Again Over]

P51 new name is now "Kiss me Kate"

 

[User546]

P51 new name is now "Kiss me Kate"

I think I'm going to throw up now... uke:

 

[DrProc]

I think I'm going to throw up now... uke:

Don't worry, he will have to rename it in a little over a year when they break up.

 

[Check 6]

Charter Dog, we are in total agreement. In the early 90's I flew helos in the Caribbean for a year. This gig involved flying celebs of course. All of the celebs that I flew were without exception very pleasant to be around and some a lot of fun. They were also in most cases "on vacation," with the exception of one who was filming on location (I was flying the aerial shots) and another had about 100# of scripts with him to read on his yacht.

I concluded that once they are away from the fans, paparazzi, and autograph seekers they revert back to being "normal people" as they once were, or close to it.

The nicest and most down to earth celebs that I flew were Harry Hamlin and his beautiful actress-wife Lisa Rinna. I still have a photo of her with her arm around me standing next to her husband.

Others who were notably nice were Robert DeNiro, Johnny Depp, Kate Moss, Harry Connick Jr. and his lovely bride Jill Goodacre. There were many others but these celebs stand out.