Sunday (11-December-2011) — New Jersey

Gone to See New Jersey: Aerial View.

A friend took me on a flight in his single-engine Cessna Scout airplane. We took off at the nearby Princeton Airfield (which is closer to Rocky Hill than Princeton). I was able to see the local high school, the J&J site, my backyard, and the local mine. The mine used to be owned by 3M, but is now owned by Gibraltar Rock. We also saw the Merck Corporate headquarters at Whitehouse station (large hexagon building).  During the flight I took images with my new Nikon 1 V1 camera using the 10-100 mm VR lens. I also took video images of take-off and landings as viewed from the back seat. I made a movie using both time-lapsed images and the video clips.

Midair Shadow while Landing in a Small Airplane at Vansant Airport. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V1 and 10-100 mm VR lens (ISO 100, 14.4 mm, f/4.8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Midair Shadow while Landing in a Small Airplane at Vansant Airport. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V1 and 10-100 mm VR lens (ISO 100, 14.4 mm, f/4.8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)