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PICTURES: Stunning In-Flight Photography

thrillingwonder.blogspot.com — "Letchik Lekha" is a Russian commercial pilot who also happens to be an avid photographer. On his site you can find many rare shots of airplanes, the land below and the sky above...Awesome Photos

Who dugg this? Made popular Feb 28, 2007

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  • fantasmacanino, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10Some of those pictures are stunning, to say the least.

    Here's some more pictures from the guy's website:

    http://www.letchikleha.info/sky/
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5i think the DC systems failed, so the autopilot stoped working... thats where the falcon comes in, its simply a back up for the auto pilot.
    The falcon controls the pitch, the cricket controls the bank angle and the chick probly controls the thurst or morelikly the trim tabs

    hahahah --- gota love the Russians logic for fixing problems
  • lorductape, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8remind me not to fly with this pilot, who pays more attention to his viewfinder than the wheel. note to self- avoid russian airlines.
  • marksmayo, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7Awesome, simply awesome.

  • DaBrainiac, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6Dugg because it starts with 'PICTURES:'!
    Seriously: these are the best!
  • colinnowra, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Permission to post my pics of a twin otter in a suset? (flickr)
  • volve, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6Normally when I think about "chicks" in the "cockpit", it doesn't involve 300 tonnes of steel... :-/

    (Some snappy photos though.)
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2lol they wouldnt be called avionics if they were driven by steam
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Correct me if im wrong but, I thought pilots were suppose to stay well away from cumulonimbus clouds? That first picture looked like it was taken well inside of the troposphere.
  • Liggmin, on 10/12/2007, -5/+7digg needs a picture section.
  • OneLess, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Probably bought with money from your last fill-up at the pump.
  • uptown, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1two more for the pile:
    http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=220596209&size=l
    http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=372424343&size=o
  • a1962w, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Digg Deeper! Check out the whole site. Easy to waste several hours there . Great Job!
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1im sure thats what the auto pilot system is for, simply to kick off those boots and relax durring long ass flights
  • sullyj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Great photos. What kind of Falcon is that?
  • hendzen, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I almost thought the picture labeled "Villa in Saudi Arabia" was a viral marketing ploy by Intel.
  • EasY_TargeT, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3too bad they are too small for a desktop
  • rubberbrush, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Check out the steam driven avionics...
  • DiggLord, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Stop spamming *****!
  • Crankshaft, on 10/12/2007, -4/+4Awesome, I want one for my background, but sadly they're too small.
  • Liggmin, on 10/12/2007, -5/+5who the hell is digging us down?
  • ez12a, on 10/12/2007, -4/+4Read the title "We Dream of Flight"
  • kurtu5, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Probably the spammer. He wants his crap to show up.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1oops
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1russian airliners crash becuase the russian solution to everything is, bang it with a wrench if it stops working properly. Usualy it'll work but when it doesnt, thats then they simply start banging on it a little bit harder
  • d3sp, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1DUDE>. more info on that villa please???
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2more, and a place to submit your own:
    http://dheera.net/scenicflights/
  • colinnowra, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Sorry if i'm spamming, if not, enjoy the pics.
  • phlezk, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2that guy is stealing photos and putting them on his blog and his flickr, wtf
  • colinnowra, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1http://www.flickr.com/photos/colinnowra/sets/72157594203956794/
    Twin otter - Sun Set

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/colinnowra/sets/72157594203624240/
    Northern Lights
  • scottylist, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1So this is why so many Russian airliners crash...
  • lorductape, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1in soviet russia, humor is of value. and you're ruining it.
  • dcoolidge, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Pictures or it didn't...
  • rheaume, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2AMAZING: HDR pictures OF KEVIN ROSE running UBUNTU on a PLANE (With ipod-shaped snakes)
  • Blakechi, on 10/12/2007, -6/+4I for one welcome our....

    Screw it.
  • Caviarmy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0Why did I read that title as Stunning In-Flight "Pornography"?

    ...Now that it reminds me... INTERNET!!--Give me your generous bounty of pr0n!
  • mblevine, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2ummm...How about you try just flying the plane, goose
  • Blakechi, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1Letchik Lekha = The Falconer!
  • mlostracco, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2What's the deal with the last photo of the plane landing...looks like it's landing in some snowy, bumpy field and not on a runway?

    EDIT: Nevermind...looks like a decomissioned plane. Duh. Carry on.
  • PhantomBantam, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2Great pictures, but what's with the falcon?
  • NickBalogh, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1Chicken, Grass Hopper, Falcon..wtf?
  • inarguable, on 10/12/2007, -7/+0no "in soviet russia..." jokes yet...maybe Digg is looking up!
  • poohat1000, on 10/12/2007, -10/+2http://www.picli.com/ - beta sign up peroid ends soon. But this will have loads of this kinda stuff on there.
  • poohat1000, on 10/12/2007, -13/+2http://www.picli.com/ - beta sign up peroid ends soon. But this will have loads of this kinda stuff on there.

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