AirPigz Gets A Pic Into The January 2012 Air & Space Magazine!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 08:22AM 
(click for hi-res) My picture of Kent Pietsch from the January 2012 Air & Space Magazine
I had two great opportunities with the pic above... first was the awesome opportunity to be able to capture it at the 2010 Indy Air Show, and second was when Air & Space Magazine contacted me asking if they could print it in an upcoming article. And now it's out in their January 2012 issue in the story: A Pearl Harbor Mystery - How a 1940s Interstate Cadet trainer sent a famous airshow pilot on a journey to find a kindred spirit - the link takes you to the online version of the story. It's an interesting article that connects a small side story from the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor with Kent Pietsch and his Jelly Belly Interstate Cadet.
Young flight instructor Cornelia Fort from the Air & Space article: A Pearl Harbor Mystery
The article is mostly about Cornelia Fort, Interstate Cadets, and Kent's journey collecting several Cadets and associated parts. But you can't talk about Kent Pietsch without having at least one great image of him having fun at one of his airshows. That's where my picture comes in! You can see my pic at Air & Space by clicking the view more photos link on the top right of the Cornelia Fort picture in the article (same as the pic above), or by simply clicking on that picture in the article - both take you to the image gallery.
If you want to know more about how I got the picture, and to see it in a hi-res version, click CoolPix - Airshow: Kent Pietsch 'Jelly Belly' Motorhome Landing! (3 Pix). You might also enjoy my podcast interview with Kent leading up to the 2010 Indy Air Show: AirPigz Podcast #12: Kent Pietsch Akro And The Indy Air Show!
And thanx Air & Space Magazine for including my picture in a very interesting article!
Reader Comments (3)
Congrats ! Now I know 3 people who's pics made A&S !
This is a nice shot! Thanks for sharing this podcast.
I am the editor of a free blog for teachers to use with upper elementary and middle school students. Check it out. nonfictionminute.com. May we have your permission to use you collage of Cornelia Fort, the Japanese plane, and her log. It would be posted for two days and then go into our archives.
Thanks!
Jean