Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross (1939)- Jeffrey Byard, Pilot - Landing at Harris Hill

This is a Bowlus Baby Albatross sailplane on final to land at Harris

Hill near Elmira, NY. Comments?

Lovely. Good to know there are still some of these being flown.

I find the colors and lighting not quite striking enough to make this a great aircraft picture but it is still quite a good one.

Not a critique, per se. You just put a smile on my face. I live literally within five miles of Harris Hill, and some days I can look out my window and see a sailplane or tow plane. I have to admit I have never seen that particular plane in the air before. Thanks for posting.

Glad you like the photo.  The event was an International Vintage Soaring Meet (IVSM) held at the National Soaring Museum (NSM) on Harris Hill in Horseheads, NY in 2005.  Pilots from all over the US, and from some foreign countries, bring older sailplanes to these meets for display and non-competitive recreational flying.  One of these IVSM events is scheduled to be held at the NSM from July 9 to July 16 this year (2016).

 If you're interested in seeing more of my sailplane photos, you can find them here:
http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=526024
http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=518565