yeah Nick, pretty much just going to let them tell us where to go and what to do... basically same thing i do when on FT Lewis property, because there, they will shoot your ass...

there was a lady that went last year i guess, and she tried to falsify something, not sure what, but she was an immigrant from India, and her Visa expired... well after they removed her, she ended up being deported.... i like my freedom, so, when on others property, regardless of where it is, i have the utmost respect for them, and what they are doing...

Hank, yeah ive seen some video of what they do down there in the bay, seems they fly a tad faster than they do up on Lake Washington, thanks to all the whiny yuppies that live on the lake... ive had the opportunities over the years to view them on multiple properties of homes i was building in Medina and Mercer Island, and have been on boats at the log boom and even just out in the lake... pretty crazy being under those planes when they are going nearly 600 MPH...

GD, semi familiar, still getting the hang of certain things, but can operate it...i suppose since i have a month or so before they arrive, i could go to the Nitro funny car races next weekend at Pacific and mess with it there... they are 250 MPH cars so that should give me a decent platform of fast moving objects and see how it does...

my Nikon lens isnt a VR, so no stabilization, the Tamron isnt either that i know of... i can get a used Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens for under 200 bucks, or for 250 there is the Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR.... there is also a Nikon - AF-P DX NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G ED lens at Best Buy right now for 150 (new) down from 350, but its non VR...

i guess ill have to start using it and taking more pictures before August to make sure i have everything in order...