Joe Costanza has been wanting to get this video for some time, and recently when the conditions were perfect on the little grass strip his Cubbie calls home, well, you’ll see for yourself. Aviation photography great Paul Bowen made vortex shots a trademark, but he did it shooting multimillion dollar business jets from the back of a B-25. Here, Joe’s investment in hardware is, let’s just say, significantly less, and instead of peering out the tail end of a Mitchell Bomber, he let the tripod do the work and focused on the flying. The result is a thing of pure beauty. Great stuff, Joe!
Cub Vortices in the Mist
The Most Beautiful demonstration of fundamental aerodynamics we’ve seen.
Key Takeaways:
- Joe Costanza successfully captured "vortex shots" of his small plane ("Cubbie") on a grass strip.
- He achieved this feat using significantly less expensive equipment and a tripod, contrasting with the methods of famous aviation photographer Paul Bowen.
- Costanza focused on flying while his equipment filmed, resulting in a video described as "a thing of pure beauty."
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