There are severall reasons I do it this way. With a longer lens, I can get the background nearer, which I like as I mostly do the ata’s in Spain over the mountains. Secondly, I like to have some distance between the photoship and the “target”. Once I had my my 16 mm full with a T6 ( or better said, the first 4 meters of the machine) flying 3 meters under the Dornier, which was much to close. But even when the Connie arrived here, I shot most of the ata with the 70-200. Which was a problem as the photoship was a Fokker 50 with dirty windows. BW Roger

99% of my air to air work I do with the Canon 70-200 2.8. (not the IS version)The other 1% is with the 16-35. I once even shot with a 300 mm, as that was the only option for that day. As I was in a CASA 235 with the back doors open, even this was no problem. So, answereing your question, the 70-200 is my first choice for air to air work. BW Roger

Thanks for the update. BW Roger

But what is the weather going to do??????????????????????? BW Roger

I have used the Canon 100-400IS for almost 2 years before I sold it. After I fell I had serious problems with damaged arms, and I couldn’t use the 300 2.8 (the heavy one) I normally used. So I bought the 100-400 and was very happy with it. So happy that after my problems were over I still continued to use it, keeping my 300 and 70-200 2.8 at home all the time. Then it broke and was with Canon for 2 months (right in the summer season). So I started to use the “retired”ones again, and the quality of these were better than that of the 100-400. So, after it returned, I sold it. Now I use the 1.4 and 2.0 on the 70-200 if needed, otherwise I shoot everything with the 300 or 500. And my dust problem on the sensor is now also almost over, as the 100-400 just blowed the dirt in!. BW Roger

Taken during the Chipmeet in Oostmalle/Zoersel this year. BW Roger

As they didn’t include their bank IBAN and BIC codes, they are making it difficult for everybody from abroad to donate. With these one can pay them direct without costs. If I want to donate something now, my bank alone charches me around 15 P.St. in banking costs. BW Roger