My equipment.
When I’m photographing the air races. I shoot solely with my dependable Canon 70D which I absolutely love. As for lenses, I’ve always used the Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS for shooting in the crowds and on the flight line.
While the Canon EF-S 55-250mm F4-5.6 IS STM has been my go to zoom for around 6 years now. I use it on the race coarse to catch the planes as they pass by the pylons. The only problem with the lens is that it just doesn’t have enough reach. Which meant that I would have to crop my photos more often than not.
Now, over the last few years. I have come to believe that cropping should only be used as a last resort. My full page pictures that have been published by the air races were smaller than the ones published by other photoraphers for this very reason.
The year before last brought a big improvement for me. Well, not so much an improvement as it was an honest to God game changer!