Photographing aircraft, or anything else for that matter, is more than simply bringing back a technically proficient capture. It is thinking outside the box, or outside the norm to create an image which both catches the eye, and captures the imagination, yet also fulfills the needs of a client even if that client is you.
The ultimate goal of most photographers is to reach the covers of the publications for which we work. Yet many photographers become so fixated on getting a "good" technically proficient shot, they forget to create the great shot.