Ame Great.....You will enjoy and use your Ultra zoom a lot.

As far as shooting airplanes in flight, it is an interesting feature of an Ultra Zoom that, due to its extremely deep depth-of-field, that many shots will be in focus without the accuracy of focus necessary with a DSLR lens.

While a DSLR has an advantage in final detail and sharpness..no one should ignore the many features and benefits of the entire Ultra Zoom class of cameras.

My Canon S3 took a 1,000 clear, sharp and valued shots on an Egyptian/Greece trip. It traveled to Canada to shoot a fishing trip, and it fits nicely in any small kit. My Sony H5 UZ, just a few weeks ago, recorded a 20 minute video presentation..shown an 8 x 10 ft. screen.... for our local golf group.

On most of the UZ cameras, you can add an optional tele-adapter. That pushes it out to the equivalent of 750mm or so. I've taken moon shots that rival my friends DSLR pix, all accomplished with a simple, inexpensive UZ style camera. Lots of bang for the buck.

The addition of a macro adapter allows some fine shots in that area of interest, too.

Let's see some postings of your pix ( on the PHOTO area) when you get shooting. Good luck and best regards, Rich