Interesting. Thanks for the info. Incidentially, I love cats.
No question about it...a very nice shot. I've got to ask though, was there any post processing done or is what I see what you saw when you pressed the shutter button?
Pappy was HAPPY I'll bet!
I use to fly 172's and 150's for photo hops. The Army Corp of Engineers, TV stations and Professional Photographers were just a few of my customers. I flew from the right seat and the customer sat in the left seat. By removing one small screw the window will in fact open up full.
I'm wondering if you had your seat back as far as it would go. That always made it easier to turn when shooting out the window.
I'm afraid you may have more trouble shooting from the back seat than you think.
The real question is, how would you explain it to the Federal Aviation Agency?
Before opening the window ask the pilot to slow the aircraft down (slow flight). If the window stop has been removed the slipstream will cause the window to remain fully open thereby making shooting much easier. When finished shooting close the window before going back to cruise speed.