The aerobat is a special version of the 150, a little brother to the 172.
I shoot background scenes for my different genre (aircraft, cars, and ships). For aircraft and cars I print out the backdrop and glue it to foamcore. I stretch assymetrically some of the ground portion, and paste that to another sheet to put the model on. All my shots of this type are always sunlit, so here in Minnesota I must do all such pictures in spring, summer or fall. I have a good SLR with a good macro lens, and a macro attachment that I don't need for most shots but I can use to zoom in on part of a model. I shoot aperture priority with as high an f/# as the lens will go (usually f/32). That gives enough depth of field to cover model. That results in long exposure, of course, so I must use a tripod. This type of photography works best if the center of the lens is at a scale viewing height- no looking down from God-like view.
Backdrops are printed on matt paper, so there will be no reflections evident on the background.
For ships I have to do it a bit differently, more common technique that has been discussed in FSM several times. Since I build full hull, and realistic photo shots do not show below waterline, I must do a lot of photo editing anyway, so I do the whole thing in my photo editor (Paint Shop Pro). I have several sea backgrounds (actually, all Great Lakes, but you can't tell difference). I then shoot model (again in sunlight (all background photos were shot in sunlight) against plain background- a blue screen to get blue light reflected on model. Do NOT use green screen. Then I cut out ship leaving off below waterline, and paste into background photo. After cleanup I add a bow wave, and maybe a little smoke from stack if it is a steamer or motor vessel.