Archive of 2010 June

29Jun2010
Author
Jason Bong
Category
Airshows, Friends, PHX, Road trips
Dave Budd

PhxSpotters wish to thank… Dave Budd

From everyone at PhxSpotters.com we want to thank Dave Budd for all is hard work he does for us. From the Awesome website that Phxspotters has. And not to mention he is a outstanding Photographer and teacher. Thank you Dave. Oh BTW Dave you need to make a choice Canon or Nikon. This picture was taken when at Valle, AZ for the Planes of Fame. We all had a great

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10Jun2010
Author
Jason Bong
Category
PHX, Road trips
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VIP Tour of KPHX

Editor of PhxSpotters Jason Bong had a VIP tour of KPHX. "This is one of my for my Bucket List" as he crosses this off. Today Jason was able to go behind the scenes at KPHX to see the day to day operations of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. KPHX has 3 terminals and houses over 120 aircraft gates. Airport development * A new 33 gate Terminal northwest of the current Terminal 2. * Phoenix Sky Train: o Phase one, currently under

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10Jun2010
Author
Jason Bong
Category
Special paint, Willie
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner visits Arizona

MESA, Ariz., May 25, 2010 – The Boeing 787 Dream liner made its first landing at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport this weekend. The fourth 787 to be built, ZA004, is undergoing a short series of tests that require a combination of hot weather and low-altitude conditions. A crew of nearly 75 is supporting the airplane to ensure smooth operations during testing. The stay in Arizona is expected to last only a few days. The 787 flight test

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09Jun2010
Author
Jason Bong
Category
Deer Valley, Friends, Road trips, Uncategorized
Balloon

Hot Air Expeditions Invites Phx Spotters

We want to start off by giving the staff at Hot Air Expeditions a Big Thank you for showing us a great time. Our Editor Jason Bong was invited to take a ride with this group on Tuesday. He showed up at 515am and was chauffeured to the launch site were a small percentage of there fleet was waiting for the daily flights.  Jason was paired with Patrick, who is the chief pilot of the company. Capt. Patrick showed Jason how the day to day

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06Jun2010
Author
Joe Kates
Category
Road trips, Uncategorized
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Joe (photorecon) Finally gets the A-380 in flight

Was out at LAX  and got the A-380 twice today 8:00 am and 10:00am same day both on 24rt @LAX. more to come on the LA

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