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Gladiator Fire – Day 4Posted on May 17, 2012
Coming Soon ‘Salmon-Thirty-Salmon II’Posted on May 15, 2012
Gladiator Fire – Day 2Posted on May 14, 2012
Coolidge: A Season In ReviewPosted on May 8, 2012
Pratt and Whitney showing off their stuffPosted on May 4, 2012
Gladiator Fire – Day 4Posted on May 17, 2012- Coming Soon ‘Salmon-Thirty-Salmon II’Posted on May 15, 2012
- Gladiator Fire – Day 2Posted on May 14, 2012
- Coolidge: A Season In ReviewPosted on May 8, 2012
- Pratt and Whitney showing off their stuffPosted on May 4, 2012
07Mar2012
Cactus Fly-In 2012
Last Friday and Saturday the Cactus Fly-In was held in Casa Grande (CGZ). One of two fly-ins in the area that that, the other being the monthlt Coolidge Fly-In, it was packed with fun and lots of airplanes. I was able to squeeze those two events and a visit to Sky Harbor all the same day (as well as the drive to and from Prescott), mainly to see how much I could handle and also for the variety. Now, those that know me well probably have heard
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Thunder Over The Coconino 2011
Almost 30 hours after coming back from Valle, several gigabytes and a few beers later. I have the photos ready. The 2nd airshow in Valle in just over two months, I heard of this one from some guy in a Facebook group and did some research and it turned out it looked like I was going to make it. The reality is that as the show got closer, it started looking not good. First, Flagship Detroit cancelled, unfortunate news, but then I got word that
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High Country Warbirds Fly In 2011
Today was the High Country Warbirds Fly-in, held at the Planes of Fame museum in Valle (40G). When I first learned of the event, I wasn't sure if I would make it, given that this is final exams weekend; to my good luck, my final was at 8 AM, which would give me plenty of time to make the drive up to Valle to see this. So after the final, I jumped in my truck with my roommate and we headed North. Unfortunately the main plane that made me drive
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B-29 SUPERFORTRESS “FIFI” visits Deer Valley Airport (KDVT)
Last Tuesday, April 12, me and some friends traveled down to Deer Valley to watch Fifi, the only airworthy B-29 in the world. We woke up at 5 to get ready for the trip down from Prescott, breakfast and other preparations, and got to DVT around 8:30. Much to our disappointment, all the planes were late; we were informed that the B-17 and B-25 of the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force were going to arrive between 10 and 10:30, and that
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Luke Air Force Base 2011 Airshow & Open House
For three days in March the sky was filled with Military and Civilian aircraft. Also on the list of performers were the United States Army Golden Knights and the Red Bull Skydiving Team. There were spectators from across Arizona and many from across the country that were here to see the show. The event kicked off on Friday for base personnel and their family members. This allowed the base staff to have the day off and take the family to
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B-29 SUPER FORTRESS “FIFI” arrives at KDVT
On Sunday November 14th 2010, crowds wait at Deer Valley Airport (KDVT) for what is to be expected of a grand arrival. At 12 o'clock sharp I can hear a child in the background "There she is daddy". As I look to the south and I can see "FIFI" turning to make her final approach to 25L. The vision of this B-29 Super fortress getting larger as it gets closer and Touchdown. Airplane enthusiasts and history buffs will want to see three
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Coolidge Breakfest Fly-in 2010-2011 season.
Phxspotters Jason Bong and Joe Kates attended the fly-in on October 2nd 2010. The fly-in is held on the first Saturday of every month (except June, July, August and September), Coolidge Aviation, LLC sponsors the fly-in. Breakfast is served by the Coolidge Lion’s Club in front of the main hangar at the airport. The event usually starts about 8:00 a.m. and ends around 12:00 p.m. This is a great spotters adventure. Photographers are
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Nazzi Hirani “A Custodian Of Aviation History”
3-11-2010 was a sad day; we lost a great man and in his personal words "A Custodian of Aviation History". Nazzi Hirani left this world doing what he loved to do. Fly his vintage Warbird In the skies over Arizona. My time knowing Nazzi was short but he is a man I will never forget meeting.
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Palm Springs Air Museum
I decided early Saturday morning to head to another Aircraft Museum and do a day's worth of photography. I traveled down to Palm Springs and what an enjoyable time I had. Palm Springs Air Museum is a great War bird collection!! One of my favorite planes was this F4 Corsair that they had restored to original specs and they had graced her with this wonderful painting on the wall behind the A/C. Visit them if you have the
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Planes of Fame Chino
I had the chance to visit the POF in Chino a few weeks ago. I love to visit this place on a Saturday Afternoon. Visitors are low and I get a chance to photograph aircraft with no one else around. The Museum was founded by Edward T. Maloney in 1957 in Claremont, California, with an initial collection of six aircraft. As the collection grew, the museum moved first to Ontario, California in 1965, and finally in 1973 to Chino Airport. On the first Saturday of every month, the museum holds a mini-airshow around a certain theme. Themes have included
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Planes of Fame – High Country Fly-In 2009
Dave Budd and I, attended the High Country Fly-In hosted by the Planes of Fame. Planes of Fame has a branch of it’s wonderful museum in Valle, Arizona. Every June they bring some of the classic warbirds they own over to Valle and they sell rides to the general public. I have photographed at the museum before but this weekend they had all the planes rolled outside. This was my chance to photograph some of the planes outside in the sunshine. Needless to say. When the P-51’s started to fly all hell broke out. They were doing 250 m.p.h. hot laps around the
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Barbie Three
Joe and I got an eye full of this classic B-25 H while visiting Falcon Field. She has the hard nose and four .50 cals stuck in her front as well as a 37mm Cannon By late 1944, when the "H" appeared in the field, there were few targets that couldn't be attacked with .50 caliber machine guns, so the cannons were frequently removed. North American produced 1,000
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