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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
17May2012
Gladiator Fire – Day 4
A quick update from yesterday, The current tanker lineup in Prescott Neptune Aviation: 6, 7, 12, 43, 45 Minden: 55 I got word that Tanker 5 was not being used in Mesa and was flown today (yesterday) to Prescott, sometime between 6 and 7 PM. Tanker 45 declared an emergency landing sometime around 6pm after a run, and landed with the #2 engine off and the propeller feathered, was escorted by the FD to the south ramp,
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Coming Soon ‘Salmon-Thirty-Salmon II’
Coming soon to a Airport near you. 'Salmon-Thirty-Salmon II' When I heard the announcement about the 'Salmon-Thirty-Salmon II' being put back in the skies. I jumped out of my chair. This is the one livery that Alaska Airlines had that always alluded me. I am looking forward to seeing this one fly into KPHX. You can bet that I will not let this awesome livery pass me by. This livery will be featured on their new
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Gladiator Fire – Day 2
Yesterday morning the Gladiator Fire was reported near Crown King. What started as a structure fire in private property has extended to over 1300 acres and is threatening the town of Crown King, as well as other historical sites in the area. For those that didn't hear, Crown King was barely saved during the 2008 Lane II Fire. Crown King is currently under a mandatory evacuation. Two airtankers, T-06 and T-07, both P2V Neptunes
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Coolidge: A Season In Review
As many of you know, last weekend the last Coolidge fly-in of the season was held. No more fly-ins until October. I was fortunate enough to attend 3 of them, October, March and April. October: Definitely not the best, not many airplanes showed up. March: Better than I expected, because the Cactus was held the same day, not too far away, we got some cool planes in Coolidge too. This included a formation flight between Racer 74 and
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Pratt and Whitney showing off their stuff
PHXSpotters member Stephen Furst had a unique opportunity to get some great shots of this Pratt & Whitney 747. One, two, three or four. These are the number of engines that most people would associate with an airplane. A good number of people would even be familiar with six engines on the AN-225. On Wednesday May 2, 2012 a good number of Pratt and Whitney employees, plane spotters and regular people who happened to look to
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Space shuttle Enterprise arrives at JFK
Space Enterprise Finally Arrives at Her New Temporary Home The wind was blowing hard out of the WNW on a blustery Friday morning in Jamaica, NY. With the winds consistently blowing 20-25mph and gusting upwards of 30-35mph, the hundreds, or even thousands of spotters, aviation and space enthusiasts, and just regular people interested in a piece of history looked to the sky wondering if this would be the day. This would be the
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Davis-Monthan AFB Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona Airshow
Monthan AFB Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona Airshow 2012 Photos and Story provided by: By Colin Prenger Well by now my hearing has finally come back to me. I thought I lost it thanks to six Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 power plants idling. That was about the only negative aspect of the airshow (aside from the major sunburn), but it was completely worth the six hour wait for the United States Air Force
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Spotlight Photographer Jared Romanowicz (Freightdog)
I would like to announce that Jared Romanowicz is this months Spotlight Photographer. Jared has been a active member since he started just a couple months ago. Here is a little information about Jared. I am a pilot for Ameriflight and have recently transferred to the PHX base. I just began getting into aviation photography about 8 months ago, mainly because I sit around at airports all day and I figured what better hobby to have! I
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Barry M. Goldwater Range Visit 4-10-2012
On April 10th 2012, PHXSpotters members got a chance to visit the Barry M. Goldwater (BMGR). Back in February we had received our conformation on our tour date. Now it was time to get our members all set up and the member count sent into Ms. Teresa Walker. We all had time to get our cameras and lens all set. We would like to thank www.LensProtoGo.comfor there outstanding customer service. We were all holding our breath and had our
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March Photo Challenge Contest Winner – Kyle Boyd
Kyle Boyd has won for the second consecutive photo challenge. Please join me in congratulating him. Very nicely done Mr.
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Japan Airlines visit Phoenix International Airport
On March 22nd 2012, Phoenix International Airport had a special visitor arrive at 10am. Japan Airlines (JAL) brought their Boeing 777-300 (JA736J). The airline was chartered for the Seattle Mariners to fly them to the 2012 Open Series Japan. They will be playing against the Oakland A’s. It is a special treat for us at Phoenix when we get to catch a couple photos of a Boeing 777. PHXSpotters members had the coverage all over r the various
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Southern Arizona Spotting Ft. Huachuca / Sierra Vista
Story and Photos provided by: Jared Romanowicz Ft. Huachuca is located about 15 miles north of the U.S. / Mexico border at the base of the Huachuca Mountains. It was originally established to secure the border with Mexico back in 1877, and now is one of the busiest transient Army Installations in the country. Its major tenants include NETCOM (9th Signal Command) and the United States Army Intelligence Center. It is also home to
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Airport Watch PHX
A project that started well over a year ago has finally been completed. With the first class to graduate the Phoenix Neighborhood Patrol program (PNP). The Airport Watch first class members include, Jason Bong, Felipe Garcia, Billy Ellison (Wild Bill), Peter Nickerson, Ron McLellan, and Saurabh Patel. Airport Watch AZ has already logged in over 100 hours since the class has been active. Some information about how the
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Spirit Airlines’ Inaugural Service to Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport
February 9, 2012 marked Spirit Airlines' Inaugural Service to Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport. Spirit Airlines, headquartered in Miramar, FL, launched the $28.79 fare from Phoenix-Mesa to Las Vegas this morning and the event was topped off with a water cannon welcome. With hundreds in attendance Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority Chairman Mayor John Lewis formally welcomed Spirit Airlines to the Valley. At approximately
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