Phoenix Area, May 2015 (Image Heavy)
Hey Guys,
After months of rain (Austin already exceeded its annual rainfall average by end of April) I decided that some sunshine was in order, and thankfully Phoenix never seems to disappoint in that regard. I made a bit of a circuit of the bigger airports in the city and wound up with a healthy selection of nice images for about 8 hours of total time invested. Quite a nice way to continue easing back into spotting. And now, for photos.
I started off at Luke Air Force Base, a new stop for me. Got lucky with the last flight ops before a Friday AETC stand down to give the airmen a nice 4 day weekend.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/286/18...28a4aa12_b.jpgIMG_7339 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
One of the many Singaporean vipers that flew that day
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7768/1...0f558ba9_b.jpgIMG_7362 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
I had not seen one of these extremely golden canopy tints in a while, Have Glass anyone?
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/392/18...8ede25e4_b.jpgIMG_7369 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
And of course, cue the one cloud in the sky when this guy rolled in...
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5445/1...651fba89_b.jpgIMG_7343 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
Next up was Mesa's Williams Gateway International Airport. Usually home to a decent number of military transients. The day I was there, home to exactly 0 military movements, but all was not lost.
Surprise of the day goes to this Neptune, blasting off about 20 seconds after I got the car parked and before the light had really gotten good
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8796/1...34f11cba_b.jpgIMG_7409 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
I am given to believe that this is the new Con Air, replacing the white MD-80s
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8888/1...cf55eb16_b.jpgIMG_7512 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
Nice looking Pilatus from Show Low, AZ
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8776/1...b70542ed_b.jpgIMG_7589 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
And the Allegiant regulars
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/403/18...ba6cf2ca_b.jpgIMG_7551 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/323/18...b251acdf_b.jpgIMG_7673 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
Last but not least was a visit to Sky Harbor to try a different vantage point (for me): The Terminal 3 parking garage. I was pleased with the results
Sun Country sporting the new scimitars
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8862/1...7e7011f3_b.jpgIMG_7724 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
As was new Southwest
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8786/1...c0a6ff26_b.jpgIMG_7745 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
And old Southwest
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/298/18...649b7a25_b.jpgIMG_7752 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
Being so used to DFW, the lack of sharklets on the PMUS birds still throws be a bit
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8790/1...aa9e013d_b.jpgIMG_7806 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
Surprise #1 of the day, a bizarre north-side landing from FedEx, followed by a much appreciated taxi over the bridge
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8897/1...b6be5ee7_b.jpgIMG_7846 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
Chester was also sporting some new winglets
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7742/1...41b2bccc_b.jpgIMG_7882 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
As the day wore on, I decided to drop the shutter speed and try a little panning as it got dark
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/418/18...1774da7f_b.jpgIMG_8483 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
First time seeing the new look on a standard A320
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8822/1...58359811_b.jpgIMG_8346 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7738/1...29e9bc90_b.jpgIMG_8147 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
The light is perfect when they make their turns onto the bridge from the south side
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8869/1...863a4914_b.jpgIMG_8135 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7767/1...ecb5cdea_b.jpgIMG_8142 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
Surprise #2 of the day, a US Airways 752 sporting the new livery making a south-side landing, I was more than a little bit happy
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8776/1...c3788803_b.jpgIMG_8055 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/308/17...90ef737f_b.jpgIMG_8101 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8759/1...f95383c5_b.jpgIMG_8073 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8763/1...30f2fb5b_b.jpgIMG_8065 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
And lastly, Alaska beating the heat and heading up North.
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7777/1...564acfdc_b.jpgIMG_8426 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
Thanks for checking them out!
Cheers!
Nick