Ft. Worth Alliance (KAFW) 12-18-2012: FedEx, Military, and more.....

[NickPeterman]

Hello All,

I had a rather eventful day of photography today, and thought I'd share :wink:


I went out to catch this singular aircraft, it was my only objective. I aimed to leave afterwards, but decided to stick it out. So glad I did!

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Great light in the mornings was put to good use on some varied subjects

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And the last treat for the morning, this rather discreet addition to the USAF's Special Operations Arm, the C-146A

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I decided to walk the 3.5 miles back out to the other side of the airport again after lunch, and was well rewarded once more

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And of course... the best is saved for last. My first F-35 Lightning II ever, and with Lockheed's Company Chase-Plane too!

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Hope you have enjoyed!


Nick

[wunaladreamin]

God DAMN Nick! This is wicked wicked stuff right there!

[moose135]

Holy crap! All that in one day! Great work, Nick!

[NickPeterman]

Thank you both. It was certainly a surprisingly awesome catch. Suffice it to say I am going out again tomorrow, and Thursday!

[nssd70]

Fantastic set,Nick!

Doug

[Zee71]

Holy smokes! Outstanding stuff for one day to say the least and light is fantastic.

[PhilDernerJr]

One of the best sets I've seen here in a while. The light was amazing and I can't believe the variety you got. I'm blown away, I love some of those planes, and that F-35...damn.

A lot of good FedEx feeder aircraft on the forums lately. I'm really loving it.

[gonzalu]

That Cessna 560 Citation Ultra has some of the most wicked cockpit windows ever. They MUST hold a record for the largest windows on any plane LOL.

Of course the highlight is the F-35, what a catch... the rest of the stuff is pure sh*** if that plane is in the roster. Nick, why bother posting any other pics? :tongue:

...also, the rear shoes on the F-35 are huge... they seem bigger than anything else in that class aircraft, no?

[threeholerglory]

This is insane!!! Sick catches in even better light. Keep em coming!!!

Manny- the copilot window on he ultra/bravo/encore/2/5 is incredibly large. I've been flying on a bravo (same airframe).

[lijk604]

D A M N! Just an awesome collection for 1 day Nick. Perfect conditions, and traffic mix.

[NickPeterman]

Doug, Phil, Mark, Manny, Et Al,

Thank you!

Oh Manny, how could I dare ignore that ATR-42, or that A300, or heaven forbid that F-16D :)


Weather killed todays spotting, Back to Alliance tomorrow though! LAX on Monday- should be a good week ;)

[gonzalu]

What's an ATR-42? And if you want me to notice the F-16 (even if it is a special Lockheed Martin one) you should have put it farther away from the F-35!!

[megatop412]

Nick those are insanely good shots, love the militarized Do328

[NickPeterman]

Very Funny, Manny.

Thank you, William. The C-146A is certainly a bizarre aircraft

[MSN007]

In a bright day like that your aim was only one aircraft? I know you won't think like that next time.

[NickPeterman]

Oh Fasil, with this airport, the ATR was the only flight scheduled on flightaware when I left home. The rest of the stuff isn't usually trackable. Today I went out for the morning, and got almost nothing.

But... I did manage to edit a photo I took with the rest of these that took some extra re-working and help from experts in the art of shooting high flyers. So, here is a World MD-11 pax-bird crossing the moon, and contrailing.

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[moose135]

That is a seriously sweet shot, Nick!

[NickPeterman]

Thanks Moose!

[seahawks7757]

What was the F-35 doing at Alliance?

[NickPeterman]

The runways at KNFW (carswell Field, home of the Lockheed Factory) was closed for touch and goes during that week. This is why I caught the C-40 and the F-35, any pattern-work involving a touch and go had to be performed elsewhere. Alliance, with its low traffic, proximity, and popularity with military pilots seemed the ideal fit I guess.

[seahawks7757]

Nice. Lucky bastard. I meant that in a good way though lol.