skyteam18
2015-01-09, 04:18 PM
Made a quick run out west to get some pix in the nice winter light. Flew out all night on cargo and started early in Las Vegas. Only shot for 2 hours in the morning before hopping a quick flight over to LAX and driving north into the Mojave Desert. Along with a fellow photographer (Nicholas Young - http://www.facebook.com/NickYoungPhotos) we hired a 172 and flew over MHV and VCV over the course of two days. -- If you've never been boneyard shooting, I highly recommend it!
Morning in VEGAS
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7487/16238287901_095a9c5006_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qJVtg4)WEst_1 (https://flic.kr/p/qJVtg4) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8568/15617725664_33b92c0688_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pN5VJ9)west_2 (https://flic.kr/p/pN5VJ9) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8604/16239314842_43f7d39eb3_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qK1JwW)West_3 (https://flic.kr/p/qK1JwW) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8612/16054292297_f3c14dbf41_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qsErM4)WEst_4 (https://flic.kr/p/qsErM4) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
Spirit get's the award for most retarded airline
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7518/16214246706_825f1c00d7_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qGNfDG)WEst_5 (https://flic.kr/p/qGNfDG) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8610/15617726174_3dbd319c40_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pN5VSW)West_6 (https://flic.kr/p/pN5VSW) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
Happy to catch this guy wearing the complete livery.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7555/16240146735_2c0c7958f4_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qK5ZPV)WEst_7 (https://flic.kr/p/qK5ZPV) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7548/15617726404_828a16ebb1_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pN5VWU)WEst_8 (https://flic.kr/p/pN5VWU) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
Hoping to ride one of these later this month across the pacific to NZ :cool:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7487/16052755950_57d5c86ca7_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qswz5j)WEst_9 (https://flic.kr/p/qswz5j) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
After the HA departure jumped on a SKW CRJ900 and had a uneventful ride over to LAX. Blue skies the entire way and a speedy arrival over the Innout. Met my friend and headed north straight for the desert.
Checking out the aircraft on the desert floor in Victorville, CA
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7487/15620277593_3e597a7ba3_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pNj1jV)WEst_10 (https://flic.kr/p/pNj1jV) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
Driving across the Mojave Desert to pick up our plane.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7475/16214248616_5f87d60baf_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qGNgdC)WEst_20 (https://flic.kr/p/qGNgdC) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
Time to get airborne in the aerial platform!
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8643/16054020709_2ebd98030d_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qsD43v)WEst_11 (https://flic.kr/p/qsD43v) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
Approaching the main boneyard at Mojave, CA
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7517/16052622878_0515966595_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qsvTvY)West_12 (https://flic.kr/p/qsvTvY) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7568/16054021009_56c9b91637_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qsD48F)WEst_13 (https://flic.kr/p/qsD48F) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
Results!
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7570/16239316162_fa8b0e8d53_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qK1JVG)WEst_14 (https://flic.kr/p/qK1JVG) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7548/16238289301_dd872abfe2_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qJVtFc)WEst_15 (https://flic.kr/p/qJVtFc) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
VCV's massive collection of mothballed aircraft
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8617/16052756820_5b76b940f8_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qswzkj)WEst_18 (https://flic.kr/p/qswzkj) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8650/16054021649_83188a085a_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qsD4jH)WEst_19 (https://flic.kr/p/qsD4jH) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8578/16052756730_f2f939dbec_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qswziL)WEst_17 (https://flic.kr/p/qswziL) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
Quick stop on the Victorville ramp when an unmarked 737 dropped in to do pattern work and ATC would not accommodate.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8652/15617727314_e976086360_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pN5WdA)WEst_16 (https://flic.kr/p/pN5WdA) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
After the sun went down flew back to base and put the 172 to bed. Then a peaceful drive down 14 and the 405 back to LAX and celebrated two solid days of photography with some Innout at Sepulveda (yes, dat double double!)
Hope you enjoyed the pix.
Morning in VEGAS
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7487/16238287901_095a9c5006_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qJVtg4)WEst_1 (https://flic.kr/p/qJVtg4) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8568/15617725664_33b92c0688_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pN5VJ9)west_2 (https://flic.kr/p/pN5VJ9) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8604/16239314842_43f7d39eb3_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qK1JwW)West_3 (https://flic.kr/p/qK1JwW) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8612/16054292297_f3c14dbf41_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qsErM4)WEst_4 (https://flic.kr/p/qsErM4) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
Spirit get's the award for most retarded airline
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7518/16214246706_825f1c00d7_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qGNfDG)WEst_5 (https://flic.kr/p/qGNfDG) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8610/15617726174_3dbd319c40_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pN5VSW)West_6 (https://flic.kr/p/pN5VSW) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
Happy to catch this guy wearing the complete livery.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7555/16240146735_2c0c7958f4_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qK5ZPV)WEst_7 (https://flic.kr/p/qK5ZPV) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7548/15617726404_828a16ebb1_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pN5VWU)WEst_8 (https://flic.kr/p/pN5VWU) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
Hoping to ride one of these later this month across the pacific to NZ :cool:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7487/16052755950_57d5c86ca7_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qswz5j)WEst_9 (https://flic.kr/p/qswz5j) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
After the HA departure jumped on a SKW CRJ900 and had a uneventful ride over to LAX. Blue skies the entire way and a speedy arrival over the Innout. Met my friend and headed north straight for the desert.
Checking out the aircraft on the desert floor in Victorville, CA
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7487/15620277593_3e597a7ba3_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pNj1jV)WEst_10 (https://flic.kr/p/pNj1jV) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
Driving across the Mojave Desert to pick up our plane.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7475/16214248616_5f87d60baf_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qGNgdC)WEst_20 (https://flic.kr/p/qGNgdC) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
Time to get airborne in the aerial platform!
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8643/16054020709_2ebd98030d_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qsD43v)WEst_11 (https://flic.kr/p/qsD43v) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
Approaching the main boneyard at Mojave, CA
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7517/16052622878_0515966595_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qsvTvY)West_12 (https://flic.kr/p/qsvTvY) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7568/16054021009_56c9b91637_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qsD48F)WEst_13 (https://flic.kr/p/qsD48F) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
Results!
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7570/16239316162_fa8b0e8d53_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qK1JVG)WEst_14 (https://flic.kr/p/qK1JVG) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7548/16238289301_dd872abfe2_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qJVtFc)WEst_15 (https://flic.kr/p/qJVtFc) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
VCV's massive collection of mothballed aircraft
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8617/16052756820_5b76b940f8_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qswzkj)WEst_18 (https://flic.kr/p/qswzkj) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8650/16054021649_83188a085a_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qsD4jH)WEst_19 (https://flic.kr/p/qsD4jH) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8578/16052756730_f2f939dbec_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qswziL)WEst_17 (https://flic.kr/p/qswziL) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
Quick stop on the Victorville ramp when an unmarked 737 dropped in to do pattern work and ATC would not accommodate.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8652/15617727314_e976086360_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pN5WdA)WEst_16 (https://flic.kr/p/pN5WdA) by flightdeckimages (https://www.flickr.com/people/89793564@N03/), on Flickr
After the sun went down flew back to base and put the 172 to bed. Then a peaceful drive down 14 and the 405 back to LAX and celebrated two solid days of photography with some Innout at Sepulveda (yes, dat double double!)
Hope you enjoyed the pix.