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.
IMG_7339 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
One of the many Singaporean vipers that flew that day
IMG_7362 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
I had not seen one of these extremely golden canopy tints in a while, Have Glass anyone?
IMG_7369 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
And of course, cue the one cloud in the sky when this guy rolled in...
IMG_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
IMG_7409 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
I am given to believe that this is the new Con Air, replacing the white MD-80s
IMG_7512 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
Nice looking Pilatus from Show Low, AZ
IMG_7589 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
And the Allegiant regulars
IMG_7551 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
IMG_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
IMG_7724 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
As was new Southwest
IMG_7745 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
And old Southwest
IMG_7752 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
Being so used to DFW, the lack of sharklets on the PMUS birds still throws be a bit
IMG_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
IMG_7846 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
Chester was also sporting some new winglets
IMG_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
IMG_8483 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
First time seeing the new look on a standard A320
IMG_8346 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
IMG_8147 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
The light is perfect when they make their turns onto the bridge from the south side
IMG_8135 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
IMG_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
IMG_8055 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
IMG_8101 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
IMG_8073 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
IMG_8065 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
And lastly, Alaska beating the heat and heading up North.
IMG_8426 by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr
Thanks for checking them out!
Cheers!
Nick
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