Scenes from a Desert Airplane Graveyard
I know a lot of people get freaked out in a graveyard – but to me, an airplane graveyard is even more unsettling. Few of the residents seem ready for the scrapheap. It’s like carting a 50-ish person off to …
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Chasing the Dreamliner – A Lesson in Aviation Photography
This is reason # 6,579 why my wife thinks I’m weird, I thought as I headed out the door, camera and monopod in-hand.
I had just explained to her that, on this sunny Sunday, I was off to Phoenix Sky …
One Old Photo and an Avgeek Mystery -SOLVED
UPDATE: Consider this avgeek mystery solved. See the italicized text at the end for the thrilling conclusion.
I have an aviation geek (avgeek, for short) mystery on my hands. It’s this photo.
Believe it or not, that’s me. I’m pretty …
Aviation Photos – The 161st Air Refueling Wing/Phoenix Sky Harbor
Aviation photographers love any chance to get close to the action. And being on the ground level next to one of the runways at a major airport? Excellent. And if the vantage point is at a military installation? Jackpot!
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