My wife is going to go to Phoenix with her friend for a full day of shopping....yay...not. Anyway I was going to drop them off and see about checking out the airport or something to kill time. Anybody up for meeting me and showing me around the local aviation hotspots?
I might be around for some watching at Sky Harbor. On a saturday, I would say the most action is around 11-130ish, then things slow down until the evening rush. Depending on the winds, there is a nice spot thats free and then terminal garages are always nice, albeit a 4$ per hour fee.
Sounds good I'll keep you posted.
Let me know If you go to Willie. Wouldn't mind meeting some of the members here myself.
I was thinking about Scottsdale on Sunday, but now I'm leaning toward Saturday at Willie, depending on what shows up Friday.
Past few weekends have been very exciting. I don't know if they can keep it up ;)
Well I got me a new lens and I'm ready to break it in 8) I'd like to check out this Willie place I keep hearing about.
I might be able to pop over to Willie for a bit on Saturday.
Can't hang out forever though 'cause I have a workshop to attend on Sunday out at Ben Avery.
I can make something in the afternoon (my morning is booked). Hopefully the weather will cooperate.....
Unless something special is due in to PHX, i might be tempted to join everyone else at Willie.
I am new to this site and would enjoy meeting up this sat also, I am taking a photo class in college and chose Aircraft as my consentration and I am looking for great areas around Phx to take photos.
Andy
So what would be a good time to setup this meeting? I need to figure out what time to leave the house and drop the woman off.
Quote from: F-16_fixer on February 24, 2010, 04:11:17 PM
So what would be a good time to setup this meeting? I need to figure out what time to leave the house and drop the woman off.
Your schedule is pretty much dictated by what time the mall opens isn't it? ;D
Light at Willie doesn't get good until noon-ish, so I'd backwards-plan from there. If you show up earlier, you can always hit up PHX - the light is great from 40th street in the morning, the glare monster starts attacking around noon.
I won't be up there until about 11:30 at the earliest. She has a spa appointment from 8-10 and it's an hour and a half drive from there plus I have to drop them off in Scottsdale. How far from Scottsdale is Willie?
Directions from Scottsdale to Willie (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Scottsdale,+AZ&daddr=33.310062,-111.669423&geocode=&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=33.309769,-111.66917&sspn=0.002183,0.004823&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11)
According to google its 35 min, but I would give it 45 at least.
Thanks for the map. So who all is going for sure?
I live literally 1/4 mile from where we will meet so I'll be there no problem.
Sounds good looking forward to meeting you.
Can somebody who will be there message me their number so I can call when I'm there?
So this is now a post noon-ish gathering? If Mother Nature cooperates, I may sneak over for a bit.
I know Mitchell is going to be out there earlier, and I'll probably head over about 12:30-1:00.
I plan to wake up around noon and head straight over myself.
Ah, I remember those days...... :'(
Quote from: Unmannedpilot on February 27, 2010, 02:50:30 AM
I plan to wake up around noon and head straight over myself.
I am fully enjoying these days ;D
Unless someone calls at 10:30 >:(
Hey guys - just got a call from Chris down in Tucson. His morning went a bit long, so he'll be at Willie a bit later, he estimates around 1:30-2pm.
Hope some of you were able to meet up. I got stuck with too many Honey-Do's in advance of going to Vegas next week.
Thanks for hanging out with me. It was nice meeting some new people. Had a blast and saw some good action. Now time to process all my photos ;D
It was fun! Had some good action today.