Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX, KPHX)

[Matt Ottosen]

Boeing VC-25A "Air Force One"


Honeywell Flight Test

[Dave S.]

Air Force One arriving for Obama's commencement speech at ASU on 5/13/09.

[Dave S.]

Here's one of BA landing last summer.

[Dave S.]

Cropped more than I generally like, but felt it was needed to catch the interesting effects of the vortices.

[Joe Copalman]

Awesome catch on those vortices, Dave!  No idea where you were shooting from to catch that, but it looks like an interesting spot.  Great angle on the BA 747 as well.  That looks like a great spot to shoot from during the summer.  Is it still accessible?  (I think Joe Kates has shot from there before, but said something about not being able to shoot from there anymore).

[Matt Ottosen]

Joe-

That spot is completely closed off now, the road is even fenced. I went over there a couple of weeks ago. I think it's an attempt to keep people away from the fuel farm and the new radar tower.

[Joe Copalman]

Well, that blows.  Aside from the fence, that looked like a really good spot.

[Matt Ottosen]

McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73(F)

Previously with Trans International Airlines (Transamerica Airlines), Flying Tigers, and FedEx Express.

[Matt Ottosen]

Boeing 747-446

[redsox223]

Here's one of BA landing last summer.

Awesome picture. It looks like you were on the north side of the airport. Did you just time that location well because Im not keen on waiting there too long as there is no good place to park.

[Dave S.]

Mitchell,

The BA shot was not taken at/near the old dirt lot on Airlane.  I was further west.  I do think it's a shame they closed and fenced that area off.

Dave

[Joe Copalman]

Today's forecast: Partly cloudy with a chance of Mad Dogs.

[Dave S.]

Efforts from a warm afternoon at Sky Harbor.

[Dave S.]

... and thanks to some timely information from Joe, the real reason I spent a warm afternoon in the sun...
Sorry about the fence post in the last shot.

[Matt Ottosen]

Efforts from a warm afternoon at Sky Harbor.

Dave, are you ever going to share with us your secret PHX location?  It's an amazing vantage point!

... and thanks to some timely information from Joe, the real reason I spent a warm afternoon in the sun...
Sorry about the fence post in the last shot.

Awesome shots of the Honeywell testbed!