Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA, KIWA, IWA) "Willie"

[Joe Copalman]

DID SOMEBODY CALL 911?

[cpasley]

AV-8B Harrier II + VMA-214 by Chris Pasley, on Flickr

[Joe Copalman]

Well, it's official.

[FelipeG]

I almost feel like going there with a tape measure and place my ladder at 6ft +/- 1 in

[cpasley]

Bummer and just when I started to learn the advantages of being taller then something to shoot over as opposed to through it

[Chris Janes]

I almost feel like going there with a tape measure and place my ladder at 6ft +/- 1 in

Should show up with a scissor lift or a cherry picker instead. 

[Joe Copalman]

Eh.  Taller ladders, I guess.  A four-footer on the hill has been working out nicely for me for a while, but for those nose-on taxi shots, being able to position a ladder near the fence has been invaluable.  There are definitely ways to adapt and still respect the new guidelines.

[FelipeG]

Eh.  Taller ladders, I guess.  A four-footer on the hill has been working out nicely for me for a while, but for those nose-on taxi shots, being able to position a ladder near the fence has been invaluable.  There are definitely ways to adapt and still respect the new guidelines.

You mean the grassy small hill right by the gazebo?

At McCarran there's a similar sign, however, the Sunset Ave parking lot has a ~5.5' sidewalk and then the parking lot, so if you have a pickup you can use the ladder on pickup bed method, or the standing on your roof method.

[mrblujet]

Eh.  Taller ladders, I guess.  A four-footer on the hill has been working out nicely for me for a while, but for those nose-on taxi shots, being able to position a ladder near the fence has been invaluable.  There are definitely ways to adapt and still respect the new guidelines.

How long before the 'No Ladders on Grass' signs appear?

[FelipeG]

How long before the 'No Ladders on Grass' signs appear?

I was under the impression that a "Please keep off the grass" was posted somewhere around the gazebo.

[Joe Copalman]

Only during overseed season. 

[Scott Youmans]

How about a sign that says "No Photographers on Grass".

[FelipeG]

How about a sign that says "No Photographers on Grass".

Then you pull out a small notebook and some binoculars and say you're a plane spotter.

[Matt Ottosen]

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II Plus
Marine Attack Squadron 513 (VMA-513) "Flying Nightmares"

[Bubak]