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

[Jeff D. Welker]

Great series Jeff!  Are we still shooting from ladders 6 feet from the fence?  Haven't been to Willie in months.

Thanks Scott and yes sir, we comply with the regulation you are referring to.

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[Matt Ottosen]

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II+
Marine Attack Squadron 211 (VMA-211) "Wake Island Avengers"

[Matt Ottosen]

Airbus A319-112
Allegiant Air

[Jeff D. Welker]

[Matt Ottosen]

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II+
Marine Attack Squadron 311 (VMA-311) "Tomcats"

[Matt Ottosen]

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II+
Marine Attack Squadron 311 (VMA-311) "Tomcats"

[Daniel DeSart]

Training wheels



Always my luck to catch a T-38 at Willie

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[Joe Copalman]

RAINHAWK

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Voodoo Chile

[Joe Copalman]

HISTORIC HUNTER

[Tower Guy]

Great shot Joe, can't beat that head on look with the pilot clearly visible.

[Joe Copalman]

Harvey, I couldn't agree more on the angle, especially with the Hunter head-on.  Just such a beautiful airplane.

The pilot is half the story here.  One of the ground crew was telling me the pilot's name is Ronald Reagan, and his callsign is "Guv," as in "Governor," which was the office another Ronald Reagan held at the same time this one was going through training.  Safe to say this pilot knows a thing or two about a thing or two.

[Scott Youmans]

Allied Signal's (now Honeywell) Boeing 720.  April 1997