Barry M. Goldwater Range Visit 02-Feb-2012

[Chris Kennedy]

Sharp turn.

[trmphoto]

Excellent Joe! Was that one of those last, unbelievably close, passes?

Thanks Scott.  Yeah, this was DEATH 1 on that first sneak pass.  So glad I got to that side of the tower in time.  

When the second one passed overhead, he must have either been flying lower than the first one or he pulled back on the stick right over the tower because the jet blast kicked up dirt and small stones and threw them all over us guys on the ground.  That was pretty cool.

[Jay Beckman]

The "rightoutofthecarheylookatthatthere'sanA-10onastrafingpass" Shot

[Joe Copalman]

Holy hell Jay.  Glad someone got something useful out of that pass.

[Jay Beckman]

There's a pole in the frame before this, then two clear frames, then wires in the next three...  Better to be Lucky than Good!

What ARE all those people doing on the tower...?

[Joseph Ross]

A-10 Thunderbolt II by Joseph_Ross, on Flickr

I still can't believe how close they got on those last two passes. I will remember that for the rest of my life.

It was nice meeting all of you, by the way!

[Jay Beckman]

The Point Of The Spear

[Chris Kennedy]

Maryland hog driver.

[Jay Beckman]

BRRRP! Pardon...

[Lynn Evans]

You "shooters" have posted some outstanding photos! Looks like it was a terrific trip. I hope to make one of these trips sometime.

[Jay Beckman]

Wondering: Does the 4:5 aspect ratio work on this or not?

[Jay Beckman]

OpFor retreating along the "Service Road of Death"

[Chris Kennedy]

Caught a round in flight in this one.

[Chris Kennedy]

Rounds on target.

[cpasley]

A-10 Thunderbolt II 82-0663 by Chris Pasley, on Flickr