Sky Harbor

[redsox223]

There is a Waffle House on University and I-10 which does provide easy access to getting to either side of the airport.

[Rob Silliman]

I'd be up for breakfast. Know of a good place that might have wifi? If so I can track it until it while we plan.

Wifi isn't a hard and fast requirement.  I can tether my Corporate Blackberry to my laptop for bandwidth wherever I can get signal.  I was using it to post the pictures of the NASA T-38 the other weekend from the picnic tables next to the grassy knoll at Williams.

[Rob Silliman]

Short of a work emergency - I plan on starting the day at Denny's off of 48th Street and AZ143 at 8:30am on Sunday morning.  At that point will check on-line to see what the current ETA of the Air China jumbo is and plan which end of the airport to take pictures from.

If anyone else is planning on taking pictures of this plane's arrival on Sunday - and want to meet up - let me know.

Rob

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Address for Denny's;
825 SOUTH 48TH ST
TEMPE, AZ 85281

[redsox223]

I will meet you there sometime around 9ish.

[David Loera]

I cant make it

[John S]

I would like to meet up at the airport say about 11:00, but have to leave there by 11:40 for work.  Hopefully I won't work another 13 hour night tonight, that way I don't sleep all morning.  What site do you to watch the flight?

John   

[Joe Copalman]

http://flightaware.com/live/airport/KPHX/enroute.

It hasn't shown up as being scheduled yet.  I'm really hoping this shows up on FlightAware.  Should make it much easier to get it.

[Rob Silliman]

Assuming a 12 hour flight time - it should show up in Flight tracking no later than Midnight PDT/MST. I'll check later tonight and send an update when it/if it shows up.

Rob

[Rob Silliman]

FlightAware isn't showing the flight yet....

[John S]

Not on yet as of 12:50am

[Rob Silliman]

OK - it is on Flight Aware now.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/CCA18

It is coming out of the Carribean - not direct from China (came out of China last week, to Canada, and then to the Carribean).  It looks like this is the start of the return flight.

Currently scheduled to land just before 11am PDT/MST - so probably will be coming out of the West (depending on weather).

[Joe Copalman]

If traffic is still moving from the west, I'll be out at the East Economy garage about 15 minutes prior to touchdown.  747s tend to land on the north runway, so it will pass right by there.

Um, yeah.  I'm an idiot.  Terminal 2 maybe for a western approach?

[redsox223]

Terminal 3 Maybe?

[Matt Ottosen]

Terminal 2 is actually a pretty good spot.  You're pretty low to the ground and you have a decent view of the north runway.  But, because you are low to the ground there will be a lot of people that can see you as they drive by.  With everyone there along the wall with cameras, expect the cops!

Terminal 3 puts you a little further from the runway, but you are much higher up (depending on what level you choose).  I've never had any police troubles at either Terminal 3 or 4.  The only problem, Terminal 3 is about the midpoint and doesn't offer a great view of the ends of the runways.

[Rob Silliman]

Term 2 is blocked to the west end of runway 8.  Wx forecast says wind isn't supposed to shift until 3pm.

Chris and I are out at buckeye n sky harbor circle.