Tucson International Airport (TUS, KTUS)

[jslugman]

Nicely done Walt.

[Ned Harris]

F-16C A/B takeoff from TIA on 10/8/10.

_MG_2608 F-16C  s/n 89-2117 by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[jslugman]

Very nice Ned.

[Jay Beckman]

So no further security issues recently at KTUS?

[jslugman]

Nope. Just the customary wave.

[Jay Beckman]

Two from 10/14 at KTUS:

[Jay Beckman]

[Jay Beckman]

(Looks like this one nearly burned up on re-entry...)

[Jay Beckman]

Hawker 850XP winding up...

[redsox223]

(Looks like this one nearly burned up on re-entry...)

So Jealous of you guys...nice shot btw.

[Dave S.]

Reverse sequence...

Talk to the hand...

As James pointed out, he's probably not visited England for a proper lesson on displaying the peace sign...or maybe he has...

[Jay Beckman]

Then there's "The Claw!"

[Paul Dumm]

On "talk to the hand" that almost look's like a AzAP logo on the nose gear door.

[Dave S.]

Just looked at it closely, and it's a sticker celebrating 5000 hours!  Maybe Chris can shed some light on the specifics of the 5000 hour achievement?

- Dave S.

[F-16_fixer]

Just looked at it closely, and it's a sticker celebrating 5000 hours!  Maybe Chris can shed some light on the specifics of the 5000 hour achievement?

- Dave S.

The F-16 airframe was designed to only fly 3000 hours.  So hitting 5000 hours is an achievement.  We have a few now over 6000!