Falcon Field (MSC, KFFZ, FFZ)

[jslugman]

Was this from the big "no info" event held on the 16th?

[Joe Copalman]

Indeed it was.  Turned out being a Chamber of Commerce event with local businesses displaying whatever they make/sell/do at booths, and local restaurants providing free food. 

Aircraft displayed outside were hit-or-miss.  Stang was right under a big set of halogen work lights, totally unshootable.  Even if you didn't get the lights in the shot, you'd get a ton of light-bleed and hazy-rays in the image.  The B-25 well-lit from the rear, but the front half was totally shadowed, so no matter how you exposed a shot, it looked goofy.  The Bobcat, C-47, SNJ, and the B-17 (from a handful of angles) were all placed nicely for long-exposure shots.  The Apache was unshootable as well.  The ramp was really crowded early on, but the crowds thinned out after an hour or so and you could get good 30-second exposures without people walking through.

[Joe Copalman]

Nocturnal Feline at the Mesa Chamber of Commerce's "Aviation Fascination" event at Falcon Field:

[Joe Copalman]

Four-One-Four on final.

[David Loera]

keeping it Civil

[Jay Beckman]

Users View of RWY 4R at Falcon (Note the Stinson just over the Refrigerators...)

[cpasley]

Great perspective Jay!

[cpasley]

Makes me wonder though ,it has been some time since I been able to make it out to Falcon ,can someone tell me if any of the C-54's still exist and maybe their current state

[Brian Lockett]

Makes me wonder though ,it has been some time since I been able to make it out to Falcon ,can someone tell me if any of the C-54's still exist and maybe their current state

Here's a shot of one and a half Douglas transports at Falcon that I took during the Gathering of Legends on November 13:

[Joe Copalman]

There's another parked in the dirt lot just to the west of Sabena's big hangar. 

[Joe Copalman]

New rule: Chris Pasley needs to ask about cool stuff more often.  

Driving home from work, I noticed one of the C-54s on the CAF ramp with a crane near it.  I heard a sound that I thought was a generator of some sort, but it was actually one of the engines.  


I've been wanting to see these fly for a LOOOOOOOOOOONG time, hopefully this means I'll have that chance in the near future.

[jslugman]

Good Lord wouldn't that be a sight?!?!?!?!

[cpasley]

Holy Cow! now thats the kind of answer I was hoping to get ,wish I could have seen it but your picture is just as good ,must have been sweet to hear that radial humming I also love that Ford crane truck ,looks as old as the bird its working on

[Matt Ottosen]

New rule: Chris Pasley needs to ask about cool stuff more often.  

Wow, nice catch, and all this time I thought the Arizona Wing was collecting junk and storing it on their ramp!

[Joe Copalman]

Last shot from today.  Saw this on final as I was walking back to my car and ran back to my spot to catch it.