Collings Foundation - Scottsdale 4/12-14

[Chris Kennedy]

B-24, B-17, P-51, "Special Me 262 debut."

[ChrisM]

Sounds great, where are they listing it?

[Chris Kennedy]

That stop hasn't shown up on the web site schedule yet. It was listed on their newsletter that I received via email.

The online schedule is here:

http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm

[Chris Kennedy]

This is what the newsletter says about the 262.

The Collings Foundation's Messerschmitt Me 262 "White 1" will be visiting several stops on the Wings of Freedom tour throughout 2013 for display and available for training and type rating flights. The first appearance will be at the Historic Aviation Memorial Museum / Tyler Pounds Regional Airport in Texas, March 15 th to 17 th.

This world-class replica will be flying in from its current base at the Foundation's Houston facility in Ellington Field. After the first stop in Tyler, we have plans to bring it to Frontiers of Flight Museum at Dallas Love Field then to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

The official grand debut will be held at Scottsdale Airport on Friday, April 12 th. This stop is particularly significant as it is somewhat of a homecoming for this extraordinary venture. The late Judge Lou Werner who lived in the Scottsdale area started the Me 262 "White 1" project. Judge Werner had spent years invested in seeing this iconic jet aircraft take to the skies before donating the plane to the Collings Foundation in 2008. Judge Werner's family will be on hand to see the plane in its most pristine condition flying in his memory.

For the first time in history, the Collings Foundation will be offering unusual attitude / upset training and type rating flight programs in the Me 262 at certain Wings of Freedom tour locations or the Foundation's Houston facility. Certain pre-requisites exist to qualify. For more information and costs send email to: info@collingsfoundation.org
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[ChrisM]

Looking forward to this, the B-24 in particular. I know there is a viewing terrace in the airport cafe at Deer Valley, but what are the photo opportunities like at Scottsdale or Glendale to catch these aircraft when they are taking off or landing?

[Chris Kennedy]

Looking forward to this, the B-24 in particular. I know there is a viewing terrace in the airport cafe at Deer Valley, but what are the photo opportunities like at Scottsdale or Glendale to catch these aircraft when they are taking off or landing?

Check Tom's post here for locations at Scottsdale.
http://azaerophoto.com/forum/index.php?topic=856.msg41752#msg41752

There aren't really any good locations that I know of at Glendale to shoot aircraft landing or taking off. You can go on the stairs on the north side of the terminal building, but the view of the runway is kind of limited by trees. It only works in the afternoon too, due to the sun angle. The runway there runs pretty much north/south. The terminal is pretty far away from the runway too. The restaurant has an outside patio, but I think it's surrounded by plexiglas panels, which are usually terrible to shoot through.

The deck at Deer Valley is actually not part of the restaurant, it's over it, on the second level. It is a good place for takeoff shots, not quite as good for landing ones, as it's pretty much opposite the center of the runway. The sun angle is usually pretty good, though, except early in the morning and late in the afternoon.

Hope to see you at one of the locations.

[Barry Griffiths]

Thanks, Chris ............. very helpful. Hope to catch up with you on Friday.
Barry

[trmphoto]

ME 262 Arrival

ME 262

[Matt Ottosen]

Messerschmitt  Me 262 B-1c Swallow

[Barry Griffiths]

  
Messerschmitt Me 262 B-1C Swallow s/n 501241 (2002) N262AZ by Barry Griffiths CAD, on Flickr

[ChrisM]

My flying has been scrubbed for the day, so hopefully off to Deer Valley I go. Any idea of the arrival times?

[Matt Ottosen]

Consolidated B-24J Liberator "Witchcraft"

[trmphoto]

Me-262


B-24J Witchcraft


P-51C Betty Jane