MCAS Yuma/Yuma International Airport (YUM, KNYL, NYL)

[Ned Harris]

TAV-8B  Harrier trainer landing at MCAS Yuma on 11-20-09.

[Ned Harris]

VMAT-203 "Hawks" color bird landing at MCAS Yuma on 11-10-09.

[Joe Copalman]

"Hawks" Night-Attack bird heading out to the range.

[Chris V]

Is there action on the weekends out at Yuma or is it mainly weekday stuff?

[Joe Copalman]

Weekdays.  That's why the Harriers come to Willie on the weekends. 

[Chris V]

Where off base do you guys usually shoot from? I might be out that way the week after Christmas on a weekday. Would be nice to check it out and see what shots I can get.

[Joe Copalman]

There's a pretty decent guide to the shooting locations around Yuma on the scramble.nl website.  Can't link directly to it, but you can access it from the following menu: http://www.scramble.nl/airports/index.html.

Stay away from spots 3 and 6 on the the map.  I can't believe those idiots actually suggest that people hide from the MPs in the orange groves or that they access restricted areas.  Ridiculous, and potentially damaging to local photographers. 

The fairgrounds (spots 1 and 2) and spot 4 on the Scramble map are really the only good places to shoot from.  You may still get a visit from the cops, but both the MCAS MPs and the Yuma PD are pretty cool and are just doing their due diligence when they check in on you.  Standard admonition from them is to keep your lenses above the fenceline and not to take photos of their flightline, but with the fence in the way and passing traffic and heat haze and distance, there's really not a shot worth getting in that direction anyway.

[Chris V]

Thanks for the info Joe. 

[Phil Myers]

A few from my trip to Yuma ...I can't post pics, so please go to my website link below....

Although not all that original for the AZ guys, it was my first real V22 sighting...Made the trip worth while!

http://philmyersphotography.smugmug.com/

Phil

[Joe Copalman]

Tomcats' Harrier on final into Yuma last October.

[Joe Copalman]

Sniper headed out to the ranges:

[josephea6]

NIce one JOE!

[Matt Ottosen]

A couple of unexpected visitors at MCAS Yuma.

40th Flight Test Squadron

McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle


McDonnell Douglas F-15D Eagle

[jslugman]

Dang, what a bonus!

[Jason Hyatt]

This fella is from back in '06 and I spent quite a while recovering it. I hope you like it.