Had a great time spotting in KAFW Alliance this Sat Afternoon . Metup with Steve Gurley right by the Alliance tower area and was presented with the 3 Harrier Steve caught yesterday. Phill showed up later and and his 6 ft ladder was a godsend. We take turns using the ladder to clear the fence for those Harrier Shots. Spads did not fly this Sat… oh well… is that my luck or what?? 2 weekend in a row.
We got some 2 t6 from Lauglin AFB flying … one of them came back and did a few touch and go options.
As it gets hotter, a KC135 from March AFB came in to land and followed by a DC9…… DC9 ??? do they even fly??? Accordingly its a a transport use by the Navy.
Caught a C130 from the Ropers came in to land on 35.
At about 3pm the Harrier Pilot finally came out, we caught all the great action of this 3 Marine pilot suiting up for the flight out. They taxi by taxi way A,B and C and take off simultaneously on a short take off on 35…. amazing show of force and spectacular way to take off….. myself and Steve was still shell shocked by that stunning performance. Go MArines!!
Great catch on those VMA-542 Tigers.
Nice shots Dave. I missed all the harriers damnit!!
thanks buds… the wait for those HArriers was well worth it.
DAveC