TBM Avenger

TBM Avenger at the 2011 Kingman Air and Auto Show.

2011 NAS Oceana Airshow Fleet Airpower Demo

F-18 Super Hornet inbound during the Fleet Airpower Demo at the 2011 NAS Oceana Airshow.

Blue Angel #6 at the 2011 NAS Oceana Airshow

Blue Angel #6 lands in the rain at the 2011 NAS Oceana Airshow.

Whiteman AFB Based T-38 Talon at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow

Fun with a 16mm wide angle and reflections in a Whiteman AFB based T-38 Talon at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow at Nellis AFB.

NASA T-38 Talon

NASA T-38 Talon at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow at Nellis AFB.

MiG-15 at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow

MiG-15 at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow at Nellis AFB.

A-10 West Demo at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow

A-10 West demo at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow at Nellis AFB.

2012 Airshow Season Preview

Editing of the remainder of the 2011 airshow season's images continues after a productive few days at ICAS. On the radar for the first half of the 2012 season:

NAF El Centro, CA
St. George, UT
MCAS Yuma, AZ
Davis Monthan AFB, AZ
Chino, CA
Hollister, CA
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
Oshkosh

12-10-11 Total Lunar Eclipse

Total lunar eclipse on 12-10-11. Shot with Canon 7D and 100-400mm L @ 400mm...f5.6 for 1.3 seconds at ISO160.

Viper West at the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow.

Viper West F-16 during a break in the weather at the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow.

B-25 Mitchell "Heavenly Body"

B-25 Mitchell "Heavenly Body" turns into the sun at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow at Nellis AFB.

Future Thunderbird

Future Thunderbird #5 ( ǝʌıℲ ) at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow at Nellis AFB

B-2 "Spirit of Nebraska"

B-2 "Spirit of Nebraska" at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow at Nellis AFB.

A-10 West Demo Team at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow

A-10 West Demo Team at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow at Nellis AFB.

P-51 Mustang "Man-O-War"

More 11mm wide angle storm cloud fun...this time with P-51 Mustang "Man-O-War" at the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow.

Viper West Rainbow

Viper West F-16 at the end of the rainbow at the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow.

Viper West Before Dawn at the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow

A 5am 11mm wide angle shot of the Viper West F-16s before dawn at the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow.

USAF Air to Air Demo at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow

USAF Weapons School F-15 Eagle pulls up and deploys flares during demo at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow at Nellis AFB.

F4U Corsair Sunrise

F4U Corsair at daybreak at the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow.

C-53 "D-Day Doll"

‎11mm wide angle shot of C-53 "D-Day Doll" under storm clouds at the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow.

B-1 Demo at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow

B-1 "Bone" approaches for a high speed pass at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow at Nellis AFB.

TBM Avenger

TBM Avenger at sunset at the 2011 Kingman Air and Auto Show.

Jon Melby at the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow

In the reflection of his helmet Jon Melby fills his Pitts with smoke oil prior to performing at the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow.

Melissa Aerobatics at the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow

An early morning cup of coffee awaits Melissa Pemberton on the wing of her Edge 540 before the start of the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow.

Viper West at the 2011 Kingman Air and Auto Show

Viper West F-16 after practice for the 2011 Kingman Air and Auto Show.

T-33 "Ace Maker" at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow

Greg Colyer's T-33 "Ace Maker" at the end of the day at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow at Nellis AFB.

MiG-15 at 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow

MiG-15 performs during Korean War Era display at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow at Nellis AFB.

2011 Aviation Nation Airshow

Wrapping up the 2011 airshow season at the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow this weekend at Nellis AFB.

Thank You Veterans

Viper West F-16 at the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow

Viper West F-16 at the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow.

TBM Avenger

TBM Avenger powers up prior to its demo at the 2011 Kingman Air and Auto Show.

NACA X-1 Program Testbed P-51 Mustang

NACA (forerunner to NASA) X-1 Program testbed P-51 Mustang at the end of the day at the 2011 Kingman Air and Auto Show.

SNJ Texan Sunrise

Sunrise reflection in an SNJ Texan spinner at the 2011 Kingman Air and Auto Show.

Sonny Weller Pitts Biplane

11mm wide angle fun with Sonny Weller's Pitts biplane at the 2011 Kingman Air and Auto Show.

Viper West at the 2011 Kingman Air and Auto Show

Viper West F-16 at the end of a successful weekend at the 2011 Kingman Air and Auto Show.

P-51D Mustang "Wee Willy II" at the 2011 Kingman Air and Auto Show

P-51D Mustang "Wee Willy II" at sunset at the 2011 Kingman Air and Auto Show.

2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow

Thank you to Veronica Casper of the EDA and to the Viper West Demo Team for their gracious hospitality at the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow this weekend. Best wishes to Carl 'Opi' Falcione and Tim 'Elmo' Hiday of Viper West.

Airshow season wraps up this week with the 2011 Aviation Nation Airshow at Nellis AFB.

Small Site Update

Added some new images and did some clean up in the Commercial Airliners gallery today...and editing of images from the 2011 Reno Air Races, 2011 NAS Oceana Airshow, and 2011 Kingman Air and Auto Show continues. Next on the schedule is the 2011 Jacqueline Cochran Airshow in Thermal, CA next week.

2011 Reno Air Races

Will be spending this week in Reno shooting the 2011 Reno Air Races.

CAF B-29 "Fifi" Gallery Added

A gallery dedicated to the only airworthy B-29 Superfortress "Fifi" was added to the site today. "Fifi" was shot at the Deer Valley Airport after a two week hunt across Arizona which was complicated by weather delaying her travels.

Red Flag 11-03 Gallery Added

As I get caught up editing images from the first part of the year prior to the 2011 Reno Air Races in September, a gallery from February's Red Flag Exercise 11-03 was added today. Participants included Royal Air Force Tornados, Michigan Air National Guard A-10s, and US Navy EA-18G Growlers. The next Red Flag exercise will take place early 2012.

2011 Wings Over Camarillo Airshow Gallery Added

I added a gallery with images from the 2011 Wings Over Camarillo Airshow to the site today. This was the last summer airshow before I finish out the airshow season with 7 airshows in a 9 week stretch.

Classic Warbirds at the 2011 Wings Over Camarillo Airshow

A couple of the many classic warbirds at the 2011 Wings Over Camarillo Airshow.

N-9M Flying Wing at the 2011 Wings Over Camarillo Airshow

N-9M Flying Wing at the 2011 Wings Over Camarillo Airshow.

United DC-3 at the 2011 Wings Over Camarillo Airshow

‎11mm wide angle shot of a United DC-3 on the ramp as the morning fog burns off at the 2011 Wings Over Camarillo Airshow.