Capn kamikaze Posted October 20, 2017 Posted October 20, 2017 As the title says, possibly visiting in Jan, bringing jobs to America, and while I'm there I plan to go have a look at Luke AFB, is there any good spots to watch from?
javelina1 Posted October 20, 2017 Posted October 20, 2017 Welcome to AZ! I don't live on the west side, but I know a few folks from that part of town can pipe in as to where to watch the "birds". (I'm over in the east, near the former WAFB). Is this your first visit to Phoenix? MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control
Capn kamikaze Posted October 20, 2017 Author Posted October 20, 2017 Yeah first visit, it's a working trip, helping set up a new factory, if I have time I was going to see if I could get to Luke for a couple of hours.
javelina1 Posted October 20, 2017 Posted October 20, 2017 if you have some time to kill, take a little drive down south: http://www.pimaair.org/ Davis-Monthan is nearby, I'm sure you'll see some 'Hawg's buzzing by... :-) MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control
Capn kamikaze Posted October 20, 2017 Author Posted October 20, 2017 Thanks, sounds like a good place to go.
Harry.R Posted October 20, 2017 Posted October 20, 2017 You can get to one end of the runway at Luke for approach shots. Check out the CAF museum at Falcon field, they usually have their B17 flying daily.
Capn kamikaze Posted October 21, 2017 Author Posted October 21, 2017 I had a look on google maps, I think I know where you mean, there's a road right along the southern boundary, near the approach, is that it?
ST0RM Posted October 24, 2017 Posted October 24, 2017 To answer the OP's actual question, check this page out. Using Steve's guide, I've gotten great shots and views during my visits to Luke. Just stay out of the fields. Some Dutch spotters/photogs were careless and got the land owners angry. So that is now off limits. http://aviationphotodigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/LUKE-AFB-OG-ver-1.2.pdf
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