Why Is This Line Not Moving?

Embassy Suites Portland Airport PDX Presidential Suite

Honolulu Airport 1965

Mr. Folk Singer Guitar Player at the Airport

We dislike folk-singer guitar players at airports.

No "Puff the Magic Dragon" in the terminal, please.

Our request would be for "Sounds of Silence."

Sky Harbor

LAX Airport Control Tower

LAX Airport Control Tower

Vintage Aerial View LAX Airport

We had forgotten about the gas station that used to be at the exit.

Proposed Lockheed "Skylift" for inter-terminal transportation.

LAX Airport Flame of Freedom

The Flame of Freedom is no longer there.

Plane Spotting at PHX

The scenery can get repetitious at Sky Harbor.

Plane Spotting at PDX

That parking lot over there used to be a great place to park your car and spot planes.

But in a sterling example of bureaucratic overreach, they closed the parking lot. So now you just park ouside and step over the barricade. You arrive at the same place, and the security level stays exactly the same as it was.

San Diego Airport KSAN Approach Parking Structure

The "Famous" KSAN parking garage.

It's just a common-sense non-precision approach : "LOC RWY 27," so just RNAV.

Obstacle is off-centerline, with displaced threshold.

But things happen fast on the step-down : VYDDA-OKAIN-CIJHI-REEBO.

SCAN SCAN SCAN : Attitude Airspeed Altitude Heading Localizer Needle VSI

Please be courteous and don't leave tire skidmarks on top of the parking structure. There have been a couple times that they made guys pay to have it repainted.

Airbus A340 Hot & High Testing

OEAB airport, 1992.

Elevation: high. Temperature: hot. Sandstorm: yes.

Would have gotten better shots, but was crouched behind the door of my truck so I wouldn't get arrested for taking pictures at the airport.

Runway 32 Threshold Markings

Photo location : Runway 32

China Southern Airbus A380-841 Landing Los Angeles LAX

Inbound from Guangzhou Baiyun International. B-6139; formerly F-WWAR. Photograph by LBBC.

Airport Terminal Pictures

She moved her head. We missed the shot by a fraction of a second. Hate that.

أنا سعيد لترك هذا المكان.

Mark Spitz 1972 LAX

Here's Mark Spitz retuning home from the 1972 Summer Olympics in München where he won 7 Gold Medals, while setting new world records in each event.

And he happens to be wearing a gold shirt.

Kodak Instamatic X-15 with flashcube.

Airport Warning Placard

Now let's just think about this for a moment ...

Vintage Airliners at Miami

We just had these slides from 2000 digitized. I guess I'll have to scan them myself someday.

This guy was all over the place ...

Kahului Airport Maui Aerial Flyover View

On December 24th 2008, we went up in N6009V (callsign : Zero-Nine-Victor) so we could take pictures of the private jets at OGG.

Yet another special thanks to the tower for accomodating us that day, amid the numerous landing heavies, helicopters, and what-not...

These are just a sample. We took several hundred pictures ... some of which will meet their demise and ultimately be lost forever in future Airplane Life blog posts.

Oh, and if any of these aircraft happen to belong to you, please let us know. Please be specific. Don't just say, "The white one."