Simviation Forum - Spotting KSAN- part 1

Aug 30^th, 2007 at 10:16pm

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Left work early today to go get my FAA medical card renewed, and I am happy to report I am alive, can breathe, can see, can hear, and do not have anything to worry about in my urine. So I can legally fly Saturday (yyeesss!!!) Grin

Just a few blocks away from the doc's lies San Diego Int'l (or "Lindbergh Field" as my instructor calls it)...
so afterwards I wandered around a bit and tried to reel in some good ones.

This place has major potential!! Grin

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Reply #1 - Aug 30^th, 2007 at 10:55pm

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Great shots, Sean. I remember when I was there in December, we were about to march in the Bay Parade and wishing I was in a pair of shorts and t-shirt with a camera pointed at SAN arrivals than inside of a wool marching uniform in 75° weather. I could see them landing in the corner of my eye! Torture, I tells ya!

And on top of that, I didn't even get to go to the Midway! Roll Eyes

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Reply #2 - Aug 31^st, 2007 at 12:02am

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Terrific Shots!!! I lived next to Lindbergh Field for the first 3 months of my career (Boot Camp, literally right next to it, theres only a fence seperating the Marine Corps Recruit Depot from the runway) and I had never gone to that spot where you took those shots, great view!!

I remember in boot camp everytime a plane took off we were all wishing we were on it going home Grin

Then I got stationed there for three years and got to watch all those planes all day everyday, but never thought to get any shots Angry

Thanks for posting them, made me miss good ol SD, best big city in the states!

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Reply #3 - Aug 31^st, 2007 at 12:34am

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flyboy 28 wrote on Aug 30^th, 2007 at 10:55pm:

Great shots, Sean. I remember when I was there in December, we were about to march in the Bay Parade and wishing I was in a pair of shorts and t-shirt with a camera pointed at SAN arrivals than inside of a wool marching uniform in 75° weather. I could see them landing in the corner of my eye! Torture, I tells ya!

And on top of that, I didn't even get to go to the Midway! Roll Eyes

I, um... I didn't think of you at that moment... but I've been there. In a turtleneck. Cheesy

I have the Midway on my "must do" list... already have a few pics from the promenade. Wink

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Reply #4 - Aug 31^st, 2007 at 12:37am

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BigTruck wrote on Aug 31^st, 2007 at 12:02am:

Terrific Shots!!! I lived next to Lindbergh Field for the first 3 months of my career (Boot Camp, literally right next to it, theres only a fence seperating the Marine Corps Recruit Depot from the runway) and I had never gone to that spot where you took those shots, great view!!

I remember in boot camp everytime a plane took off we were all wishing we were on it going home Grin

Then I got stationed there for three years and got to watch all those planes all day everyday, but never thought to get any shots Angry

Thanks for posting them, made me miss good ol SD, best big city in the states!

LOL!
It was up on or near 1st Ave and Laurel, mostly... but I wandered around a bit waiting to see where they'd come from. Grin

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Reply #5 - Aug 31^st, 2007 at 2:12am

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You should swing by MCRD tomorrow morning (friday) for the recruit graduation, always a good parade, watching all those kids become Marines...Plus it's always fun to watch the recruits that are still in training getting their butts ripped to shreds by Drill Instructors. I believe the grad starts at 11am. Just in case you were interested, I'm sure you have a busy schedule but I figured I'd throw that in for ya

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Reply #6 - Aug 31^st, 2007 at 7:57pm

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Great shots. Love the capture of the crosswind landing.

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Reply #7 - Sep 1^st, 2007 at 8:22am

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Very nice! I love the contrast between Alaska airlines and the tropical plants! Cool

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Reply #8 - Sep 2^nd, 2007 at 8:13am

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More great shots! I like #1 the best but they're all great.

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Reply #9 - Sep 2^nd, 2007 at 10:38am

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Omag 2.0 wrote on Sep 1^st, 2007 at 8:22am:

Very nice! I love the contrast between Alaska airlines and the tropical plants! Cool

Yes... and that Athabaskan fella on the tail always seems to be saying "I love this job..." Cheesy

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