[cactuswings 2669] LOG - Phoenix Area (December 2013)

SEA (12/4/2013)
There were a few aircraft of note on an early Wednesday afternoon.

Asiana           333  HL8259
British Airways  772          #IL
Emirates         77L          #WE
Korean Air       772  HL7764  thanks BT!
United Express   EM2  N585SW  gapfiller!

…plus a Lufthansa A330/340 (could only see top of fin).


AZA (12/5/2013)
I had a bit more luck than on my last visit to Mesa-Gateway where exactly zero aircraft went into the book.  Still, there were slim pickings.

Allegiant     319  N302NV
Allegiant     M80  N884GA
Allegiant     M80  N892GA
Allegiant     M80          #406
              M80  N305FA  blue tail c/s, no titles


PHX (12/5/2013)
In the mid-afternoon I saw a mystery DHC-8 on final.  Also, there were also a LOT of cargo aircraft (holiday rush!) and KC-135s about this week - there must be an exercise going on.


GYR (12/6/2013)
A morning visit to Goodyear was quite successful as frigid temperatures and perfect light made reading registrations much easier.  I wasn't paying attention to exact liveries btw.  Philosophical question - do I take credit for airplanes for which I didn't get the reg but that I can definitively identify?!!

Hangar/Scrap Pad
Air France    320  FGFKJ   classic c/s
Blue Dart     75F  VTBDQ   presumably the former Mint a/c?
Erickson      M87          #103
Hawaiian      763  N585HA  ready for final scrapping
Singapore     772  N321LF  now back, probably for final scrapping
Sky           734  N707DB  gold c/s
United        762  N68159  complete
US Airways    734  N459UW
              320  EIFDK   all-white c/s, mispole for EIEDK?  ID?
              73_  N449KA  all-white c/s
              75F  N720DB  blue tail c/s (ex-Icelandair presumably)

…plus a World MD-11 being scrapped.

Field
aironix        735  N441LF  mispole for N411LF
Blue Panorama  763  EIEED
Corsair        743  FGSKY
Hawaiian       763  N584HA
Hawaiian       763  N586HA
Omni           D10  N522AX
Santa Barbara  763  YLLCY
United         752  N560UA
United         762  N76153
United         762  N68160
US Airways     734  N456UW
World          M11  N277WA
XL Airways     320  FGKHK
VarigLog       75F  N235WD
               762  HSKOA

…notable others included a Windrose A320 (full c/s, reg painted over), a Bluebird 737, a Sriwijawa 737, and a UTair 737.

Terminal
Arriving while I was there was a PT-registered Embraer Legacy 500.


PHX (12/6/2013)
There wasn't much of interest and fatigue really took its toll – I'm pretty sure that I botched the one aircraft seen of interest.

             CRJ  N407AW  all-white c/s, in Mesa hangar, likely N407SW

Tobias Lutterodt

"We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security." - Dwight Eisenhower

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