It’s coming back!! Reno Baby, Oh Yeah !!
Air shows and other flying events are pretty much the same. No matter where you go, air shows are similar. A few locals flying, a military jet, some over priced food and if you are lucky, one or two...
Author: Joe Kates
POF High Country Fly-In 2010 – Valle, AZ
Each June, warbirds take to the sky over the Valle Airport in Arizona’s High Country near the Grand Canyon when Planes of Fame Air Museum hosts its annual High Country Warbirds Fly-in. A number of the aircraft on display...
Lunch with a legend. Vietnam Ace – Steve Ritchie
A few weeks ago my brother Steve Kates (drsky) got a call from his good friend Brigadier General Richard Stephen “Steve” Ritchie Ret. The General was in town for a speaking engagement and invited us to join him for...
Maj’s TA-4 Skyhawk takes to the Sky!! – VIDEO
Local owner Maj take’s his TA-4 airborne from Marana, Arizona and makes this wonderful video during his trip. Thats him in the back seat doing the filming. . Then he takes it to Chino California for the Chino Airshow...
Riders On The Storm
Spam Can,( A different exposure) this was taken @the 2009 Planes of Fame air show Valle,AZ, Please click on www.classicwarbirds.net for more of Photorecon’s Classicwarbirds. The Planes Of Fame 2009 AirShow @ Chino ,CA is next week May 15th -16th 2010....
Flying Legend – Betty “Tack” Blake – WASP Class 43-1
Last weekend I had the honor once again to meet up with Ms. Betty “TACK ” Blake. The recent visit of the EAA‘s B-17 Aluminum Overcast brought out many WWII Vets, Blake, among the most interesting of them all....
MCAS YUMA AirShow 2010
Photorecon was invited by Dr. Brian Cullen to attend the 2010 MCAS Yuma Airshow. Dr. Cullen is an active aviator and a member of the Yuma Airport Authority.We had front row seats in the VIP area for the show,...
Nazzi Hirani “A Custodian Of Aviation History”
3-11-2010 was a sad day; we lost a great man and in his personal words “A Custodian of Aviation History”. Nazzi Hirani left this world doing what he loved to do. Fly his vintage Warbird In the skies over Arizona. ...
International Society for Aviation Photography – Las Vegas,NV March 4-6 2010
Dave and Joe are attending the 2010 International Society for Aviation Photography LasVegas ,NV and are having a BLAST . This is a great event and as always features world class speakers and presentations. The highlight of the event...
Photorecon flies With The 161st Air Refueling Wing “THE COPPERHEADS”
Team members of Photorecon had a rare opportunity to fly with the Arizona wing of the Air National Guards/ 161st Air Refueling Wing,197th ARS. Our flight with the “Copperheads” took place on December 11th, 2009. During our 2hr flight...
Photorecon meets Number One
While having dinner at The Memphis BBQ just outside the main gate at Nellis AFB who was to walk in but Thunderbird #1. It was Lt Col Greg Thomas last show as a Thunderbird. Charger as he is know...
