Last minute Christmas Rush with IFL Cargo B722 flying for UPS

[SengaB]

captmjk16,
I also did my flight training in the Midwest Chicago area. I do have fond memories of a lot of airports in the region and the aircraft as well even before they Killed Meigs Field. What Airport are the IFL B772 based out of? I do believe KPTK? But I am not sure.

That's very cool 727C47. I am sure most of these planes from the Midwest I have a shot in years past probably can bring some memory. That is very cool. I see a

Senga

[captmjk16]

Senga,

I'm not sure if the 727s are based full time at PTK, but there did always seem at least one or two at IFL's hangar complex. Honestly I never did any reg logging back then, just took the time to stop the lawn mower, run to the car, grab the camera and shoot the arrival/departure so I can't be sure if any were based there full time or just stopped by for MX. Now a days there tends to be more Falcon 20 and Convair action out of PTK from IFL. I still miss seeing the more frequent DC-3 movements out there, though again, I was too young to appreciate it at the time.

Mark

[SengaB]

I know the feelings I rally wish I could have started the hobby a few years before than when I p in the DC area (Northern Virginia) Area I can only imagine what VIP and Unique Aircraft I could have gotten back then in the late 80s and early/mid 90s. Andrews AFB and Dulles were not that far. I am one of the few lucky ones that have few if any memories of aircraft and what I saw before I started shooting so nothing to haunt me much.

Senga

[captmjk16]

I guess that's a good problem to have Senga, in my case I've got the memories and (occasionally) some crappy negatives that make me wonder what the hell I thought I was doing back then, regardless, things are far better on the aviation photography front today.

The VIPs around DC have to be drool-worthy, but something tells me they're tougher to catch now than back in the day.

[SengaB]

I can totally relate capt. I have crappy negatives as well. Or the why didn't I just go around the corner to a better shot! bad then There wasn't anyone to knock some sense into us to look at better way to do things.

During my first visit to KMDW in 1996 little did I know when I took this AWE B732 that I simply could have shot 30 feet away to the left with a perfect side on. It took me a few year to learn this basic concept "WHAT COMES IN MUST GO OUT" I would see plane I wanted on the ground but it never occurred to me that it woudl depart in the morning or later in a few hours.



Senga