Lindberg Field, San Diego

Here are some interesting shots at eye level of some landing Jets at Lindberg field San Diego....some are even into the Pilots I am on the Hill on the east side of Highway 5 and Can even look down on them as they land, I was using my XT 350 D with a 70-300mm with a 2x extention tube.
I was fighting heat waves coming off the Tarmac , its been 75 Deg. and Beautiful........for a January Day !! D.

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they are either really really small and those are super duper crops... or you need a new lens/camera (or just a longer lens)

RadAL wrote in post #2511325
they are either really really small and those are super duper crops... or you need a new lens/camera (or just a longer lens)

Well...with the heat waves and the fact that I am along way off, lens and Camera are newish , It me I am old and worn out, and without a tripod or a net!! not bad for an old fart. D.

Sorry, in the "Share" areas IMAGE POSTING RULES only allow 2 attachments by the OP per thread. (Maximum 800 pixels on any side.)
Some exceptions are "Show Me...", "Post your best...", etc.
You can have 8 linked pics per thread, though. Or two attachments & 6 linked pics.

My Bad.....sorry.

Well done Dale, we fly into there all the time. I have taken a few from the street of them flying over the parking lot and waiting for the cops to arrive.
I have taken a few from Jimsair as well. You can get some good ones from the Air & Space Museum parking lot as well.Thanks for sharing them.

Lynn

Merlin Driver wrote in post #2516657
Well done Dale, we fly into there all the time. I have taken a few from the street of them flying over the parking lot and waiting for the cops to arrive.
I have taken a few from Jimsair as well. You can get some good ones from the Air & Space Museum parking lot as well.Thanks for sharing them.

Lynn

Have they improved things at that airport? Used to be one of the most dangerous ones to fly into in the U.S.

Heat Haze , is a night mare , Belive it or not we do occasionally suffer from it here in Glasgow , the bigger the lens the worse it gets , so you have done not to bad with those shots

Merlin Driver wrote in post #2516657
Well done Dale, we fly into there all the time. I have taken a few from the street of them flying over the parking lot and waiting for the cops to arrive.
I have taken a few from Jimsair as well. You can get some good ones from the Air & Space Museum parking lot as well.Thanks for sharing them.

Lynn

I tried the museum's lot too but the wife was in a rush and tired from all the walking so I was saving that spot for later, thanks. D.

Actually , Lindberg field is one of the safest airports to fly into in the world, just because it looks scarey, but it keeps the aircrews on their toes so to speak, and they shut down at night, no take off past 10 pm and no landings past 12 midnight unless it is an emergency. D.

BobOh wrote in post #2518465
Have they improved things at that airport? Used to be one of the most dangerous ones to fly into in the U.S.

Not really dangerous as mentioned above. However all those parking structures and buildings are still there when on approach.

Dale Siscoe wrote in post #2529560
Actually , Lindberg field is one of the safest airports to fly into in the world, just because it looks scarey, but it keeps the aircrews on their toes so to speak, and they shut down at night, no take off past 10 pm and no landings past 12 midnight unless it is an emergency. D.

Hi Dale,

So you're over here too... You know the reason why thy shut down Lindbergh Field at night don't you? It's not for safety reasons but because all the rich people that live in Point Loma bitched about the noise...

I once had a conversation with a Marine Colonel aviator who surmised that the proposed airport at Miramar will never happen. He said the FAA would never sanction another curfew airport and that given the amount of compaining about the Marine helicopters from the residents surrounding the base it was unlikely the airport would ever be moved there...

JWright