Heritage Flight

The Heritage Flight was practicing out of Davis-Monthan AFB last weekend and we had a front row seat while playing softball at Freedom Park on Sunday morning. Here, an F-4, P-51, F-15 and A-10 fly over the field in formation. This image was taken at 300mm focal length with an exposure of 1/400 seconds at f/9, ISO 100.

Viper on the tarmac

The F-16 is my favorite modern airplane, not just because of its sleek lines and unique profile, but also its performance and, oh yeah, the best combat flight simulator for PCs was built around this particular military jet, namely the Falcon series, most recently incarnated as Falcon AF. This image was taken at 18mm focal length with an exposure of 1/160 seconds at f/11, ISO 200 with a polarizer.

Viper inbound for landing

Against the backdrop of the Rincon Mountains, this F-16 Fighting Falcon, also called a "Viper" because of its distinctive appearance from the front, approaches the runway at D-M. You can see its exhaust plume against the mountains as well. This image was taken at 300mm focal length with an exposure of 1/400 seconds at f/9, ISO 400.