Davis-Monthan Air Show 2010

[phantomphan1974]

Or a tactical vest.  That is what I used a number of years after same issues at Miramar.

[JWright]

Yeah I hear ya on that one. On a side note, my one issue with the show this year was that local promos for the show said that 'small camera bags' would be allowed inside, of course just expect that they'd be searched. When you got to the parking lot for the shuttle, suddenly it had become 'absolutely no camera bags of any kind'. I couldn't even get a small fanny pack in. So had to go inside hand-carrying two lenses, with my pockets stuffed full of batteries, flash cards, etc etc. Major pain when it came to get lunch and try to carry that on top of everything else. Memo for the 2012 show, BRING THE PHOTOG VEST.

I would have walked away...  It seems D-M is very restrictive, more so than any other base I've been on for an air show.

I applied for a media credential for the show and at the last minute was told that if I wished to take the credential, I would have to be escorted everywhere I went outside of the designated media shooting area.  This kind of restriction is unheard of at a military air show.  Since when do you let the general public have full access to the show area and require the media to have an escort in the same area?  This, coupled with the bag hassles make me doubt I will ever consider attending a show at D-M again.

[f4_phantom_fan]

Here's the E-3 departing. Tried shooting from a new area for this. The spot worked well for the heavies.