Hi,
During my trip to the US - see the photos in the airliner section - I got to spend a few hours at Van Nuys airport. Here are some photos.
The airport bills itself as the busiest airport in the world, and it was rare for something not be be moving:-
N1882S by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr
There are many interesting aircraft to be seen, including this Grob Egret:-
N520EG by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr
The Cirrus VK-30 was the forerunner to the Cirrus range of aircraft that are now so popular:-
N52TH by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr
The lcoal flying schools were busy, and operated a range of aircraft including DA40 N308EF:-
N308EF by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr
The LA Fire Department have a number of helicopters at the airport, such as N412HA:-
N412LA by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr
A couple of CL-215s were also around:-
C-GQBC by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr
A good few helicopters at Van Nuys are used for filming:-
N211FN by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr
While others were operated in an ambulance role:-
N615D by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr
There were loads of biz jets as well. Some, such as N950DM were parked:-
N950DM by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr
While others such as N715FJ were on the move:-
N715FJ by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr
I very much enjoyed my visit - there is a lot of very interesting trafiic here. Some more photos can be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/indiaecho ... ?details=1
Neil
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Re: Van Nuys
Very interesting set, I'd love to do a pairs landing in my little Cessna
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Re: Van Nuys
Thanks - the traffic at Van Nuys is so varied you could do a pair landing with another Cessna today, a Global Express tomorrow and maybe a 727 later in the week....
Re: Van Nuys
Great stuff, would love to get back out to the USA.
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Re: Van Nuys
Very nice post Neil.Good selection of aircraft on show
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