Rocky Mountain Aviation Photography

NAVIGATION

Kyle Matson

Eric Daniel Smith

Jason Thacher

Rocky Mountain Aviation Articles

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To Learn about the history of aviation as a vital service in the region, the role of the photographer in portraying this history, and many other general interest subjects pertaining to aviation in the rocky mountains, this is the place to be. Not a news section, these articles are designed to promote general knowledge when it comes to subjects in aviation. Thanks for taking interest, enjoy the reading!

The Photographer: The Window to the Civic Engagement: by Eric Daniel Smith

Civic Engagement today is sorely lacking, and in some cases is almost looked down upon. A classic example of this is the battle between local residents of (insert generic American city here) and Aviation Photographers. At airports all across America, viewing decks are being closed, causing photographers to have to move to roads outside the airport. ( more... )

Stapleton International Airport: Ten Years Later by Eric Daniel Smith

I paused to reflect as a cool breeze blew by. Ten feet away from me was a chain link fence blocking out would-be intruders from getting into the redevelopment project. Above, a FedEx DC-10 flying the approach into DIA. Many of FedEx's DC-10's came from United and American, so it's likely that the airplane I saw once visited Denver in a different colorscheme, in a different era. ( more... )

Coming Soon:
Jason Thacher writes on spotting in the post 9/11 world, what other countries have done, and what we as a nation can do better; And Eric Smith writes on aviation and it's vital role in the wake of disasters, and how Durango, Colorado plays into the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief.

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