Welcome to Visitinglax.com
Sun, 8/02/09 – 8:54 | One Comment

Welcome to Visitinglax, a site for KLAX, Los Angeles International Airport, as well as So Cal Spotters, the site from a group of photographers around the southern California area who love planes as an art form.

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KLAX Overview
Wed, 25/11/09 – 13:06 | No Comment

Just another day at KLAX!

Hello again
Mon, 23/11/09 – 19:52 | No Comment
Hello again

Just wanted to updated everyone, we all have had some time off, but will return soon with more updates as warranted. T

Night shot
Thu, 7/05/09 – 20:18 | No Comment
Night shot

Jorge has been on all of us to do more, and that at night, so a couple of weeks ago, we spent some time doing late night shooting with a great lens..the 85 1.2 L from Canon.  Opened up all the way, this lens coupled …

Rumour mill…Qantas
Mon, 4/05/09 – 21:10 | No Comment
Rumour mill…Qantas

Heard from some sources which will of course remain nameless and confidential…Qantas is quite unhappy with their A388. It has the fuel burn rate of about 10 tonne/hour, which puts it in the same basic class as an older 744, and they have not …

Just a thought
Thu, 16/04/09 – 18:32 | No Comment
Just a thought

One has to wonder…If all the world followed one person, what would we be? If all the world followed themselves, what would they be. If all the world followed each other, what would each be? And if all the world stopped, thought, and then acted…what …

A few national budget cuts which will affect the SoCal region
Sun, 12/04/09 – 15:06 | No Comment
A few national budget cuts which will affect the SoCal region

Among the cuts made by the pentagon:
1) Halting all productions of the C-17 cargo plane. Nothing new here, we all knew this was coming, but this makes it official.
2) Cap the production of the F-22 program at 187 planes…no more purchases. …

V Austrailia
Thu, 2/04/09 – 10:17 | No Comment
V Austrailia

February 27th was an exciting day for LAX spotters. V Australia Airlines, a new long haul international airline owned by the parent company of Virgin Blue, started service with flights to Los Angeles from Sydney, Australia using brand new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Pending government approval, …

Yuma MCAS Airshow – March 14, 2009
Sun, 15/03/09 – 8:09 | No Comment
Yuma MCAS Airshow – March 14, 2009

USMC T-5
Went to the Yuma MCAS airshow this weekend. A very good show with the typical Navy/Marine type stuff flying about. The best show came from the Alabama Flyboys in their Piper Cub…talk about a controlled crash. They took off from the …

“Salmon-Thirty-Salmon”
Sun, 8/02/09 – 11:01 | No Comment
“Salmon-Thirty-Salmon”

“Salmon-Thirty-Salmon” climbing after take-off from runway 24L. Maciej Flis

Jorge Chavez
Sun, 8/02/09 – 10:56 | No Comment
Jorge Chavez

Air China heavy arrives to a beautifuly warm Fall evening.

Maciej Flis
Sun, 8/02/09 – 10:53 | One Comment
Maciej Flis

Philippine Airlines on short final RWY 24R in the very last rays of light.

Up close!!
Sun, 8/02/09 – 10:42 | No Comment
Up close!!

Finally, a good close up shot of one of these very elusive creatures…the Brasília. Seen here about to touch down on 25R.

Dreamliner
Sun, 8/02/09 – 10:39 | No Comment
Dreamliner

Classic Dreamliner shot…LAX, Hollywood sign, and a bright, clear, SoCal day. What a mix for this beautiful craft.

Short Final
Sun, 8/02/09 – 10:27 | No Comment
Short Final

Seen landing on 24R.

Cleveland Cavs
Sun, 8/02/09 – 10:24 | No Comment
Cleveland Cavs

The Cleveland Cavalier’s 732 leaves LA via 25L…

Flight Path Visitor
Sun, 8/02/09 – 10:22 | No Comment
Flight Path Visitor

Back home, this time for good. This T-38, which was the very first one put into service was first delivered to the Air Force as 59-1603, spent some time with the US Navy, and then finally NASA flew for the last time today. She came …

United Triple
Sun, 8/02/09 – 10:21 | One Comment
United Triple

UAL Flight 947, in from Washington’s Dulles airport is seen streaking by, landing on 24R.

Frontier RJ
Sun, 8/02/09 – 10:18 | No Comment
Frontier RJ

Seen here landing on 24R…

747 Flight deck
Sun, 8/02/09 – 10:17 | No Comment
747 Flight deck

Flight deck of this grand old dame…I like the oxygen masks which are hanging above each seat…really shows the age off well. Delivered in 1971 to American Airlines as N9673, then went to UPS for a while as N673UP. Kalitta has had her since 2003. …