The Wandering Disciple

Fort Myers, Florida: This week on my trip over to Page Field, I saw a pair of nice looking business jets on the ramp at Base Ops.  I was pretty busy during the visit and didn't spend much time along the flight line, but I did grab a pic of these two before leaving. N702SA – Bombardier CRJ-200 (ViaJet)  N2121 – Gulfstream IV Click on the the aircraft name above to view photos of the plane. Be sure to follow Suncoast Spotter on Facebook and Instagram to see these and more aviation photos.

Fort Myers, Florida: I spent a little time at Page Field today on inspections and caught a little bit of flight action during my break. A flurry of activity kept the runway busy as members of the EAA took flight on a trip to nearby Arcadia. Sandwiched between the EAA activity, the Coast Guard came do visit. A HC-144 from Miami made a few touch and go’s before heading back to Miami.  Here is a look at what I saw this week at FMY:  2304 – HC-144 Ocean Sentry US Coast Guard  N49BW – Van’s RV-9  N82RB – Van’s RV-4  N87CK – Van’s RV-7  N234AS – Van’s RV-7  N313E – Stoddard-Hamilton SH-4 GlaStar  N730B – Cessna Skylane  N8072H – Piper Turbo Arrow  N8670Q – Cessna Stationair  N17223 – Cessna Skyhawk  Click on the photo above to view these and the entire Page Field photo gallery .

Fort Myers, Florida: I spent a little time at Page Field this week on inspections and caught a few plane movements during lunch. Some real strong cross winds made for a quiet day in the air but I did see a trio of aircraft braving the challenging conditions.  Here is a look at what I saw at FMY:  N520CT – Cirrus SR-22  N3129S - Piper Malibu Meridian  N6178W – Cessna Centurion  Click on the photo above to view these and the entire Page Field photo gallery .

Fort Myers, Florida: This week I spent a little bit of time at Page Field and caught a few cool gems during my time there. One interesting spot was a US Army TH-67 that was transitioning into civilian service. And then there was the Cirrus Vision Jet, my new favorite private jet.  Here is a look at what I saw at Page Field this week:  C-GEPR – Eurocopter EC-120  N48HS – Cirrus Vision  N294CW – Cessna Citation   N326EW – Dassault Falcon 2000  N600CS – Embraer Phenom 100  N946CG – Beechcraft Super King Air 300  N5522S – Cessna Skyhawk  N67301 – TH-67 Creek (US Army)  Click on the photo to view these and the rest of the Page Field photo gallery .

Fort Myers, Florida: The activity at Southwest Florida International Airport has kept me away from Page Field for most of the week. However I did get by for a quick visit and here is what I saw while I was there:  N91GL - Learjet 35  N312FU - Raytheon Hawker 800  N383CH - Embraer Phenom 300  N906CD - Cirrus SR-22 Click on the photo above to view the Page Field photo gallery .

Fort Myers, Florida: Spent a few days this week working around Page Field and got some good variety during downtime. There was the usual flight school traffic with a bit of variety mixed in. One of my favorites of the week was a brightly colored Cirrus SR-22 Turbo that was on the base ops ramp during the second half of the week.  Here is a look at what I saw this week at Page Field: N63DU - Rockwell Aero Commander   N234AS – Bakeng Duce  N250AG – Bombardier Challenger 350  N326BW - Lake Renegade  N347RL – Cessna Citation X  N356TT - Cirrus SR-22 Turbo  N592K – Piper Cherokee  N684A – Piper Cherokee  N725XL – Cessna Citation Excel  N729WL – Learjet 31  N750HG – Cessna Citation X  N820JH – Piper Navajo  N884B - Cessna Citation Excel  N1330N – Cessna Skyhawk  N2145G - Cessna Skylane Click on the photo above to view these and the rest of the Page Field photo gallery .

This pair of Eastern Meadowlark do a pretty good job of blending in with the grasses despite having a bright yellow chest. Found in the grasslands of the eastern US, the Eastern Meadowlark spends its time on the ground, foraging for food and nesting. Despite being called a lark, the Eastern Meadowlark is part of the blackbird family. (Photo: November 20, 2020)

Fort Myers, Florida: It was a rather quiet morning this week when I visited Page Field. However I was greeted by a surprise visit by a Coast Guard HC-130, the same aircraft that visited RSW earlier this week. It performed a few approaches before departing back to Clearwater.  Here is look at what I saw at Page Field this week:  1703 - HC-130 Hercules (US Coast Guard)  N189VT - Cessna Citation III  N531KC - Beechcraft Baron  N678BG - Cirrus Vision  N818RA - Pilatus PC-12  Click on the photo above to view these and the rest of the Page Field photo gallery.

Fort Myers, Florida: This week I only spent a brief time at Page Field and the activity was quite limited while I was out there. Here is a look at what I saw while at Page Field:  N894C – Cessna Citation II  N990LS – Beechcraft King Air 90  N6059R – Cessna Skyhawk  Click on the photo above to view these and the entire gallery of photos from the Page Field photo gallery .

Fort Myers, Florida: The rainy, stormy weather hampered the action at Page Field during my time on airport this week. Over my time there, I only saw three movements between the storms.  Here is a look at the aircraft seen this week at Page Field.  N398J – Pilatus PC-12  N121LD – Cessna Skylane  N17223 – Cessna Skyhawk  Click on the photo above to view these and the rest of the Page Field photo gallery .

Fort Myers, Florida: This week I only got by Page once and it was a day full of flight school touch and gos. Paragon, Beaver and Christensen were all busy in the pattern while I was making rounds around Page Field. I did manage to get a pair of charter jets departing Fort Myers, including a shiny Cessna Citation Sovereign.  Here is a look at what I saw at Page Field this week:  N94JA – Cessna Skyhawk  N334QS – Cessna Citation Sovereign (NetJets)  N525DM – Cessna Citation II  N582ND – Piper Seminole  N726MB – Cessna Skyhawk  N800KP – Cirrus SR-20  N911CK – Airbus Helicopters H135 (Collier County EMS MedFlight)  N6013J – Cessna Skyhawk  N6027Z – Cessna Skyhawk  N10897 – Cessna Skyhawk  Click on the photo above to view the Page Field photo gallery .

The iconic T tail of the Mad Dog as seen from a privately owned McDonnell Douglas MD-87. Nicknamed the Mad Dog, the MD 80/90's series was a work horse of passenger aviation, logging tons of flying time with Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and many more. Over 1,100 of the MD-80 series aircraft were built but only about 150 remain flying. American retired its fleet in 2019 and the last revenue flight for Delta was on June 2, 2020. A few smaller airlines continue to operate the last remaining Mad Dogs. (Photo: June 26, 2020)

Fort Myers, Florida: Spent a little time this week around Page Field. I didn’t get to see too much during the time I was onsite but I did manage to get picture of a new aircraft and charter airline I have yet to see, Air Key West’s BN-2 Islander. Here is a look at what I saw this week at Page Field: N517A – Piper Cherokee  N521AF – Cessna Skylane  N685KW – Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander  N933MA – Embraer Phenom 100  Click on the photo above to view these and the rest of the Page Field photo gallery .

Is it a Czechoslovakian made L-39 or an F-14 Tomcat from the US Navy. Well kinda both. This unique L-39 with a US Navy's F-14 Tomcat paint scheme rockets out of Page Field this week. But this L-39, built in 1984, never saw military action and has spent its life in the civilian world sporting a pretty slick livery that pays tribute to the popular F-14 that was retired by the Navy in 2006. (Photo: May 21, 2020)

Fort Myers, Florida: This week was very limited in plane watching time, but I did managed to get a few new aircraft added to the database. Here is a look at what I saw this week: N17ES – Beechcraft Baron  N511TH – Cessna Citation V  N517A – Piper Cherokee  N560A – Piper Cherokee  N592K – Piper Cherokee  N611DA – Cirrus SR-20  N770MM – Cirrus SR-22  N800KP – Cirrus SR-20  N917EA – Beechcraft Beechjet  N1729H – Cessna Skyhawk  N4931B – Cessna 152  Click on the photo above to view these and the rest of the Page Field photo gallery .

Fort Myers, Florida: This week saw me out at Page Field quite a bit and a little of lunch time plane watching. Spending time at a general aviation airport is always an adventure, you never quite know what you will find. Mixed in the sea of flight school Cessna, I was able to photograph my first HondaJet and finally get a photo of an airborne Vision Jet. Here is a look at what I saw this week: 6046 – HH-60 Jayhawk (US Coast Guard)  N10XN – HondaJet N57GX – Mooney M-20  N88AJ – Cessna Citation Bravo  N91PF – Cessna Skyhawk  N155SG – Cirrus Vision Jet  N237GR – Gulfstream IV  N480RL – Cessna Citation V  N515BC – Beechcraft King Air 90  N525ME – Cessna Citation II  N563PU – Piper Cherokee  N582ND – Piper Seminole  N612HP – Cessna Skyhawk  N680SA – Cessna Citation Sovereign   N714WA – Cessna Citation Excel  N798SR – Cirrus SR-22  N800KP – Cirrus SR-20  N3521Q – Cessna Skyhawk  N602...

Fort Myers, Florida:  The weather this week was not the best for general aviation flying.  While I spent a few days out at Page Field, it was relatively quiet day as traffic was slow due to the high winds.  Despite being quiet, there were a few interesting movements at KFMY.  Here is a look at what I saw this week at Page Field: N97EJ – Learjet 40  N155CG – Cessna Citation I  N163TC – Cessna Citation Mustang  N328MC – Cirrus SR-22  N397ME – Cessna Skylane  N398J – Pilatus PC-12  N609SM – Cessna Citation II  N639QS – Cessna Citation Latitude  N680AT – Cessna Citation Sovereign   N704RB – Cessna Skyhawk  N734PK – Cessna Skyhawk  N924KA – Piper Cherokee  N3113G – Beechcraft Bonanza  N5632K – Mooney M-20  N6013J – Cessna Skyhawk  N6952C – Piper Cherokee Arrow  N8570Q – Cessna Stationair  N9334W - Aérospatiale Gazelle  N15222 – Cessna Skyhawk Click on th...

Fort Myers, Florida: With the week being so busy, I only got a few minutes of action at Page Field this week and it was a quiet few minutes with only three movements.   But there is no such time as a bad day along the flight line so here is a look at what I saw at Page Field this week: N 17ED – Cessna Citation Excel N460WM – Bell 407 N560BG – Cessna Citation Excel N5522S – Cessna Skyhawk   Click on the photo above to view these and more from the PageField photo gallery .

Fort Myers, Florida:   Squeezed in a little spotting time at Page Field during a pretty busy week.  While there wasn't much action during that quick lunch break, there was a few planes working Runway 5.  Here is a look at what I photographed: N153FC – Cessna Skylane  N425AL – Cessna Conquest  N900KP – Cirrus SR-22  N5052H – Bell 206  N6027Z – Cessna Skyhawk  N7528W – Piper Cherokee  N8215L – Cessna Skyhawk  N8570Q – Cessna Stationair Click on the photo above to see these and the rest of the Page Field photo gallery .

Fort Myers, Florida: This week I spent a few days working at Page Field and during breaks got a little spotting action in at FMY. The benefits of spotting at a general aviation airport is you never know what you might see. Here is a look at what I was able to photograph this week: C-GEEL – Robinson R-66  N78 – Beechcraft Super King Air 300 (FAA)  N11SM – Cirrus SR-22  N64PS – Rockwell Turbo Commander 690  N311KM – Cessna 340  N492ND – Piper Seminole  N813AC – British Aerospace 125  N962GV – Tecnam 2006  N3499P – Piper Apache  N4325L – Cessna Skyhawk  N5522S – Cessna Skyhawk  N6013J – Cessna Skyhawk  N61166 – Cessna Commuter  N8289F – Cessna Commuter  N66251 – Beechcraft Musketeer Click on the photo above to view these and the rest of the Page Field photo gallery .