Spotting at Atlanta DeKalb–Peachtree Airport
While on a trip to the Atlanta area, I made some time to run by the Atlanta Dekalb-Peachtree Airport and do some spotting. A portion of one runway was undergoing reconstruction. The main runway was active with numerous GA aircraft arriving and departing. While I was there, an unpainted Lockheed C-130 Hercules made a surprise flyover.
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The end of runway 16/34 undergoing reconstruction.
Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior taking off.
Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior taking off.
Gulfstream G600 smoking the tires at landing.
Gulfstream G600 with thrust reversers deployed.
Gulfstream G600 with thrust reversers deployed.
Cirrus SR20-G6 Platinum rolling down a taxiway on an engine test run. Note the missing engine cowling.
Piper PA-28-181 taxing down to the end of the runway.
Pilatus PC-12/47E (NG) taking off.
Pilatus PC-12/47 (NG) taking off.
Pilatus PC-12/47 (NG) taking off.
Pilatus PC-12/47 (NG) taking off.
Pilatus PC-12/47 (NG) taking off.
Piper PA-28-151 taking off.
Beechcraft E55 Baron and a Cessna on the taxiways.
Unmarked and unpainted Lockheed C-130 Hercules passing low overhead PDK airport.
Unmarked and unpainted Lockheed C-130 Hercules.
Unmarked and unpainted Lockheed C-130 Hercules.
Unmarked and unpainted Lockheed C-130 Hercules.
Unmarked and unpainted Lockheed C-130 Hercules.
Unmarked and unpainted Lockheed C-130 Hercules.
Embraer 505 Phenom 300 taking off.
Embraer 505 Phenom 300 taking off.
Piper PA-44-180 Seminole taking off with the gear coming up.
Piper PA-44-180 Seminole with gear up and gaining altitude.
57th Fighter Group Restaurant
Located adjacent to the DeKalb–Peachtree Airport, the 57th Fighter Group Restaurant is a themed eatery which commemorates the historic 57th fighter squadron of World War II. The walls of the restaurant are covered with decor, art and photographs of the era, particularly planes and pilots of the U.S. Air Force during the 1940s. The lounge has a large outdoor patio right next to the runway of the airport where you are able to watch aircraft taking off and landing.
In front of the 57th Fighter Group Restaurant is a fiberglass replica of one of the North American P-51 Mustangs that the group flew during WWII. I did not have time to stay and eat, but I did make a walk around the Mustang for some photos.
Fiberglass replica North American P-51D Mustang.
Fiberglass replica North American P-51D Mustang.
Fiberglass replica North American P-51D Mustang.
Fiberglass replica North American P-51D Mustang.
Fiberglass replica North American P-51D Mustang.
Fiberglass replica North American P-51D Mustang.
Fiberglass replica North American P-51D Mustang.
Fiberglass replica North American P-51D Mustang.
Fiberglass replica North American P-51D Mustang.
A Cirrus Vision Jet coming in to land at PDK as seen from outside the 57th Fighter Group Restaurant.