Airplanista 🇺🇦<p>Lots of <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> people and <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a> have seen this before, but for others, it is a very cool music video from OK GO that'll kinda blow your mind. Shot over many flights in a zero-gravity airplane, it is wild and worth your time.</p><p>Starts out pretty tame, and then gets more crazy until the end.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/LWGJA9i18Co?si=1h9TIjDMcwopcV9O" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/LWGJA9i18Co?si=1h9TIj</span><span class="invisible">DMcwopcV9O</span></a></p><p>If you like it, find out how they did it here:</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/pnTqZ68fI7Q?si=RzgaldD1JmCzqJX2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/pnTqZ68fI7Q?si=Rzgald</span><span class="invisible">D1JmCzqJX2</span></a></p>
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Airports Bot<p>Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport - Atlanta, United States</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartsfield–Jackson_Atlanta_International_Airport" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartsfie</span><span class="invisible">ld–Jackson_Atlanta_International_Airport</span></a><br><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/33.636700/-84.428101" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openstreetmap.org/#map=13/33.6</span><span class="invisible">36700/-84.428101</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/KATL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KATL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ATL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Atlanta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atlanta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/airport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a></p>
Airports Bot<p>Cape Town International Airport - Cape Town, South Africa</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town_International_Airport" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Tow</span><span class="invisible">n_International_Airport</span></a><br><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/-33.964802/18.601700" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openstreetmap.org/#map=13/-33.</span><span class="invisible">964802/18.601700</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FACT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FACT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CPT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CapeTown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapeTown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/airport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a></p>
Airplanista 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://worldkey.io/@DWTSquawk7600" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DWTSquawk7600</span></a></span> Tell her I am fine. I would tell her myself but damn, we cannot get her over here. Tell her this is where all the cool kids hang out.</p><p>She's good people. Helped me out big time for years doing <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/Oshbash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oshbash</span></a>. I had the Bacon Jerky shipped to her, she drove it (64 bags a year) to KOSH, and drove me to the store to buy drinks and ice each year. They don't make 'em like her anymore. You can pass that along.</p><p>Aviators belong on squawk.mytransponder.com</p><p><a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/EAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EAA</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/Airventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airventure</span></a></p>
Airplanista 🇺🇦<p>Major league congratulations to Derek Thomas (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://worldkey.io/@DWTSquawk7600" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DWTSquawk7600</span></a></span><br>worldkey.io) for winning the Ward 3 City Council race in Jefferson City, Missouri tonight!</p><p>Derek is a good dude, one of us <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a>, and I spent a great deal of time with him at Oshkosh in 2019. We drove up from KSTL, stopped at some small airports to gawk along the way, and AirVenture wore both of us out big time.</p><p>Lots of people talk the talk, but now Derek is going to walk the walk, so to speak.</p><p><a href="https://www.komu.com/news/elections/derek-thomas-wins-third-ward-seat-for-jefferson-city-council/article_0f152e07-c041-44ab-8ae3-295aadbf59df.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">komu.com/news/elections/derek-</span><span class="invisible">thomas-wins-third-ward-seat-for-jefferson-city-council/article_0f152e07-c041-44ab-8ae3-295aadbf59df.html</span></a></p>
Airplanista 🇺🇦<p>Somebody's losing their JOB:</p><p>Just arrived thru some nasty TS into KEUG from Rapid City, SD (KRAP, no jokes, been there done that) in my <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/XPlane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XPlane</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/flightsim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flightsim</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/Cirrus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cirrus</span></a> SF50 Vision jet.</p><p>Parked in my usual spot in front of the old terminal, called for fuel, and the driver was apparently suffering "first day on the job" woes.</p><p>Drove the fuel truck right thru my left wing. Ever heard of a BRAKE PEDAL?</p><p>Called his boss and got: "No worries, that'll buff right out."</p><p><a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/flying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flying</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/airplanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airplanes</span></a></p>
Airplanista 🇺🇦<p>This hour's random desktop background image on my <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/MacbookPro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacbookPro</span></a> is a shot of "Katy" - my former <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/Cherokee235" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cherokee235</span></a> - and I on short final to the rarely-used RWY 2 at Hillsboro, OR (KHIO).</p><p>If you look carefully at the airspeed indicator, you'll see it pegged at 70 mph. That was the sweet spot for landing this Cherokee, as the big "Hershey Bar" wings provided a good bit of ground effect over the numbers. I barely had to flare it, seemed almost like autoland.</p><p><a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/airplanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airplanes</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/flying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flying</span></a></p>
Airplanista 🇺🇦<p>This hour's random desktop background on my <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/MacbookPro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacbookPro</span></a> is this yahoo trying to get his soybean field ready for planting with a business jet.</p><p>While certainly faster, I'll bet a nice green John Deere 9620RX would do the job for far cheaper. And much less NTSB and FAA paperwork.</p><p><a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/airplanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airplanes</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/pilotlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pilotlife</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/flying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flying</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/airlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airlines</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aircraft</span></a></p>
Airplanista 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@amberisvibin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>amberisvibin</span></a></span> Yeah if you ever find yourself in Oshkosh (especially during EAA week in the summer) Basler is on the other side of the main runway and I hear they give tours. I've been inside their BT-67 (on the ground) and written features on them...they are very well done, super powerful, and they improve on the already great short and rough field capabilities of the DC-3/C-47.</p><p>I am not affiliated just think they are a gas!</p><p><a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/flying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flying</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/airplanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airplanes</span></a></p>
BSM (p.d) 🇨🇭<a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Flight?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flight</a> to <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Malta?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Malta</a> - simply stunning view over the Swiss Alps in the evening / sunset mood 🤩<br>
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<a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/aviation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/AvGeek?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AvGeek</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/flight?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flight</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/flying?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flying</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/upinthesky?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#upinthesky</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/CivilAvation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilAvation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/alps?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alps</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/alpen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alpen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/switzerland?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#switzerland</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/swiss?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swiss</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/schweiz?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schweiz</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/KMMalta?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KMMalta</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/AirMalta?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AirMalta</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/A320neo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#A320neo</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/avgeeks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#avgeeks</a>
BSM (sw.s) 🇨🇭<p>Todays flight to <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Malta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malta</span></a> 🤩</p><p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/flight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flight</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/flying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flying</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/upinthesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upinthesky</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/CivilAvation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilAvation</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/alps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alps</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/alpen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alpen</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>switzerland</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/swiss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swiss</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/schweiz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schweiz</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/KMMalta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KMMalta</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/AirMalta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirMalta</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/A320neo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>A320neo</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a></p>
Airplanista 🇺🇦<p>If you can't name the first woman to fly solo around the world, this post is for you:</p><p>Found another old box of archived papers full of my attempt to write the <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/screenplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>screenplay</span></a> "Three-Eight Charlie" between 2002 and about 2009.</p><p>Jerrie Mock was the solo pilot, becoming an "Earthrounder" in her 1953 Cessna 180 "Spirit of Columbus".</p><p>In this box was a July 1964 copy of Flying Magazine covering her flight.</p><p>1,000s of hours (and $$$) later, I never could sell the project to Hollywood.</p><p><a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a></p>
Airplanista 🇺🇦<p>This hour's random desktop background image on my <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/MacbookPro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacbookPro</span></a> is this cool sunset shot of a DC-3 outside someone's farm. I did not shoot this, not sure who did...but...</p><p>I have flown north/south in the Willamette Valley of <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oregon</span></a> many times, and outside Corvallis I always looked for the farm that had a DC-3 parked outside, clearly visible from my cruising altitude. Not sure if this is the same one, but nice eye candy anyway.</p><p><a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/EAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EAA</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/flying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flying</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Airplanista 🇺🇦<p>Tonight's toy on my <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/XPlane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XPlane</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/flightsim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flightsim</span></a> is this L-39 "Cinejet" parked in front of my old hangar at KEUG after a quick flight buzzing downtown and yes, of course...the tower.</p><p><a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/airplanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airplanes</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/jets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jets</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/flying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flying</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/Hollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hollywood</span></a></p>
Airplanista 🇺🇦<p>This hour's random wallpaper on my <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/MacbookPro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacbookPro</span></a> is the panel of a <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/Tecnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tecnam</span></a> P2006T. And I just read an AOPA article this AM on their new version the NG.</p><p>If you do not know about this awesome "light twin" it has a pair of super dependable ROTAX 912is engines, a Garmin G1000 NXi glass panel, has tremendous one-engine performance (as reported, have not tested myself, but would love to), and sips fuel at only 9 GPH.</p><p>Deeper dive:</p><p><a href="https://tecnam.com/aircraft/p2006t" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tecnam.com/aircraft/p2006t</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/airplanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airplanes</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/flying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flying</span></a></p>
Airports Bot<p>Ben Gurion International Airport - Tel Aviv, Israel</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Gurion_International_Airport" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Guri</span><span class="invisible">on_International_Airport</span></a><br><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/32.011398/34.886700" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openstreetmap.org/#map=13/32.0</span><span class="invisible">11398/34.886700</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LLBG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLBG</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TLV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TLV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TelAviv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TelAviv</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/airport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a></p>
Airplanista 🇺🇦<p>If you follow me, you know I've been flying a Dash 8-400 in my <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/XPlane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XPlane</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/flightsim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flightsim</span></a>. Well, I have been having major stuttering issues, turns out it was the plane.</p><p>Deleted that plane, and went back to Laminar Research's (makers of X-Plane) rock solid <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/Cirrus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cirrus</span></a> SF50 Vision jet. Flies perfectly.</p><p>Modded with significantly increased thrust, ferry tank (because big engine sucks fuel) and replaced sucky landing lights with blowtorches.</p><p>Parked at KSEA next to a Virgin 747.</p><p><a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a></p>
Airplanista 🇺🇦<p>Here's a memo I hope FAA gets before doing anything drastic to general aviation.</p><p>via AINOnline.com:</p><p>"According to a study commissioned by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), general aviation (GA) contributed $339.2 billion to the U.S. economy in 2023 while supporting 1.3 million jobs across the nation."</p><p>Sure, load in user fees, let FBOs add increasingly exorbitant use and parking fees, and strangle GA OEMs with tariffs. </p><p><a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2025-02-20/general-aviation-contributes-339b-us-economy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ainonline.com/aviation-news/ge</span><span class="invisible">neral-aviation/2025-02-20/general-aviation-contributes-339b-us-economy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a></p>
Airplanista 🇺🇦<p>Sad tonight that someone I worked to"get" for an interview for Flying Magazine has received the DOGE axe.</p><p>Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. was gracious and professional, until I asked this question:</p><p>"If you could fly any plane that you haven’t flown, what would it be?" </p><p>His answer? "Hands down, that would be the P-51 Mustang with a Red Tail,” Brown said.</p><p>His demeanor changed when we talked about the Tuskegee Airmen and I could see this was a real aviator like us <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.flyingmag.com/in-depth-general-charles-brown" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">flyingmag.com/in-depth-general</span><span class="invisible">-charles-brown</span></a></p>
BSM (sw.s) 🇨🇭<p>Todays flight to the world famous <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Matterhorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Matterhorn</span></a> (everybody knows it from <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Toblerone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toblerone</span></a> 😉)</p><p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/pilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pilot</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/pilotlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pilotlife</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/pilotslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pilotslife</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/flight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flight</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/flying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flying</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/upinthesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upinthesky</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/GeneralAviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralAviation</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/alps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alps</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/alpen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alpen</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>switzerland</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/swiss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swiss</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/schweiz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schweiz</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Cessna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cessna</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/C172" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C172</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/avgeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeeks</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snow</span></a></p>
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