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Aviation LibrarianFreighter Friday . Japan Airlines DC-8-62F at LAX Postcard . <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JapanAirlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JapanAirlines</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DC8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DC8</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreighterFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreighterFriday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/airplanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#airplanes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#avgeek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/planes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#planes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/postcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#postcards</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/postcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#postcard</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/planespotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#planespotting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/aviaci%C3%B3n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviación</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/aviacion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviacion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/avi%C3%B3n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#avión</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/avion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#avion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Luftfahrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Luftfahrt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Flugzeuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flugzeuge</a>

Ian Kluft ✈️🎈🌋Airliners last long enough they shouldn't be named "new" or "next". Airbus wasn't alone in such a mistake. The 3rd generation Boeing 737 was called the "Next Generation" to sound like a Star Trek series current at the time of its design. 737NGs were built from 1996-2020 (civilian models) and still fly. But there's nothing "next" about them now. The following generation "MAX" has managed to destroy the 737's reputation to the point there won't be another "next". <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviation</a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#avgeek</a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a>

Ian Kluft ✈️🎈🌋<a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/Avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Avgeek</a> musings... The Airbus A320NEO "new engine option" isn't new any more after a decade. It's actually a geared turbofan (GTF) engine which made it "new" at the time. So should it be called the A320GTFO "geared turbofan option"? Even though technically correct, undoubtedly Airbus marketing would find fault with that name. 😀 <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviation</a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humor</a>

FreddyB Aviation PhotographyUSAF F-16 Viper Demo with USAF Maj. Taylor "FEMA" Hiester reefs into a turn and brings the heat at the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California. March 2025 <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/airshow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#airshow</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/capitalairshow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#capitalairshow</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviation</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AvGeek</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spotter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviationdaily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviationdaily</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nikon</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nikonphotgraphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nikonphotgraphy</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CCA2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CCA2025</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/P51" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#P51</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/F16" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#F16</a>

TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️<a href="https://universeodon.com/@flyhigh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@flyhigh</a> You may want to think about returning to the St. George area. (Actually, about 90 (statute) miles northeast of St. George.)A new dirt airstrip has been built in the area.<a href="https://www.flyingmag.com/perfect-spot-building-an-airstrip-on-fremont-ridge/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.flyingmag.com/perfect-spot-building-an-airstrip-on-fremont-ridge/</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klp78WI7VUo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klp78WI7VUo</a>Here's the location: <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@38.1155355,-112.5198617,670m/data=!3m1!1e3!5m1!1e4?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUxMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/maps/@38.1155355,-112.5198617,670m/data=!3m1!1e3!5m1!1e4?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUxMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D</a>The field is at about 7,300ft MSL. On hot summer days density altitude will be in excess of 10,000ft. It is strongly recommended you review the POH for takeoff/climb and landing performance at such density altitudes.Hmmmm, when I finish my electric glider I'll need to evaluate it's performance at higher density altitudes. May have to get a coarser pitch prop.<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aviation</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AvGeek</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Airport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Airport</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Utah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Utah</a>

Ian Kluft ✈️🎈🌋Clarification: it was a coincidence that a brand new green plane was the next to land after the newly-painted plane took off. However, it was not at all a coincidence that I was there to catch it. That was the plane I drove to the airport to get pictures of. <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviation</a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#avgeek</a>

Ian Kluft ✈️🎈🌋Coincidentally the next plane to land on Portland Runway 28L after the newly-painted plane's departure was another green 737 MAX8 on its first flight arriving for paint. The painted rudder looks to me like this one will be going to Singapore Airlines. <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviation</a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#avgeek</a>

Ian Kluft ✈️🎈🌋Today I drove to PDX Airport <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/KPDX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KPDX</a> and got pictures of what I think is the same 737 MAX8 that arrived unpainted on the 4th, now out of the paint hangar and departing with its United paint. It flew as a Boeing-owned plane to Boeing Field in Seattle, where presumably the purchase by United will be completed and they'll take delivery there. <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviation</a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#avgeek</a>

Aviation LibrarianFound some great aviation books at the John K King books here in Detroit. . <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JohnKKingBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnKKingBooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Detroit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Detroit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bookstore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstore</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aviation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/avGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#avGeek</a>

FreddyB Aviation Photographyde Havilland DH-98 Mosquito N474PZ (1945!) shows off her planform at the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California March 2025 <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/airshow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#airshow</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/capitalairshow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#capitalairshow</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviation</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AvGeek</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spotter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nikon</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nikonphotgraphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nikonphotgraphy</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CCA2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CCA2025</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/deHavilland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deHavilland</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Mosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mosquito</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Warbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Warbird</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWII</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/British" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#British</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RAF</a>

Manc AvGeekBonus Photo of the Day 10th May 2025.VR-HUD, Boeing 747-467, Cathay Pacific, at Frankfurt Airport, either 1993 or 1996.<a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Frankfurt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Frankfurt</a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/FRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FRA</a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/EDDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EDDF</a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Boeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Boeing</a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/B747" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#B747</a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/CathayPacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CathayPacific</a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AvGeek</a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviation</a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/planespotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#planespotting</a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>

TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️Glider rudders need a counterweight to be properly balanced.What?! Aren't airplanes supposed to be light? Why add more weight?This reduces the tendency toward flutter. (Any airplane, at a high enough speed, will flutter. Don't go that fast.)An unbalanced rudder (or any flight control surface) will be prone to flutter at slower speeds.1st photo shows the rudder on a bracket that allows the rudder to freely pivot. (See alt text for more discussion.)2nd photo shows rudder oriented normally. (See alt text)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroelasticity#Flutter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroelasticity#Flutter</a>Imagine being the test pilot here...deliberately gaining speed to get (just barely) into the flutter regime...surviving, and learning. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQI3AWpTWhM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQI3AWpTWhM</a>I am not using a control horn to reduce the control pressure I feel on the rudder pedals. Modern gliders typically don't need that.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_control_surfaces#Control_horn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_control_surfaces#Control_horn</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanced_rudder" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanced_rudder</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AvGeek</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aviation</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElectricAircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectricAircraft</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ExperimentalAviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExperimentalAviation</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Homebuilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homebuilt</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Glider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glider</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Balance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Balance</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Flutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flutter</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Engineering</a>

FreddyB Aviation PhotographyUSN C-130T 164106 of VR-55 "Minutemen" on final for Pt. Mugu. One of 2 Hercules models with 8 blade props <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/VR55" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VR55</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Mugu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mugu</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/C130" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#C130</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AvGeek</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spotter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aircraft</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nikon</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aircraft</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nikonphotgraphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nikonphotgraphy</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/militaryaviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#militaryaviation</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/minutemen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#minutemen</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Hercules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hercules</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/C130T" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#C130T</a>

🅱🅸🅶🅾🆁🆁🅴.🅾🆁🅶How many runways do you see for South Texas Regional at Hondo airport (USA) ? : The answer is on <a href="https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/khdo/en" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/khdo/en</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hondo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hondo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southtexasregionalathondoairport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#southtexasregionalathondoairport</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/khdo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#khdo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/airport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#airport</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#avgeek</a> vl

🅱🅸🅶🅾🆁🆁🅴.🅾🆁🅶Aviation weather for Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) airport in Fort Bliss and El Paso area (USA) is “KBIF 082055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/02 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP125 T02660018 57018 $” : See what it means on <a href="https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kbif/en" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kbif/en</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fortbliss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fortbliss</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elpaso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elpaso</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biggsarmyairfieldfortblissairport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biggsarmyairfieldfortblissairport</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kbif" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kbif</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bif" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bif</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#metar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aviationweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviationweather</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#avgeek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/airport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#airport</a> vl

TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️I needed to mix a small bottle of nail polish to which I had added some acetone in order to thin the paint somewhat. This was a perfect job for my large paint shaker.I needed thinner paint for some touch-up work at the exhaust port on the glider's turtle deck. See next two comments to this post....<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AvGeek</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aviation</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElectricAircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectricAircraft</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ExperimentalAviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExperimentalAviation</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Homebuilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homebuilt</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Glider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glider</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Paint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paint</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Sand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sand</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Buff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Buff</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Polish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Polish</a>

AutI had that WANT to fly and I used my callsign for the first time, which was fun. ADS-B exchange registered it correctly so I assume I entered it into my transponder correctly. It was pretty gusty on the ground but otherwise the flying was pretty smooth! I tried out a GPS approach to get familiar with the instrumentation in this aircraft and everything works as expected which is always a good thing.I've been making a list of pretty much every flying event within 150nm of my location and this is going to be a summer of a lot of flying to those events. This weekend I'll be flying Young Eagles and then over to Waupaca (KPCZ) for their fly-in and car show in the afternoon!<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#avgeek</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviation</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/flying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flying</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/airplane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#airplane</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/skyhawk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#skyhawk</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/generalAviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#generalAviation</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/pilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pilot</a>

Errol CavitNear mid-air crash between planes at Ardmore NZ sparks calls for change <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AvGeek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aviation</a> <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/08/near-mid-air-crash-between-planes-sparks-calls-for-change/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/05/08/near-mid-air-crash-between-planes-sparks-calls-for-change/</a>

Ian Kluft 🖥️📡"Port unveils plan to smooth traffic to and from PDX airport" by BikePortland / Jonathan Maus - Airport Way & 82nd Ave (SR 213) intersection upgrade: design revealed with computer renderings of flyover ramp to smooth traffic in and out of Portland Int'l Airport terminal. No new bike/pedestrian facilities, but fewer lane crossings. The article quotes port officials that Airport Way is the busiest surface street in Oregon. <a href="https://bikeportland.org/2025/05/07/port-unveils-plan-to-smooth-traffic-to-and-from-pdx-airport-394244" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bikeportland.org/2025/05/07/port-unveils-plan-to-smooth-traffic-to-and-from-pdx-airport-394244</a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/KPDX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KPDX</a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/Portland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Portland</a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cycling</a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aviation</a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#avgeek</a>

FreddyB Aviation PhotographyUSAF B-1B on final for Edwards AFB while an F-16D circles , Boron, California April 2021 <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/B1B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#B1B</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Bone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bone</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/badtothebone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#badtothebone</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Edwards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Edwards</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EdwardsAFB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EdwardsAFB</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AvGeek</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spotter</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nikon</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USAF</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/bomber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bomber</a>

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