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Orange Felon Can't Tell Me What to Do

Words of Advice:

DONALD TRUMP IS A CONVICTED FELON (AND EPSTEIN'S BFF). CASE CLOSED.

"America, where we restrict access to vaccines and healthcare, but you can have all the guns you want." -- Stonekettle

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

If something sounds good in your head, don't let it come out of your mouth.

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"ICE: Too Scared to be a Soldier, Too Dumb to be a Cop." -- Dropkick Murphys

"Tear Gas Tastes Like Fascism." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

Karma may sometimes be late to arrive.
But it never loses an address.


ICE MURDERS PEOPLE! DEFUND ICE!
Showing posts with label airplanes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label airplanes. Show all posts

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Your Sunday Morning Jet Noise

C-5 with female pilots:



A certain individual on the Banhammer List can go fuck a running pulsejet.

Saturday, January 17, 2026

California 1000

That was an unlimited 1,000 mile air race at Mojave. The first time, a DC-7 entered, which the unlimited racers didn't like because of wake turbulence. The DC-7 came in sixth, in no small part ecause it didn't need to make a pit stop to refuel.

For the second race, a Constellation also entered. But the other racers (Sea Furies, Mustangs, etc.) threatened to not race if the two airliners did. So the airliners were scratched.

Sadly, no DC-7s are still flying. The last one flying shelled an engine in 2013, landed at Charlotte, NC, where it remains. There are a few restored Connies flying.

Sunday, January 4, 2026

Your Sunday Morning Turbine Noise

The Mach Loop, from the last day of ops in 2025:

Sunday, December 28, 2025

Your Sunday Morning Jet & Prop Noise

Two turning, two burning, a P2V-7:

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

The Shepherd, a Xmas Tradition

This appears to be the full text of the book, so set aside a little bit of time.



A shorter version:



Happy Christmas, everyone. Spare a thought for those who are on the job tonight: Police, firefighters, EMS, hospital workers, military, all to keep the rest of us safe in our beds.

And a special thought for those who, like John Kavanagh, went on patrol and never returned.

(Every year, I read both The Shepherd and The Spirit of Steamboat.)

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Your Sunday Morning Prop Noise

A DH.104 Dove:



Back in the day, I knew a guy who had a line on a derelict Dove and he wanted to restore it. A bunch of us encouraged him to find something smaller/simpler to restore.

Sunday, December 14, 2025

Your Sunday Morning Jet Noise

C-17 at St. Maarten Airport:



"Swing and a miss..."

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Your Sunday Morning Jet Noise

The first flight of the X-59:

Sunday, November 30, 2025

Your Sunday Morning Turboprop Noise

Twin-Otter at Saba:



1,300' is a short runway, but at least the approaches are clear.

Monday, November 24, 2025

Bye, Bye, Bonanza

Textron Aviation, which owns Beechcraft, is killing off the Bonanza and the Baron.

The Bonanza's been around since the end of WW2. My late uncle once owned a Debonair, which was sort of a baby Bonanza, back in the sixties, when he had a consulting business that spanned much of the Eastern Seaboard. It was a neat airplane. The Air Force flew them as nighttime low-altitude surveillane drone.

I expect that, with eighty years of production, Bonanzas will be a common sight on airport ramps for decades to come.

Sunday, November 23, 2025

Your Sunday Morning Prop Noise

A C-54:



The C-54 was the airplane that made the Berlin Airlift possible.

Sunday, November 9, 2025

Your Sunday Morning Prop Noise

Burt Rutan's company Beech Starship:



I don't know how many others are out there. Beechcraft bought back every one they could find and scrapped them.

Sunday, November 2, 2025

Your Sunday Morning Turboprop Noise

A Piaggio P.180:



I've not seen a lot of them, but when one passes overhead, you'll know it. It sounds different because the props are cutting up the exhaust flow.

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Your Sunday Morning Airplane Noise

Arrivers at the old fart airshow in Germany.

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Your Sunday Morning Prop Noise

The Battle of Britain Airshow, 20205: