Author Archives: Rob

Cascades or Buckets?

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Rob

Watching a bunch of arrivals at Vancouver, I got a lot of shots of aircraft reversing thrust.  Current jets fall into one of two categories.  Cascade reversers or bucket reversers.  The bucket reversers aren’t quite as obvious as those fitted … Continue reading →

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Pacific Bonsai Museum

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Rob

Located in Federal Way, the Pacific Bonsai Museum is not the easiest place to find.  It shows up in my GPS but, when you arrive at the turning, the signage is either too small for me to spot or nonexistent.  I … Continue reading →

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Astar Over My Head

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Rob

These shots are from a few years ago.  I had the privilege to spend a day with the late Alan Purwin during the filming for one of the Transformers movies in Chicago.  I got to fly with them on some … Continue reading →

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Fish Selection

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Rob

This post is about fish.  No other reason than I was running through some shots and came across these pictures from the Ocean Coast Aquarium in Newport OR.  Taking pictures of fish through thick aquarium glass is a bit of … Continue reading →

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Cavanaugh Air Museum

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Rob

I have been to Addison in Texas a few times recently for work.  The trips have been pretty much in and out with little spare time so I have not been able to check out the Cavanaugh Air Museum before.  … Continue reading →

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Seattle Post Intelligencer

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Rob

The Seattle Post Intelligencer was one of Seattle’s newspapers before we moved here.  I used to read some of their work on the aviation business but they sadly went out of business a few years ago.  We were watching a … Continue reading →

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A Pair of Douglas’s Finest

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Rob

The Lyons Museum included a few larger types in the hangar.  At one end they had both a DC-3 and a C-47.  While notionally different types, they are in principle the same aircraft and one that Douglas churned out in … Continue reading →

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Cruise Ships Being Turned Around

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Rob

From the top of the Space Needle, you can survey a lot of what goes on in Seattle.  Cruise ships berth along the waterfront near the Alaskan Way Viaduct but they also come in further up the shore.  Two ships … Continue reading →

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G650 Passenger Watches Me Watching Them

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Rob

The G650 was a plane that got off to a good start.  The combination of space and range made it a popular choice amongst those that have $60-70m to drop on a plane.  Recently, things have been a bit quieter … Continue reading →

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RedJet

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Rob

The fastest way to cross the Solent between Cowes and Southampton is the Red Jet.  These catamarans have replaced the hydrofoil service that was the quickest way over when I lived in Cowes.  The hydrofoils were interesting to ride on, … Continue reading →

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