Author Archives: Rob

State of the Pegasus Fleet

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Rob

January 2019 brought a milestone for the USAF.  They accepted their first KC-46 Pegasus.  Admittedly they accepted it with a number of deferred issues that Boeing has been given a few years to resolve but that are Category 1 deficiencies.  … Continue reading →

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Printing on Glass with FractureMe

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Rob

I do like to experiment with alternative printing options and, when I heard an ad on the radio for FractureMe, a company that prints on glass, I was curious as to how it would look.  I decided to make a … Continue reading →

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Damp Air Brings the Vortices Out at KPAE

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Rob

Damp and cloudy days are not always ideal for aviation photography but they can provide some interesting options.  One weekend I was up at Everett when they were approaching from the south.  The jets broke out of the cloud at … Continue reading →

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Cormorant Take Off

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Rob

It’s been a while since I had a cormorant post on this blog so time to have another one.  This one is to showcase something I love about watching cormorants but that I hadn’t got good images of.  When cormorants … Continue reading →

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How Long for Lufthansa A340s?

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Rob

The A340s are disappearing from the fleets of major airlines pretty quickly as the 787s and A350s come in to service.  Lufthansa is one airline that still has not only the A340-600 in service but the A340-300 too.  I shot … Continue reading →

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V2V Express (I Guess)

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Rob

During our visit to Victoria, there was a fast catamaran ferry moored up in the harbor.  It was named to the V2V Express.  Based on the name, my assumption is that it provides a fast connection between the downtown harbors … Continue reading →

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PJC-2, What Are You?

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Rob

I went to Paine Field to get the Air Tahiti Nui 787 which I wrote about in this post.  As I walked up to Future of Flight, there was an unusual looking plane sitting at the hold running up the … Continue reading →

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Riding the Streetcar for Myself

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Rob

I picked up the Oklahoma City streetcar from the stop across from my hotel.  There are two routes in the city – one that runs around the downtown area and another shorter loop that goes from the convention center development … Continue reading →

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Nice Light on Korean 777

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Rob

Korean Air 777s are hardly a rarity so would not normally warrant a blog post.  However, this one arrived at a time when the light seemed to be particularly appealing and I was pleasantly surprised by the shot.  I figured … Continue reading →

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Seattle Pano from West Seattle

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Rob

 With our visitors, we took a trip to West Seattle.  The afternoon light on the city looked nice and a pano seemed to be in order.  Here is a Zoomify version of it so you can look around the … Continue reading →

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