Tag Archives: KBFI

Collings Foundation at BFI

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Rob

The Collings Foundation made its annual visit to the Seattle area recently including flights from Boeing Field. The weather had been rather uninspiring but I figured I would head along and hope for some gaps in the clouds. The Mustang … Continue reading →

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Nice T-38 Surprise

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Rob

A Beale AFB T-38 was parked over at the FBO when I was at Boeing Field. The canopies were up which gave me optimism but you never know whether they are just doing something to the jet or maybe haven’t … Continue reading →

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Lots of Max Jets in Storage

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Rob

The grounding of the 737 Max fleet has resulted in plenty of parked jets. I have shown them at Paine Field but Boeing Field seems to be a big storage location. The employee parking lot has been turned into a … Continue reading →

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How Did I Miss the Radar Testbed?

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Rob

I was walking around the new Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Tukwila after the opening ceremonies had concluded. A few things took off while I was there but nothing caught my eye. Then I heard another jet get airborne. I looked … Continue reading →

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Jay Z Coming to Town?

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Rob

Corporate jets are rarely painted in interesting schemes so, when they are, you notice them. This one showed at at Boeing Field with a puma on the tail. A bit of research when back home suggests it is a project … Continue reading →

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Never Heard of Them But Now They’re In the News

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Rob

Until recently I had never heard of Miami Air International. Then I photographed this rather unpleasant yellow 737-800 that landed at Boeing Field. Only FlightAware (and a squint at the text on the fuselage) let me know who operated the … Continue reading →

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A C-17 at Boeing Field?

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Rob

Boeing Field does occasionally get military transient traffic at weekend but recently it has had some heavies show up. I saw that a C-5 had been passing through which would have been really cool to see. I was heading down … Continue reading →

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T-33 Damp Departure

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Rob

My inability to see a Boeing T-33 jet in nice conditions continues. I was at Boeing Field when one of the T-33s was taking off in support of a Pegasus test mission. The weather was crappy with rain and a … Continue reading →

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My First Global 7500

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Rob

I was a touch disappointed that a Global 7500 demonstrator from Bombardier landed at Boeing Field about 15 minutes before I got there. I had not seen one previously and I missed it arriving. It was parked up across the … Continue reading →

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Rainy Pegasus Takeoff

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Rob

I have shot KC-46s in bad conditions more often than would seem probable. I got one in conditions so dark it was like a night shoot. This time it was heavy rain. Of course that can mean vapor. The matte … Continue reading →

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