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Three Vistara Jets At Once

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Rob

When airlines take delivery of new jets, they tend to try and space them out a bit.  The ability to add a bunch of jets at once is limited so you don’t often see a lot of jets from the … Continue reading →

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Rhinos Messing With Me

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Rob

During Wild Bites, mentioned in this post, we visited the rhino enclosure.  There were two rhinos inside munching on their evening feed.  The enclosure was not ideal for getting photos as they were indoors and there was a lot in … Continue reading →

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A Pair of Beale’s Jets Show Up at BFI

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Rob

Boeing Field gets the occasional military visitors and you never know what might show up.  I glanced up and saw a pair of T-38s downwind for arrival.  They came in with about a minute of spacing between them.  The tail … Continue reading →

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Will Anyone Help Me? (Drifting Out to Sea)

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Rob

This hydroplane was due to compete at Oak Harbor.  They pulled off the jetty and headed towards the track but, for some reason, they broke down.  They were left drifting just outside the jetty for a while.  The driver climbed … Continue reading →

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What to Do With A Big Tow Bar

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Rob

One of the regular Volga-Dnepr AN124 flights to Everett was departing.  The jet was towed out of the Boeing ramp and on to the taxiway for start up and departure.  The Antonov is a big jet and its four wheel … Continue reading →

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Seattle Public Library

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Rob

The visit of friends seems to provide us with ever more new things to learn about Seattle.  Mark and Rosie were in town and Rosie told us about Seattle Public Library being worth a visit.  I had never been to … Continue reading →

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Sunrise on Stored KC-46s

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Rob

Boeing is now delivering KC-46s to the Air Force at a rate that is a bit of an improvement.  There are still plenty of issues with the project (with some only recently discovered) but at least jets are now making … Continue reading →

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Dreamlifter in the Early Mist

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Rob

My buddy Paul was visiting so we had a day out looking for some interesting shot opportunities.  We started off the day at Paine Field before the sun was really up.  A Dreamlifter was due in and we figured we … Continue reading →

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How Has Seattle Changed?

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Rob

I have taken a lot of photos of Seattle since we moved here.  The city has a lot of development which shows itself clearly in both the downtown area and the South Lake Union area.  The downtown core is not … Continue reading →

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Boeing’s T-38 Finally Comes Out in the Sun

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Rob

I have struggled to get shots of the Boeing chase aircraft in decent light.  Whether it is the T-33s or the T-38s, my encounters have generally been on overcast days.  Finally my luck changed and one of the T-38s came … Continue reading →

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