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24/02/2019

F.27 and Fokker 50 From the earliest days of my airliner interest, I was always fascinated by the F.27. Maybe it was because I was living in the San Francisco area, where all three of the local ser…

24/02/2019

Here is Part 2 of Boeing 737-200s (with one -100 thrown in)   In an attempt to lower its costs in offering fly-cruise packages, Carnival Cruise Lines operated approximately 45 aircraft in the …

21/02/2019

In the race to develop a short-range, medium-size jet airliner, Boeing was definitely second out of the starting gate, a full two years behind the Douglas DC-9. Initial sales of the 737 lagged behi…

20/02/2019

Posts about US-based Embraer Bandeirantes written by [email protected]

19/02/2019

While I was down for maintenance and was unable to lift a camera, I scanned some 500 slides, among which were nearly 100 727s. So…here is Part Two of the 727-100s. Enjoy! N5609 was a B727-51 shown …

19/02/2019

January 13, 2019 was a sad milestone for me, as the very last passenger Boeing 727 made its final flight with a scheduled airline. True, there are still a reasonable number of 727s hauling cargo, a…

06/01/2019

At the urging of my friend, Thore Thoresen, I decided to head over to Norway at the beginning of June to pursue several writing and photo opportunities. I arrived on 1 June and headed to the town o…

05/01/2019

A week after I got home from my Florida trip, I was headed back out to the West Coast again, this time for All Red Star. This is one of the premier flying events on the West Coast and I was thrille…

04/01/2019

And then, there was Sun ‘n Fun. I was honored to be selected as an official Sun ‘n Fun photographer, which opened up a lot of photo opportunities for me. Along with my photo assignments, I had an o…

03/01/2019

Posts about 2018 – The Year in Review – Part 2 written by [email protected]

01/01/2019

Posts about 2018 – The Year in Review – Part 1 written by [email protected]

12/09/2018

What a thrill to be able to check off one more item on my bucket list: the Reno Air Races! I’ve never been, but certainly wanted to. So when I applied for, and was awarded, media credentials for the event, I was elated! And here I am. I arrived at Reno on Tuesday afternoon and headed up to the Reno/Stead Airport (RTS) to get checked in and receive my marching orders. [ 174 more words ]
http://jaybirdaviationadventures.com/2018/09/12/reno-air-races-tuesday/

What a thrill to be able to check off one more item on my bucket list: the Reno Air Races! I’ve never been, but certainly wanted to. So when I applied for, and was awarded, media credentials for th…

09/09/2018

Saturday, July 28, 2018, was Day 6 of AirVenture, and, in some ways, the most important photo shoot of the event for me. The seeds of this mission were sown when I was at the Great Lakes/Howell Formation clinic two weeks prior. I got to talking with Dan Schiffer, the only check pilot at the event and one of the very few in his region. [ 933 more words ]
http://jaybirdaviationadventures.com/2018/09/08/airventure-2018-day-6/

Saturday, July 28, 2018, was Day 6 of AirVenture, and, in some ways, the most important photo shoot of the event for me. The seeds of this mission were sown when I was at the Great Lakes/Howell For…

08/09/2018

Friday, July 27, 2018, was Day 5 of AirVenture, and was a “just for fun” sort of flight. When I posted a few of Sunday’s “pre-show” photos on Facebook, I got a note from Kevin Kearney that one of the planes I got shots of was a PT-26 belonging to Mark Howard. I’d met both Kevin and Mark through my photo shoot of the Berlin Airlift C-97. [ 796 more words ]
http://jaybirdaviationadventures.com/2018/09/08/airventure-2018-day-5/

Friday, July 27, 2018, was Day 5 of AirVenture, and was a “just for fun” sort of flight. When I posted a few of Sunday’s “pre-show” photos on Facebook, I got a note from Kevin Kearney that one of t…

07/09/2018

Thursday, July 26, 2018, was Day 4 of AirVenture, and was easily the most emotional day of the week. As they do every year, the RPA honored America’s military veterans by performing a flyover of the Kingman Veterans Hospital on Thursday morning. This year, the flyover included L-Birds, which brought Birddogs and Navions to Kingman. After making several passes over the hospital, the pilots landed at nearby Waupaca Municipal Airport, where two busloads of ambulatory veterans arrived to meet the pilots and share memories of their military service. [ 241 more words ]
http://jaybirdaviationadventures.com/2018/09/06/airventure-2018-day-4/

  Thursday, July 26, 2018, was Day 4 of AirVenture, and was easily the most emotional day of the week. As they do every year, the RPA honored America’s military veterans by performing a flyove…

07/09/2018

Wednesday, July 25, 2018, was Day 3 of AirVenture, and one of the more exciting days of the week. A week prior to AirVenture, I had attended the Great Lakes/Howell Formation clinic which was held a…

07/09/2018

Wednesday, July 25, 2018, was Day 3 of AirVenture, and one of the more exciting days of the week. A week prior to AirVenture, I had attended the Great Lakes/Howell Formation clinic which was held at the hangar of Ron “Pucker” Staley. Pucker owns a beautiful L-39 and while I was at Howell, he and I talked about photographing his bird at Oshkosh. [ 310 more words ]
http://jaybirdaviationadventures.com/2018/09/06/airventure-2018-day-3/

Wednesday, July 25, 2018, was Day 3 of AirVenture, and one of the more exciting days of the week. A week prior to AirVenture, I had attended the Great Lakes/Howell Formation clinic which was held a…

06/09/2018

Tuesday, July 24, 2018, was Day 2 of AirVenture. In the morning, I had the opportunity to enjoy my first flight in the venerable Navion. I had the pleasure of flying with Greg “Big Dawg” Young as he went up for a "rec ride" for his Lead card...a four-ship formation flight during which he demonstrated his skills in leading a formation. [ 407 more words ]
http://jaybirdaviationadventures.com/2018/09/05/airventure-2018-day-2/

Tuesday, July 24, 2018, was Day 2 of AirVenture. In the morning, I had the opportunity to enjoy my first flight in the venerable Navion. I had the pleasure of flying with Greg “Big Dawg” Young as h…

05/09/2018

AirVenture 2018, a.k.a. the Oshkosh Air Show is, of course, the premiere aviation event of the year. It can best described as Woodstock for airplane people. With my involvement in the warbird community, my participation at AirVenture has changed in the past two years. Until last year, my attendance at Oshkosh could be compared to watching a NASCAR race from the bleachers. [ 373 more words ]
http://jaybirdaviationadventures.com/2018/09/04/airventure-2018-day-1/

AirVenture 2018, a.k.a. the Oshkosh Air Show is, of course, the premiere aviation event of the year. It can best described as Woodstock for airplane people. With my involvement in the warbird commu…

03/09/2018

It has been quite awhile since my last blog entry, and I would like to apologize to my readers for this delay. From early July, I have been on the go, attending several important flying events. The first of these was the Great Lakes/Howell Formation Fest, which was held at Livingston County Airport, MI (KOZW). Co-organizer Ron “Pucker” Staley is now calling the 1st Annual Great Lakes Formation Fest. [ 228 more words ]
http://jaybirdaviationadventures.com/2018/09/02/great-lakes-howell-formation-fest/

It has been quite awhile since my last blog entry, and I would like to apologize to my readers for this delay. From early July, I have been on the go, attending several important flying events. The…

21/05/2018

There were plenty of interesting planes at DXB. It’s hard for me to believe that this was just nine years ago. I was in hog heaven. IN 2009, Pakistan International Airlines was still sporting its variety of tail colors, and the A310 was still the mainstay of its long-haul fleet. Pakistan International Airways was just beginning to add Boeing 777-300s. [ 327 more words ]
http://jaybirdaviationadventures.com/2018/05/21/030-dubai-2009-part-2/

My journey around the world in search of exotic airplane photographs

20/05/2018

One of the sweetest assignments I had while working for Professional Pilot was covering the Dubai Air Show twice, plus Middle East Business Aircraft Association (MEBAA) once. This was back in the day when these shows were held at Dubai International Airport (DXB) and the traffic there included plenty of Russian aircraft, as well as older-generation airliners. Typically, photography at, or even near DXB, is risky business. [ 501 more words ]
http://jaybirdaviationadventures.com/2018/05/19/029-dubai-2009-part-1/

One of the sweetest assignments I had while working for Professional Pilot was covering the Dubai Air Show twice, plus Middle East Business Aircraft Association (MEBAA) once. This was back in the d…

17/05/2018

Zurich (ZRH) has always been a crossroads between Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, not to mention the countries formerly under the Soviet Union. ZRH also has (or at least, had) some excellent photo locations. It has been years since I’ve been there so hopefully things have not changed for the worse. Perhaps the highlight of the year is the World Economic Forum, which occurs in late January or early February. [ 326 more words ]
http://jaybirdaviationadventures.com/2018/05/17/028-zurich-part-1/

Zurich (ZRH) has always been a crossroads between Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, not to mention the countries formerly under the Soviet Union. ZRH also has (or at least, had) some excellent p…

16/05/2018

Washington National Airport attracted a nice variety of airlines and aircraft back in the day. There were no long-haul flights, of course, and, in fact, 4-engine jets were prohibited from DCA, as well, with the exception of the Bae-146 family. The post-deregulation consolidation has not really begun yet, so there were plenty of subjects to photograph. Certainly the most colorful airline on the field was Braniff, until its demise in 1982. [ 451 more words ]
http://jaybirdaviationadventures.com/2018/05/15/027-dca-1977-1987-mainline/

Washington National Airport attracted a nice variety of airlines and aircraft back in the day. There were no long-haul flights, of course, and, in fact, 4-engine jets were prohibited from DCA, as w…

14/05/2018

When I got out of the Air Force, I relocated to the Washington DC area, and Washington National Airport became my new "home airport". The DCA of the late 70s was barely recognizable from the DCA of today. Back then, there was a short-term parking lot overlooking an open ramp in between the Piedmont Airlines terminal and the commuter ramp. I met a group of other airline enthusiasts and together, we formed the Washington Airline Society. [ 1,040 more word ]
http://jaybirdaviationadventures.com/2018/05/13/026-dca-1977-1987-commuters/

When I got out of the Air Force, I relocated to the Washington DC area, and Washington National Airport became my new “home airport”. The DCA of the late 70s was barely recognizable fro…

12/05/2018

As I discussed in Part 1, my favorite spot in the world for many years was the approach end of Runway 13L. By the mid 1970s, I was finally using color slide film, and a zoom lens. Both helped me to take better photos. It never really occurred to me that I was capturing history. __________ Scandinavian Airlines System was well-represented at JFK by both its DC-8-63 (OY-KT, DC‑8‑63, SAS), and 747 (OY-KHA, B.747‑283B) [ 963 more words ]
http://jaybirdaviationadventures.com/2018/05/11/025-jfk-1970-1981-runway-13l-part-2/

As I discussed in Part 1, my favorite spot in the world for many years was the approach end of Runway 13L. By the mid 1970s, I was finally using color slide film, and a zoom lens. Both helped me to…