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Military Aircraft

September 1, 2022informational, personal, photograph, presentation, travelAir Force, aircraft, Battle Creek Airshow, Coast Guard, Fallon Naval Air Station, flight simulation, Gerald Ford International, helicopter, Meigs Field, military, Navy, Nellis AFB, Oshkosh AirshowArnie

Reconnaissance, Speed and Power

For many years part of our business was developing flight simulation software.

Our development activities took us to airports, airshows, air force and navy bases and museums to conduct research for various software projects. These photographs are part of the activities that later turned into flight simulation products.

Though I am no longer involved with the business side of aviation, I still shoot airplanes (so to speak). These photographs below span the decades from 1980 through today.

Looking back this was an interesting and very enjoyable part of our business.

We hope that you enjoy these photos.

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A-7C Corsair IIon display at Fallon Naval Air Station in Fallon, NV

A-10 Thunderbolt IIdemonstrating at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, NV

A-10 Thunderbolt IIlanding at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, NV

A-10 Thunderbolt IIa pair of Thunderbolt IIs circling to land at Nellis AFB Las Vegas, NV

Aero L-39C Albatrosperforming at Reno Air Races Reno, NV 2019

AH-1G Cobraon display at Reno Air Races Reno, NV 2019

Air Force Onelifting off at Gerald Ford International in Grand Rapids, MI

Air Force Onearriving at Gerald Ford International at Grand Rapids, MI

Air Force Onearriving at Gerald Ford International in Grand Rapids, MI

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Window Seat Please

August 30, 2022informational, personal, photograph, travelair, aircraft, airplanes, aviation, bridges, cities, flight, GPS, scenery, scenicArnie

Birds Eye View

For business travel, I’ve endured my share of airplane flights.

I’m not one to watch the airline’s inflight movies so to help pass the time onboard I spend a good amount of time looking out of the window at the earth below.

In years past it wasn’t easy to determine the flight path so I would take a photo of the scenery and try to identify the location at a later time. Nowadays it’s fairly easy to track the flight path using your phone’s GPS feature.

Sometimes the weather and the lighting wasn’t always cooperative for photography so some of the photos are “rough”. Anyway, below is a collection of some of the sights that I’ve enjoyed on a few of my flights.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Bensenville, ILfreight yard departing O'Hare International Airport

Boulder City, NVthe Hoover Dam with the US93 O'Callaghan-Tilman Bridge high over the Colorado River

Bronx, NYa moon shaped Orchard Beach

Bronx, NYthe Throgs Neck Bridge connecting the Bronx to Queens

Bronx, NYthe Whitestone Bridge connecting the Bronx to Queens

Brussels, Belgium

Candlestick Parkstadium located in San Francisco, CA

Chicago, ILnight approach to O'Hare Airport

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Towering Above You

August 28, 2022informational, personal, photograph, travelaircraft, airplane, airport, flight, towers, travelArnie

Keeping the Planes Flying

As a collector of “all-things-airplanes” I’m always looking at the mechanics and logistics of how a group of aviation professionals launch aircraft in the air and reel them back in when ready to settle back to earth.

Among these professionals are many talented men and women working in precision in the airport towers to make it all happen.

Below is my collection of some of the places where these air controllers work.

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