Sam

An oldie from my last stint on the 767.

Getting an airplane up & running is a process. Here’s the first couple steps (in a sim).

The configuration safety checks ensure that, when we turn on the electrics, stuff won’t start moving. Then comes the checks to establish power from the GPU.

#Avgeek

Popcorn is an elite theme park snack. Been watching this little bugger climb in and out of strollers in the stroller parking and taking any old snack he wants

Pan Am Flight 121 - Wikipedia

TIL Gene Roddenberry - creator of Star Trek - was a pilot for Pan Am in the 1940s and was involved in a crash in Syria, and that this was only one of like five plane crashes he was in. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_...

White House Withholds Funding for NASA Science Missions Despite Recent Budget Bill NASA has been forced to pause funds for Chandra X-Ray Observatory and other missions until further notice.

Well, FUCK. Here I was excited for my first grant as a faculty member…

“White House Withholds Funding for NASA Science Missions Despite Recent Budget Bill”

NASA has been forced to pause funds for Chandra X-Ray Observatory and other missions until further notice.

🔭🧪

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Teignmouth Airshow cancelled again over fundraising shortfall.

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USAF Ready To Make All B-52s Nuclear-Capable, Load ICBMs With Multiple Warheads If Directed The end of New START treaty has left the U.S. nuclear arsenal unbounded for the first time in decades.

USAF Ready To Make All B-52s Nuclear-Capable, Load ICBMs With Multiple Warheads If Directed www.twz.com/air/usaf-rea...

I did it. I listened to the podcast. Even my own segment.

Aerial photo of Cinderella Castle with repainting underway. Tall spire at right is now grey, and other details have changed.

Yeah. Being lucky 🍀 2x already is not good. I think you are right. Probably back to the drawing board on the XL nozzle.

I am shocked this happened again. Guessing UAL will have to ground it again until an actual fix is found.

Wonder if there are any zero SRB launches available soon.

Arianespace has launched the most powerful configuration of its Ariane 6 vehicle for the first time. The rocket lifted off at the start of a 28-minute window on Thursday, February 12th, at 13:45 GFT / 16:45 UTC, from CSG Centre spatial guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana.
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And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the meritocracy they want you to believe Black people are violating

A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.

Think the date you have is wrong or needs clarification

Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner is Not ‘Wild’ About Park Prices <p>In a recent interview with In Depth with Graham Bensinger, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner opened up about his thoughts on Disney park prices. Eisner On Park Tickets Eisner, who departed his role as CEO in September 2025, talked about the positive aspects of change, particularly in management, because it allows the company to grow. &#8230; <a title="Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner is Not &#8216;Wild&#8217; About Park Prices" class="read-more" href="https://wdwnt.com/2026/02/former-disney-ceo-michael-eisner-is-not-wild-about-park-prices/" aria-label="Read more about Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner is Not &#8216;Wild&#8217; About Park Prices">Read more</a></p>

Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner is Not ‘Wild’ About Park Prices

SUCCESS✅ With the powerful roar of 4 boosters at liftoff, comes more than double the payload mass to orbit, setting Europe back on stage for launching all satellites to all orbits. Our rocket fleet is now complete. But we will not rest: upgrades are already in progress. #Ariane6 #VA267

Trump revokes EPA finding on greenhouse gas threat in huge blow to climate change regulations EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin officially revoked the endangerment finding, in a huge blow to U.S. efforts to fight climate change.

Trump revokes EPA finding on greenhouse gas threat in huge blow to climate change regulations

Don’t like to hear of these “observations” hoped they had it fixed over last time. But it also really shows what a workhorse Vulcan is to still get the satellite into the correct orbit

NASA is loading liquid hydrogen aboard its Space Launch System moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday for an unpublicized but crucial test of the repairs made to a leaky umbilical that derailed a countdown rehearsal on Feb. 2. spaceflightnow.com/2026/02/12/n...

This is such a scam. They have yet to finish any project

Red Baron with Griffon engine.

Precious Metal. Now that is wild.

The mildly elegant P-51 because a pot bellied, slab sided munter with the B/C. The D added weird to that.
Unlimited racers made real improvements though. A wild paint job goes some way, a Griffon even more. But Precious Metal takes the crown by adding a contraprop to all that.
#Aviation #AvGeeks

BREAKING: Frozen Ever After Soft Opens Early at EPCOT With Updated Faces <p>Frozen Ever After is now open, a day earlier than originally announced. The EPCOT ride has been&nbsp;closed since January 26 to primarily give the animatronics of Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff physical faces instead of projected ones. Frozen Ever After Soft Opens Early The Norway pavilion attraction soft opened on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 11. &#8230; <a title="BREAKING: Frozen Ever After Soft Opens Early at EPCOT With Updated Faces" class="read-more" href="https://wdwnt.com/2026/02/breaking-frozen-ever-after-soft-opens-early-at-epcot-with-updated-faces/" aria-label="Read more about BREAKING: Frozen Ever After Soft Opens Early at EPCOT With Updated Faces">Read more</a></p>

BREAKING: Frozen Ever After Soft Opens Early at EPCOT With Updated Faces

My first ever time seeing the rare Trislander and of course @photojdl.bsky.social is on it…with the CEO of the airline.

Best Maho Beach arrival of the day (so far)

Oh, hello again Trislander!

You’re looking totally normal today.

FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.

BREAKING: A dispute over military test of laser to thwart cartel drones between the Pentagon and FAA led to El Paso airspace closure, AP sources say.

Update Now: iOS 26.3 and macOS Tahoe 26.3 Fix Dozens of Security Vulnerabilities Apple today released iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, and macOS Tahoe 26.3, all of which largely focus on bug fixes and security improvements. Apple says that the updates address dozens of vulnerabilities, including one that is known to have been actively exploited. That vulnerability in the dyld dynamic link editor could allow for the execution of arbitrary code, and Apple says the bug may have been exploited in an "extremely sophisticated attack" against targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26.An attacker with memory write capability may be able to execute arbitrary code. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26.Apple says the memory corruption issue was fixed with improved state management. There are numerous other vulnerabilities that were also fixed across not only iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, but also Apple's other platforms that saw updates released today. Now that these vulnerabilities have been publicized by Apple, even those that were not exploited before might be taken advantage of now. Apple recommends all users update their devices to iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, and ‌macOS Tahoe‌ 26.3 as soon as possible.Related Roundups: iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS TahoeRelated Forums: iOS 26, macOS Tahoe This article, "Update Now: iOS 26.3 and macOS Tahoe 26.3 Fix Dozens of Security Vulnerabilities" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

Update Now: iOS 26.3 and macOS Tahoe 26.3 Fix Dozens of Security Vulnerabilities

Three different rockets on pads at Cape Canaveral at once, two of them two different crewed spacecraft! Is that a record?

Artemis 2 for Moon (39B), Vulcan with Space Force satellite (41), Crew 12 to ISS (40). And SpaceX has two Starlink waiting for pad 40 as quickly as they can turn it around.

Small plane strikes 3 vehicles in Georgia after making emergency landing on busy road A single-engine plane made an emergency landing on a busy road in Georgia, striking three vehicles and leaving two people with minor injuries, authorities said, after one of the two pilots on board to...

A single-engine plane made an emergency landing on a busy road in Georgia, striking three vehicles and leaving two people with minor injuries, authorities said, after one of the two pilots on board told air traffic controllers to let his family know he loved them. https://to.pbs.org/4tv7ugu

*sigh*

A view of the left wing of a SOCATA TB30 Epsilon painted gunmetal grey with a French rondele and red wingtip dipping to reveal a snowy airport and urban scene

Snow looks a lot better from up here. #aviation #avgeeks

Virgin Voyages Status Match Returns With Air, Land & Sea Program - VV Insider Virgin Voyages Status Match program has returned, now including airline, hotel, and cruise partners, unlocking early Blue Extras perks.

Virgin Voyages Status Match has returned with the expanded Air, Land & Sea program, applications are open for a very limited time this February and eligible travelers can unlock Blue Extras on a new booking vvinsider.com/virgin-voyag...