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@jasoncolon.bsky.social

Insta: @J_aviates and @halfassed_astronomer Lover of #Aviation, #Astrophotography, F1, and a good Scotch.

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Just caught it north of San Antonio. Thanks!

16.01.2026 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a plaid shirt and tie is sitting at a desk in front of a computer screen . ALT: a man in a plaid shirt and tie is sitting at a desk in front of a computer screen .
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Jeppesen ForeFlight Confirms Layoffs (Updated) - AvBrief.com Companies were purchased by private equity firm Thoma Bravo last October.

PE firm takeovers & Finance CEOs seem to always be bad news for people & product. I have experienced the latter & watched good, knowledgeable & loyal people be tossed in the name of streamlining & efficiency while the product erodes & becomes unrecognizable to customers
avbrief.com/mass-layoffs...

16.01.2026 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So does China take this as a blessing on Taiwan?

04.01.2026 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fun, anyone have details on the flight. Didn’t see anything with a quick google. #flightradar24

18.12.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Was fortunate enough to get to spend another great week in Disney World with my wife and daughter last week. While there we also were able to catch up with some friends local to the area. Looking at doing it again next year. We’ve def become a bit of a Disney family.

15.12.2025 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Still absolutely stoked from Friday. 10 yrs since I’d surfed and even before that my sessions were few and far between so I started with a beginner coaching and couldn’t have asked for it go better. Next time will be a novice session. Also, these pools are game changers, 14 waves caught in an hour.

01.12.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two F18s popped up off the coast of Venezuela on #flightradar24 for a couple minutes. Gone now.

29.11.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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About to go πŸ„
Pic is not me! Not even close πŸ˜‚

28.11.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
As the evening Sun fades from the viewpoint on Cerro PachΓ³n, a green light peeks through. This phenomenon is known as a green flash, or green rim. The green is a result of atmospheric refraction as the Earth’s atmosphere separates white sunlight into its constituent wavelengths. Although a green rim is present at every sunset, there’s a good chance that you’ve never noticed it! It’s too thin to be seen by the naked eye, and only lasts a handful of seconds as the Sun slips past the horizon. Photography and videography are the best ways to capture the rare appearance of this atmospheric effect. While not a natural phenomenon, this image also serendipitously captures a soaring airplane against the fading sunlight.

This sunset was captured from Cerro PachΓ³n in the Chilean Andes. Cerro PachΓ³n is home to several telescopes operated by NOIRLab including the SOAR Telescope, a part of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a Program of NSF NOIRLab; Gemini South, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, funded in part by the NSF; and NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which is jointly funded by the NSF and the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE/SC).

Petr HorΓ‘lek, the photographer, is a NOIRLab Audiovisual Ambassador.

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. HorΓ‘lek (Institute of Physics in Opava)

As the evening Sun fades from the viewpoint on Cerro PachΓ³n, a green light peeks through. This phenomenon is known as a green flash, or green rim. The green is a result of atmospheric refraction as the Earth’s atmosphere separates white sunlight into its constituent wavelengths. Although a green rim is present at every sunset, there’s a good chance that you’ve never noticed it! It’s too thin to be seen by the naked eye, and only lasts a handful of seconds as the Sun slips past the horizon. Photography and videography are the best ways to capture the rare appearance of this atmospheric effect. While not a natural phenomenon, this image also serendipitously captures a soaring airplane against the fading sunlight. This sunset was captured from Cerro PachΓ³n in the Chilean Andes. Cerro PachΓ³n is home to several telescopes operated by NOIRLab including the SOAR Telescope, a part of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a Program of NSF NOIRLab; Gemini South, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, funded in part by the NSF; and NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which is jointly funded by the NSF and the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE/SC). Petr HorΓ‘lek, the photographer, is a NOIRLab Audiovisual Ambassador. Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. HorΓ‘lek (Institute of Physics in Opava)

NOIRLab image of the week

A Green Flash Flight

As the photographer Petr HorΓ‘lek photoshoots the sunset Green Flash from Cerro PachΓ³n, he serendipitously captures a soaring airplane against the fading sunlight. πŸ”­πŸ§ͺ

noirlab.edu/public/image...

27.11.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ’―

18.11.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday evenings flight sitting right seat serving as safety pilot.

17.11.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

☠️

04.11.2025 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Slipstream Dragonfly just NW of Leesburg and Dulles airports. #SkyCards

25.10.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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18.10.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#NoKings
#FDT

18.10.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No f*ckin’ way.

18.10.2025 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1516    πŸ” 343    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 15

You flatter me!

04.10.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Inside of a C172 in flight with me looking out to starboard window.

Inside of a C172 in flight with me looking out to starboard window.

Inside of a C172 making a left turn

Inside of a C172 making a left turn

Inside of a C172 on final for a touch and go

Inside of a C172 on final for a touch and go

Image of ForeFlight map showing rusty pattern work

Image of ForeFlight map showing rusty pattern work

Touch and go’s for lunch today!

04.10.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Dash of a Cessna 172 that is going no where because of the stupid wind.

Dash of a Cessna 172 that is going no where because of the stupid wind.

Had to make the hard choice today but with a direct crosswind gusting to 17kts, it was the safe choice. Have to respect those personal limits.

01.10.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you continually posting these! Truly!

28.09.2025 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More right seat safety pilot fun yesterday. Hopefully get back in the left seat next week. Saw some aerobatics being practiced from the air and we over flew the plane I took my checkride in.

27.09.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Riding safety pilot again on Friday and hopefully in a DA40 🀞

24.09.2025 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m not kidding when I say intersecting. We needed clearance to race across the active show runway and come back. Unbelievable how they were running this thing. The timing couldn’t have worked out better for my drive.

22.09.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Saturday I had a downright unbelievable experience. Drove 170mph in a Lamborghini Huracan Evo on an intersecting runway with a live, low level F18 demo taking place above me. The sound of a Lamborghini Huracan Evo engine at max revs behind your head mixed with F18s in afterburner is unbeatable!

22.09.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fat Albert over Georgia
#Skycards

21.09.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oceana for the day

20.09.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday and have a great weekend!

19.09.2025 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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harry potter is talking about how he just feels so angry all the time ALT: harry potter is talking about how he just feels so angry all the time

Angry. Morning. Noon. Night.

17.09.2025 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0