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Ian Kluft ✈️🎈🌋<p>"Boeing Spins Off Jeppesen &amp; ForeFlight to Private Equity Firm" by Flying Magazine (<a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/FPNF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FPNF</span></a> Fediverse presence not found - if you know them, invite them) - $10B sale to Thoma Bravo includes divisions which were previously acquisitions: Jeppesen, ForeFlight, AerData &amp; OzRunways. <a href="https://www.flyingmag.com/boeing-spins-off-jeppesen-foreflight-to-private-equity-firm/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">flyingmag.com/boeing-spins-off</span><span class="invisible">-jeppesen-foreflight-to-private-equity-firm/</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeek</span></a></p>
Aviation Librarian<p>What's for lunch? <br>.<br>Pan Am World Airways Seattle-Alaska Luncheon Menu Postcard<br>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PanAm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PanAm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Postcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postcard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Menu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Menu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alaska</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ephemera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ephemera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Avgeek</span></a></p>
Aviation Librarian<p>Nassau International Airport, Bahamas, Bahamas Airways BAC 1-11 Postcard.<br>.<br>VP-BCP<br>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Nassau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nassau</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bahamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bahamas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BahamasAirways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BahamasAirways</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BAC111" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BAC111</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Postcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postcard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Airplanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airplanes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Postcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postcards</span></a></p>
Jo H ✈️<p>How about a ride in this?: Gulfstream 690 taken during A day at Austin Bergstrom, 23-02-2007 at Austin Bergstrom, US <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a></p>
Alexf24<p>US Airways B757 about to take-off from Ft. Lauderdale</p><p>Tail Tuesday</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/aviationlovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviationlovers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/aviationphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviationphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/planespotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planespotter</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/planespotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planespotting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tailtuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tailtuesday</span></a></p>
Errol Cavit<p>DH.112 Venom Mk.1 ZK-VNM with BAC-167 Strikemaster Mk88 ZK-STR NZ6370 at Classic Fighters Omaka 2013.<br><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a></p>
FreddyB Aviation Photography<p>Tail of Calstar King Air at Santa Maria Airport. In over two decades on a variety of medical aircraft, this particular tail is number two in my favorites. I can’t even begin to count all the children I’ve transported on her safely <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/calstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>calstar</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/KSMX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KSMX</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nurse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nurse</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/iphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iphone</span></a></p>
FreddyB Aviation Photography<p>USN CMV-22B Osprey as Rudy 71 takes the option at Moffett Field. July 2024 <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USN</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CMV22B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CMV22B</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/COD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COD</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Rudy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rudy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/VTOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VTOL</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/osprey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osprey</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/KNUQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KNUQ</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Moffett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moffett</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/militaryaviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militaryaviation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviationphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviationphotography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/planespotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planespotting</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spotter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aircraft</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/milair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>milair</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nikon</span></a></p>
FreddyB Aviation Photography<p>Sunset reflected in the visor of Lt Padden, USN F-18F of VFA-122 "Flying Eagles" at the Capital City Airshow <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/VFA122" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VFA122</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/F18" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>F18</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/F18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>F18F</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USN</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/lemoorenas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lemoorenas</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/afterburner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>afterburner</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/airshow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airshow</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/capitalairshow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalairshow</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spotter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviationdaily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviationdaily</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nikon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nikon</span></a></p>
TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️<p>This is part of a fairing that goes over the glider's tail wheel. I'm using this part to develop my skill at scraping paint with a straight edge razor. </p><p>This part fits on the underside of the glider, so nobody really looks at it. It is at the end of 21 ft of fuselage, so the air flow by then is plenty turbulent...so I do not need a pristine surface like I do for the first foot or two of the fuselage. </p><p>Let's not talk about all the pinnoles, shall we? </p><p>Anyway, if the part is convex, or saddle-shaped and I can get the razor across the positive curvature axis to do its work... I can quickly and fairly smoothly scrape down runs and drips to get them almost flush with the rest of the surface. Then I smooth it with 600 and 1200&nbsp;Grit&nbsp;paper before buffing.</p><p>(After I develop my skills on such small belly parts, then I'll be comfortable working on the fuselage, and finally the wings.)</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElectricAircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricAircraft</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ExperimentalAviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExperimentalAviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/homebuilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homebuilt</span></a><br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Glider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Glider</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Paint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paint</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Sand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sand</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Buff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buff</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Polish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polish</span></a></p>
FreddyB Aviation Photography<p>USN Blue Angels 1-4 break at the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California. March 2025 <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/airshow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airshow</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/capitalairshow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalairshow</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spotter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USN</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BlueAngels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueAngels</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviationdaily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviationdaily</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nikon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nikonphotgraphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nikonphotgraphy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CCA2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCA2025</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Z9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Z9</span></a></p>
FreddyB Aviation Photography<p>USAF KC-46 18-46049 as CABAL31 drags a cloud into its wake after departing Travis AFB. It was quite aways off and i would have loved to have had a closer shot <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/travis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travis</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/tanker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanker</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/travisafb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travisafb</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/pegasus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pegasus</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/KC46" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KC46</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NKAWTG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NKAWTG</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/refuling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>refuling</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AAR</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aviationphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviationphotography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spotter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nikon</span></a></p>
Retro Librarian<p>LAX - Encounter Restaurant - Los Angeles - Exterior View - Postcard<br>.<br><a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/lax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lax</span></a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/Airport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airport</span></a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/Postcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postcard</span></a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/vintagepostcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagepostcards</span></a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/losangelesevent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>losangelesevent</span></a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/Airports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airports</span></a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/googie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>googie</span></a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/AirportArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirportArchitecture</span></a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/Vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vintage</span></a></p>
Jo H ✈️<p>Your aerial chariot: Brokaw BJ-250 taken during at , <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a></p>
Manc AvGeek<p>Manchester Monday 21st April 2025.</p><p>G-EMBN, Embraer ERJ-145EU, British Airways, being pushed back from it's stand at Manchester Airport, 2000.<br>The radio telescope at Jodrell Bank is visible on the skyline, slowly being swallowed up in hazy sky.</p><p><a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Manchester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manchester</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/MAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAN</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/EGCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EGCC</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Embraer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Embraer</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/ERJ145" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERJ145</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/BritishAirways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishAirways</span></a><br><a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/planespotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planespotting</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Manc AvGeek<p>On This Day 21st April 2016.</p><p>9H-AEM, Airbus A319-112, Air Malta, taxiing off Runway 05 Right after landing at Manchester Airport, 21st April 2016, as seen from one of the South Side mounds.</p><p><a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Manchester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manchester</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/MAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAN</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/EGCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EGCC</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Runway05Right" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Runway05Right</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/SouthSide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthSide</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Airbus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airbus</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/A319" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>A319</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/AirMalta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirMalta</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a><br><a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/planespotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planespotting</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/photogrtaphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photogrtaphy</span></a></p>
Manc AvGeek<p>Photo of the Day 21st April 2025.</p><p>G-BVVL, EAA Acro Sport II, at Manchester Barton, some time in the 1990s.</p><p>3 photos behind the link.<br><a href="https://mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/photo-of-the-day-21st-april-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/photo-of</span><span class="invisible">-the-day-21st-april-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Manchester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manchester</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Barton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Barton</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/EGCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EGCB</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/EAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EAA</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/AcroSport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcroSport</span></a><br><a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/planespotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planespotting</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Jo H ✈️<p>How about a ride in this?: Monnett Sonerai II taken during Reklaw Fly-In, 24-10-2008 at Flying M Ranch, Reklaw, US <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a></p>
Aut<p>A tornado took out the MQP VOR in Texas yesterday. It's part of the minimum network so it should be replaced but yikes. For those unfamiliar, VORs are an older technology for navigation that aircraft used (not used much anymore). However, if GPS becomes unusable they're all we have.</p><p>Relevant NOTAM<br>!FTW 04/567 MQP NAV VORTAC U/S 2504201833-2510302000EST</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/mqp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mqp</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/wx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wx</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/tornado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tornado</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a></p>
Jo H ✈️<p>Today's memory: Learjet 60 taken during RIAT Fairford, 20-07-2002 at Fairford, UK <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://squawk.mytransponder.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a></p>