Boom! Had a great ight show over the skyline tonight. Here’s my first big lightning shot of the season. This is a 2-frame composite. Best as I can tell, two large, branching bolts struck the eastern antenna mast of the Hancock. #wxsky #ilwx

American Airlines AirCal Retro livery Boeing 737-800 Reg. N217NN 📍CYYC April 7, 2025 🛩️📸

dang it this is one of the photos I should have posted on Chicago's birthday well I guess there's today and next year

Three months into 2026 and I knew from December it was not going to be a forgiving year

We have similar views out our office windows.

There are days where I wonder how I got so lucky. How is it that I can fly a plane over a sight like this, during a gorgeous sunset? #aviation #avgeek

Home Depot hot dog and performative reading on a gorgeous (albeit windy) day

It's Monday...here's a plane.

I *need* to be outside. Criminal that I have to work

Three trombone players fly in a plane together. (Sounds like the setup to a trombone joke 😆🫣) A lovely morning for sharing a flight with two long-time musical friends of mine. 😎👍

Love that flight training is supposed to start this week and the forecast is nothing but rain and snow

Successfully arrived in Chicago! (And had a lovely Cathay Pacific A35K as a gate neighbor.)

This year’s flying season is officially here - 11 aerotows today 🙂 #aviation #flying #gliding #towpilot

For a while it looked like they were going to pass directly over us, but it turned out that they were on a track and we were on a random route so they passed us off to the right. #AvGeek

Dang what the FO do

ORD constellation looking gorgeous as always

I don’t remember the last time I purchased gas, but here was today’s total for an empty to full refuel

Happy International Women’s Day! 👑 Celebrate women today, tomorrow, the next day… and often. Wouldn’t be where I was without the support of some amazing ladies in my life

Today's ride: D-AIHZ, a Lufthansa A340-600 (first flew in April 2009) if you noticed that I was on an A343 over to Europe and an A346 back, and are wondering if that was intentional... yes, of course it was departing Frankfurt shortly

Uniquely #TeamHighWing | #avgeeks #C172 #Chillin

Finally got to see northern lights in the early hours of this morning. I always wake up in the night, & occasionally check out the window. There was some green light (visible with the phone) so I got dressed & went out! A bit cloudy (& very windy), & the cloud grew, but nice to see them :) #Iceland

Previewing the new aviation themed social media app, Kittyhawk. Bob Allen of Nomadic Aviation Group spearheaded the development. It’s billed as the “largest community of pilots, flight attendants, engineers, and aviation enthusiasts.” Anyone trying it?

City in the clouds this morning #ilwx

Me: does our company policy say we can't work a second job? Coworker: idk, but I just started my second job And that's where we're at lol

🛩 Start Flying Season 2026 Finally, it starts again. Best weather today. It was just fun again. 👋🤓👍 #studentpilot #aviation #avgeek

I know it's because of the weather here, but it's silly seeing a DEN-ORD flight on this side of Lake Michigan

Unfortunately this would get me

Good morning from the plane

👇 I got to meet this lovely person today, and now they're off on an A340! And no, I am not jealous at all

ATW diversions are popular tonight, wonder how it's going up there! ATW: KATW 060345Z 00000KT 3/16SM R03/1200FT FG OVC002 03/03 A3007

I'm supposed to be working, but I always wondered why Allegiant and jet2holidays had similar liveries so that's what I'm doing instead

How about some 757 beach towel to [wing] wave in the Thursday?

A319 G-EZGG at LGW last week.

Got signed off by my flight instructor today to get my pre-solo check ride!! It was also an absolute joy up there, not to mention warm enough to be in a sweatshirt for the walk around.

Got a neat gift from @blainplanes.bsky.social today! It’s coming to a great home :) Ft. my performative reading location

I need god to pick another strong soldier and give me a break

Happy 189th Birthday, Chicago!

Air to Ground Message: THE LAST THING YOU NEED IS GAS STATION TACOS. ALSO NO FREE COOKIE AT THE DOUBLETREE TONITE. Area: Virginia, USA Type: Airbus A321 A: #a48a3953a87 F: #f7864d57a0e #acars #vdlm2

I've finally been going through my book backlog again. Current read is a highly praised one that I have been looking forward to - Airframe by Michael Crichton. Started the book on my ORD-IAH-MFE flight and I've been hooked ever since

The worst part about being transmasc is when dude bros put their hands out and I have to try and decipher what kind of greeting it’s going to be I am almost always wrong

American Airlines A319-112, N740UW. Originally delivered to US Airways on July 10, 2000. MIA. 2-25-2026.

Downtown Calgary, February 23, 2026 from Max Bell Centre.

Looking at old images of the planespotting bar. Many of them predate my time in Chicago, but apparently they used to have outside seating. Would have been such a great spot to watch planes outside. Still sad it went under

One of my pet peeves is people that have an answer for absolutely everything... I'm sure it comes from a good place, but sometimes I just want to talk about stuff without everything being a conversation about how you just know everything about everything

(it’s just water and a little bit of soot catching the light from a sunset) #contrails #avgeek

ORD constellation looking gorgeous as always

May I one day find the type of love my newlywed friends celebrated this weekend

My first time on an e145! Teeny plane, cool crew, and tons of leg space on the left side exit row. 1-2 config for those familiar