Managing Editor @terencecgannon.com feels we all might need a little light entertainment pick-me-up, given the dreary northern winter and the state of the world at the moment. This, from the August 2022 issue of the New RC Soaring Digest, is also the latest on our Avergreen imprint. | 🛩️ 📡 🪽 🌲 🥇

We were looking for a fitting way to mark Martin Luther King Day, and as @jonostrower.com of @theaircurrent.com says "there's always an aviation angle": to wit, this excellent 2019 article by Tammera L. Holmes. We also love the great collection of photos she found and included in the article. | 🛩️ 👩🏻‍✈️

Friday Pizzapalooza (Sunday Edition) 🍕 A tavern-style pizza from a Tripping Billy recipe, linked. | 🧵 1/3 | 🔗 www.trippingbillyz.com/recipes/chic...

I wonder if Nick Morrison thought his lentil soup 🥣 would eventually get made in the other Calgary; not the one on the Isle of Mull, but rather the one 6,500 kilometres to the west. His recipe in @theorkneynews.bsky.social is linked. Incidentally, … | 👨🏼‍🍳 | 🧵 1/2 | 🔗 theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/04/n...

The cure for what ails us after a week we thought would never end. | 🍕

Hey, @jay.bsky.team, can it be arranged that I never again see another screenshot from X here on @bsky.app? There’s absolutely nothing I want or need to see from over there. Ditto other social platforms as required. Anybody else like to have this option? 🗳️

In my day 👴🏻, all I had was steam-powered LEGO bricks made of wood, and I turned out okay. 🤡

Me, when I heard the Raptors may be in discussions regarding an Anthony Davis trade. | 🏀 🦖

Played hooky this afternoon and went to see a matinée of Marty Supreme. An outstanding film worthy of all the awards I believe it will win. That said, if I had known that Kevin O'Leary had been cast in it, basically playing himself, it would have been a non-starter for me; an absolute must-miss. | 🎬

Absent aircraft movements (exactly one in about ninety minutes, and no more predicted as per @flightradar24.com), avgeeks must resort to faux-arty shots of the hoar frost-encrusted antennae on the control tower, this one at Springbank Airport near Calgary, Alberta. | 🛩️ 📍 🇨🇦

Friday Pizzapalooza 🍕 Homemade crust; shredded pizza mozzarella; hand-torn chunks of fresh mozzarella; heavy cream; cooked, sliced potatoes; pre-cooked bacon, and then baked on a heat-soaked stone for nine and a half minutes at 500°F with convection. To finish, … | 🧵 1/2

Garlic toast as found in the wild. Baked today from a Zoë François recipe found on the ZoëBakes website. | 👨🏼‍🍳 🍞 | 🔗 www.zoebakes.com/2025/04/21/e...

Let's hope Santa 🎅🏼 likes Scottish oat cookies baked today from an Amy Cheung recipe found on The Scottish Mill website. | 👨🏼‍🍳 🍪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔗 thescottishmill.ca/blogs/recipe...

Things are finally winding down for the holiday, so there was time for a mid-week trip to Springbank. Managed to capture this tidy Cessna Citation CJ2 departing for warmer climes. I do like it when a pilot, like this one, taxis with purpose. | 🛩️ 📹 📍 🇨🇦

When my LottoMax numbers come in, I won't shout it from the rooftops, but there will definitely be signs. (📸 Passoni Titanio S.r.l. società benefit) | 🚴🏻‍♂️ 🤌🏻 | 🔗 passoni.com/en/platinum-...

Seems about right. ⚓️

With this issue, it's almost all she wrote for 2025. 💥 We kick off with Editor @terencecgannon.com enthusing about Japanese animé. He then takes a crack at the practice of directly linking press releases and then wraps up with the first annual Roy Bishop Stokes Aviation Book Christmas List. | 🛩️ 🥇

In the final section of this month's editorial, Managing Editor @terencecgannon.com credits cover photographer @goodnrg.bsky.social, who also captures stunning images of our natural world 🌎 like this little fellow. 🐸 Thanks again for your enthusiasm and your wonderful cover for November, Cheryl. 🙏🏻

Hey, @talkhoops.bsky.social: based on last night's fixtures, at least, the @nba.com Cup games seem to be taking on a distinctly All-Star, all-uncontested offense, no-defense vibe. Thoughts? 🤔 Or maybe it's just me. 🤡 | 🏀

Okay, this ticks ✅ a lot of boxes. (📸 LEGO) | 🛩️ 🔍 🥇

Just out today: « IndiaOne Air Signs Letter of Intent for up to Ten De Havilland Canada Twin Otter Series 300-G Aircraft at the Dubai Airshow » Works for me. 🙌🏻 (📸 De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited) | 🛩️ 📰 | 🔗 dehavilland.com/partnerships...

Amongst the gaggle of 172s chugging around the circuit today at Springbank, there was this very unusual sighting: a Seawind 3000, which its manufacturer bills as « world's fastest amphibious aircraft. » It certainly seemed quite spry on departure. | 🛩️ 🦆 📹 📍 🇨🇦 | 🔗 seawindaero.com?utm_source=t...

Tell you what: when you’re done with all of this, give us a call. | 🍁

My reaction to that publicity stunt yesterday. | 🏀

We're pleased to formally announce our brand-new imprint dedicated to bringing back the classics. The best part? Avergreen articles feature a pristine format optimised for the human reading experience. Watch for the 🌲 emojitag in the near future, for the very best of legacy aviation writing. | 🛩️ 🥇

Two CH-146 Griffons, which I believe were from 417 Combat Support Squadron out of Cold Lake, made an appearance at Springbank yesterday afternoon. Despite the gusty, swirling winds, the outstanding pilots made slipping these brawny helicopters … | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🚁 📍 🇨🇦 | 🧵 1/3 | 🔗 www.canada.ca/en/air-force...

These Pilatus' PC-12s are really elegant-looking aircraft. Also, I can somehow imagine a through line from my own modest piloting accomplishments to at least the right seat in one of these. Probably not, but I'd like to think it might be so, regardless. | 🛩️ 📍 🇨🇦

You don't see one of these every day, at least not around here: a @sikorskyair.bsky.social EH-60A Black Hawk in civilian livery. Spotted today at Springbank. | 🛩️ 🚁 📍 🇨🇦

Just another election in 'no drama Canada': well-organized, well-trained, and pleasant staff with a substantial number of chatty voters patiently waiting in line. In and out in five minutes. There is absolutely no reason not to vote, folks! | 🍁 🗳️ | 🔗 www.electionscalgary.ca/for-voters/w...

This month, Managing Editor @terencecgannon.com leads off with this month's barnstorming-themed cover photo triggering him to soliloquise about his not-yet-written screen adaptation of Richard Bach's 'Nothing by Chance'. But he could use your help. (📸 Richard 'Zulu' Souza | Full Disc Aviation) | 🛩️

My third go 'round with sourdough baguettes from a Sylvia Fountaine recipe found on her 'Feasting at Home' site. Made with Organic Unbleached Bread Flour from The Scottish Mill. The only tweak was to add some diastatic malt powder as per Maurizio Leo. | 🥖 | 🔗 www.feastingathome.com/sourdough-ba...

Friday Pizzapalooza 🍕 Homemade crust; Olivieri® 🍁 Classic alfredo sauce; sliced barbecue chicken with Weber® Kick ‘n Chicken® seasoning; pre-cooked and crumbled Greenfield bacon; Armstrong 🍁 mozzarella; cup 'n char pepperoni from Lina's Italian Market 🍁; sliced red onion; … | 🧵 1/2

Look who's back in town: the 2Solitude 'Airshow Camper' conversion of an Antonov AN-2 captured yesterday at Springbank. | 🛩️ 🦆 📹 📍 🇨🇦 | 🔗 www.2solitude.com

Hey, NBC Sports: just so you know, the fans at the Ryder Cup are rendering your coverage unwatchable. | 🤡

Picked this up at Lina's Market Hall yesterday evening. I may not be able to afford the car, but at least I can afford the coffee. | ☕️ | 🧵 1/2 | 🔗 toninolamborghinicanada.ca?utm_source=t...

If you'd like a feed with nothing but military aviation or, conversely, a feed with everything but, we have two new @bsky.app Custom Feeds for your perusal. Or perhaps you like your aircraft motorless? If so, we have a Custom Feed for that, too. Managing Editor @terencecgannon.com explains. | 🛩️ ⚔️

Friday Pizzapalooza 🍕 Homemade crust; Cirio pizza sauce; Armstrong 🍁 mozzarella; fontina; cheddar; pre-rendered Piller's 🍁 cooked and chopped chorizo; Venetian 🍁 dry-cured pepperoni; … | 🧵 1/2

This is quite stunning: Boeing announces Westjet's order for sixty 737-10s with options for an additional twenty-five, along with seven 787-9 jets with options for an additional four. According to Boeing's press release (below), it's Westjet's largest single order ever. | 🛩️

It's a new month 💥 and September, for Managing Editor @terencecgannon.com, will forever mean one thing: the Reno Air Races. 🏁 He also announces some exciting new Custom Feeds, toys with the idea of a BluFly mailing list, and explains the new, slimmed-down profile name. (📸 Don Ramey Logan) | 🛩️ 🥇

An outstanding review of Daphne du Maurier’s classic gothic novel ‘Rebecca’ on @velshi.com’s ‘Banned Book Club’ today, including a thoroughly engaging conversation with @egangoonsquad.bsky.social. TV thoroughly worth watching. | 📺 📚 | 🧵 1/2

Friday Pizzapalooza 🍕 Homemade crust; Mutti Classic pizza sauce; Piller's 🍁 cooked and chopped chorizo; Armstrong 🍁 mozzarella; red onion; mystery homegreen pepper; fennel seed, all baked on a heat-soaked stone for seven and a half minutes at 500°F with convection. | 🧵 1/2

I'll sleep well at night knowing the next generation of Albertans' knowledge of the world is based on the Hardy Boys, World Book Encyclopedia, and Roget's Thesaurus. | 🤦🏻‍♂️

Even though they were completed fifty-six years apart, the builders of both this RV-7A and the previously posted 'Bird Dog' chose the same paint(less) scheme. Not only does leaving your rivet work exposed take guts and lots of elbow grease, it absolutely never gets old. | 🛩️ 📍 🇨🇦

If the exquisite 'Praetor 500' in my previous Springbank post represents one end of the General Aviation spectrum, then this 'Bird Dog' likely represents the other; the one warbird I would have a fighting chance of flying with my measly ~100 hours of flight experience. | 🛩️ 📹 ⚔️ 📍 🇨🇦

Friday Pizzapalooza 🍕 Homemade crust; Mutti Classic pizza sauce; Armstrong 🍁 mozzarella; fennel seed; homemade hot peppers; Piller's 🍁 Cup 'n Char pepperoni; crushed red pepper flakes all baked on a heat-soaked stone for … | 🧵 1/2

Delighted to hear the tariffs have been removed from the orange juice 🍊 I will not, in a million years, ever drink again. | 🍁

An unexpected visit from an Embraer 'Praetor 500' at Springbank yesterday afternoon. Turns out it was simply waiting for an empty slot at CYYC, so they could reposition when one was available later in the evening. So question for Air Sprint, the aircraft's operator: when … | 🛩️ 📍 🇨🇦 | 🧵 1/3

Okay, so this is the first time seeing one of these at Springbank: a Game Aerospace GB1 'GameBird'. You'll definitely want to turn the sound up for this one. | 🛩️ 📍 🇨🇦

The 'Turbine Legend' flies! Back at the beginning of July, the first flight was imminent, and now it's already part of this magnificent aircraft's history. | 🛩️ 📹 📍 🇨🇦 | 🧵 1/2

This Diamond Aircraft DA62 had at least one cowl off and was doing some engine testing yesterday at Springbank. The Austro diesel aircraft engines run on jet fuel and make a wonderful purring sound when at idle, as was the case in this shot. | 🛩️ 📍 🇨🇦