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I'm Ryan M. Tech geek. Avgeek. California Native plant gardener. All photos on this blog, unless stated otherwise, are mine. Cameras: Fujifilm X-T5 and X100V. Views are my own.

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    Goodyear Blimp reg. N3A just passed by. They’re headed to a college football game at Eugene, OR from Livermore, CA. If you’re in Redding, I think it’s heading your way… #GoodyearBlimp #N3A #Aviation #AvGeek

    FlightRadar24 screen shot showing the Good Year blimp about to pass Orland, CA at 2400 ft and 44 knots A heavily cropped photo of the Goodyear Blimp passing far in the distance. Its cylinder shape can be made out but otherwise there’s no detail. The foreground is a residential area with lawns, power lines and trees.

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    If you’re an AvGeek, here’s some freshly available self-care thanks to Cockpit Casual (YouTube) #AvGeek #Aviation #CockpitCasual

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    Day 3 of the Micro.blog June Photo Challenge: Shadow

    L-188 Electra, operated by AirSpray, at Chico, CA (KCIC)

    #MBJune #Aviation #AvGeek

    A medium four propeller fire tanker airplane with a red nose is parked on an airfield under a partly cloudy sky, with the sun shining brightly.
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    Day 2: Curve

    Lufthansa 747-800 (D-ABYH) at SFO, departing for Frankfurt

    #MBJune #B748 #DABYH #Aviation #AvGeek #PlaneSpotting #Fujifilm #SOoC A 747-8 on a taxiway, holding short of the runway, near water, viewed from behind, with four engines visible under its wings against a clear blue sky.

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    October 2023 at Chico Municipal Airport: BAE 146-200s, Reg. C-GRNT and N908AS. Owned by AirSpray. I assume these are to be converted to wildfire tankers

    #PlaneSpotting #CGRNT #N908AS #B462 #KCIC #AvGeek #Aviation #Fujifilm #SOoC

    Two BAE-146 airplanes parked on an airport tarmac. The plane on the left is white with black and orange accents, while the plane on the right is white with partially scraped off blue accents. Three orange-red CalFire aircraft with numbers painted on their tails are partially visible.

    A parked four engine BAE-146 on an airport tarmac with engine covers on. The aircraft with poorly scraped off blue accents has a high-wing design and a distinctive T-tail. Its door is taped off with red tape. The background has a blurred hazy flat landscape with trees.

    Two parked BAE-146 on a tarmac, noses facing the photographer obliquely, with protective orange covers over their engines.

    A profile view of a parked BAE-146 on an airport tarmac with four engines, distinctive red engine covers, and a T-tail design. The fuselage is white with black and gold accents. A second BAE-146 is behind the first one and is barely visible.

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    Iberia A330-2 & ITA A330-9

    An Iberia A330 twin engine aircraft is landing over a runway with a blue ITA A330-9 plane positioned in the foreground, lined up and ready for takeoff. The background is a hazy sky. The foreground has calm San Francisco bay waters.

    #WidebodyWednesday #PlaneSpotting #Aviation #AvGeek #SFO #ECMLB #A332 #EIHPA #A339

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    Preparing for takeoff May 1, 2025: Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 flying SFO-FRA and United Boeing 777-2 flying SFO-AMS

    A Lufthansa Boeing 747 and a United Airlines aircraft taxiing obliquely, tails together, across a fetch of San Francisco Bay water. The Lufthansa tail is blue with an orange circle and a stylized flying stick. The United tail has a dark blue to light blue gradient with a globe of meridians and parallels in its lower right corner.

    #TailTuesday #PlaneSpotting #AvGeek #Aviation #D-ABYH #N788UA #B748 #B772 #Fujifilm #SOoC

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    Family photo of Mount St. Helens (foreground) and Mount Rainier (background). Probably on a flight from KSMF to KSEA, somewhere just north of Portland  #MountStHelens #Aviation #AvGeek

    A photo from an airline passenger seat where Mount St. Helens is in the foreground, mostly in shadow, with some ridges poking out by surrounding stratus clouds. Mount Rainier is in the background but only partially covered by clouds. There's some snow on Mount Rainier and the saddle between Point Success and Mt. Rainier peak is easy to see.

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    Hawaiian A330-243 (N391HA) HNL-SFO on May 3rd, 2025, south of arrival runways #N391HA #A332 #AvGeek #CloudyPlaneSpotting #PlaneSpotting #AviationPhotography #Aviation #Fujifilm

    On a day with low clouds, a Hawaiian A330-243 (N391HA) HNL-SFO makes its approach with eagle-clawed landing gear out, landing lights visible through the nose struts, and with a vapor trail streaming off the wing.

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    TIL the Houston Rockets have a game at the Golden State Warriors tomorrow in SF. This is the team’s 32-year old 767-300 landing at SFO today #B763 #KSFO #SFO #AvGeek #Aviation #PlaneSpotting #Fujifilm #SOoC A white 767-300 with landing gear extended approaches a runway. The tail features a simple logo with the Houston Rockets initials, and a portion of another airplane's wing and engine is visible. That A330-900 aircraft has swooped up winglets. The background is a hazy sky with two thin white streamers on polls blowing toward the right.

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