A Pilot’s Blog
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I hate snow. I despise snow. But irregardless of that, this is a nice picture. Note the small tree in the right background with Christmas lights on it.

Picture courtesy of Airliners.net.

The clever angle of this shot produces a real visual trick for your brain. What the heck are those giant things in the cargo bay? Oh, wait…

Picture courtesy of Airliners.net.

Certainly a unique photograph of a 737 fuselage which was assembled at Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita, Kansas on it’s way by train to Boeing’s facility in Seattle.

Picture courtesy of Airliners.net.

A China Southern 737-800 sits under a beautiful rainbow at Hawaii’s Honolulu International Airport. Perfect alignment of subjects in this photo.

Picture courtesy of Airliners.net.

A C-17A Globemaster lifts off for parts unknown.

Picture courtesy of Airliners.net.

In this absolutely spectacular shot you can see the Space Shuttle Discovery performing the first nighttime launch in nearly four years on December 9th, 2006. Good luck and God Speed to the crew of STS-116.

Picture from the Associated Press via CNN

You’ve always got to watch for those markers while taxiing.

Picture courtesy of Airliners.net.

The silhouette of a 737 crosses a stunning sunset in the Czech Republic. Even the heat distortion from the engines is visible.

Picture courtesy of Airliners.net.

A uniquely painted British Airways 747 climbs out of LAX.

Picture courtesy of Airliners.net.

I’m not sure what this is exactly, but it’s neat-looking nonetheless. I was also going to mention that with the quasi-canard on the front, it could have been designed by Burt Rutan. I did a quick check of the N-number for the heck of it, and lo and behold, “Manufacturer: Rutan”. I’m good.

Picture courtesy of Airliners.net.