Braedon Taylor

Pilot ✈️ 📍KTPA

[Braedon Taylor @Braedontaylor12]

Thanks for all the memories to the guys I call brothers... it was one hell of a ride and I wouldn’t of wanted to do it with anyone else.. I love you guys no matter what and thanks for being the best brothers a guy could ask for ✊🏻❤️ thanks for making it special one...

[Braedon Taylor @Braedontaylor12]

@SteveNomadic Ah the classic pissing contest of pilots 🤣

[Turbine Traveller @Turbinetraveler]

Meanwhile in Mogadishu, Boeing 727 pilot: “Hold my beer—I can make that approach.”
Now that’s thrilling to watch!

[KC-10 Driver ✈️ 👨‍✈️ B-737 Wrangler @MCCCANM]

The “River Visual” approach to runway 19 at DCA is one of the most fun approaches you can fly in an airliner.

Essentially, it’s a twisting & descending flight path – flown visually by following the Potomac – that rolls out aligned w/ runway 19 only at the very last second.

You can back up the visual with a GPS overlay to give you some guidance, and it’s your choice to fly it by hand or not, but I recommend hand flying…sometimes automation isn’t managed well on this kind of an approach. Do not go East of the River, or you’re in restricted & prohibited airspace.

A common error is not managing your speed & altitude well, resulting in being too high & fast when you roll out at the last second to align with the runway, resulting in a go-around. I see this regularly when waiting to takeoff.

I recommend passengers keep the window shade open; the left side gets a great view of the city, but it’s neat from both sides.

[Aviation @xAviation]

A 62 year old bomber being refueled by a 66 year old tanker, and neither look their age!

📹: jmavphoto

[Turbine Traveller @Turbinetraveler]

How to have tea and biscuits with the base commander.

[aircraftmaintenancengineer @airmainengineer]

On January 6, 2026, a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 arriving at New York’s JFK Airport became part of a memorable moment as Flight DL915 completed its final approach from Los Angeles to JFK. Just before landing, the Captain informed the tower controller that this would be his last flight before retirement, marking the end of a long aviation career.

Kennedy Tower immediately responded with heartfelt congratulations, praising the captain and joking about the weather preventing a traditional water salute. The controller thanked him on behalf of the FAA and wished him a happy retirement, telling him to enjoy a couple of cold ones. In a moment that drew laughs, the controller also joked and said “I promise I won’t yell at you when you land, and I’ll make sure you get through the gate with no phone numbers, all right?”. A playful nod to New York’s reputation for tough, fast-talking air traffic controllers. Captain Taylor responded with gratitude, saying he couldn’t imagine ending his career anywhere else, closing out a career with humor, respect, and genuine warmth.
📸 flightsimulatorfantasy

[Tyler Horka @tbhorka]

Still the last time Indiana lost a football game

[Ron Eisele @ron_eisele]

20 January 1974. First 'accidental' flight of the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, US multirole jet fighter aircraft. During high-speed taxi test, the GD test pilot, Phil Oestricher, decided to lift off to avoid crashing the machine, and safely landed it six minutes later.

[Fahad Naim @Fahadnaimb]

⚔️ Ultra-long-range showdown heating up!
Dassault Falcon 10X: fully assembled, ground testing, first flight imminent. 7,500 nm, Mach 0.925, 19 pax, new Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X engines. EIS 2027.
Gulfstream G800: similar range, already closer to service.
Bombardier Global 8000: aiming for 8,000 nm.
Who takes the crown... Dassault, Gulfstream, or Bombardier?

[Turbine Traveller @Turbinetraveler]

Back in 2008, a Cathay Pacific pilot performed a stunning low-level fly-by — just 30 feet above Paine Field in Everett — before departing Seattle to deliver the airline’s brand-new Boeing 777-300ER to Hong Kong only to be fired for the maneuver.

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

A 19-year-old pilot has been detained in Chile after altering his flight plan and making an unauthorized solo flight to Antarctica

Ethan Guo is trying to fly to all 7 continents to raise $1M for cancer research

[Turbine Traveller @Turbinetraveler]

This Azores Airlines Airbus A310 experienced turbulence on a low pass maneuver over Ponta Delgada.
The cockpit view reveals turbulence.

[TomcatJunkie🏴‍☠️ @TomcatJunkie]

Poor Hornet pilot is pedaling as fast as he can. Just can’t keep up.

[Aviation Archive - Tim Farmer @aviationarchive]

Avoiding radar but showing up on Sonar.👀

[aircraftmaintenancengineer @airmainengineer]

B717 stall test 😱✈️
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[Emiliano Padilla @iTripReport]

Next summer it will be possible to do this in one go all on United 737 metal.

[HustleBitch @HustleBitch_]

🚨#BREAKING: Joe Biden just QUIT on live tv, addressed Donald Trump as "President" and asked for HIM to help the hurricane victims!

"Help these people."

Who is the Commander In Chief of the United States right now???

[James Shepard @jumpjim]

One of the few examples of an engine failure at V1 where you have to get airborne with the failure as you don’t have runway available to stop safely. The crew will have practised this exact “worst case” failure countless times in the sim. Nicely handled 👏🏻 #avgeek #avgeeks #aviation

[Planesanity @planesanity]

Watch this skilled pilot maneuver between mountains to land the Airbus A319-100 at one of the most dangerous airports in the world, Paro Airport, Bhutan.

[Aviation @xAviation]

The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), aka “The Boneyard” is home to the largest mothballed fleet of airplanes in the world.

📹 diecastryan