Aviation Rambler

I did some plane spotting last Friday as the weather finally cooperated for a shot I had pre-envisioned.

T-45s Pattern Work 8-30-24 Weather finally cooperated and I was able to film some cool footage of the T-45s doing patterns at the Kingsville NAS. Music:Lazerus Moment - Cold Dawn

Got to see the USS Kingsville last week which was a treat. Also captured an AH-64 Apache and a UH-60 Blackhawk.

Just how safe is military aviation?

US Military Aviation Safety With another F-35 crashing, one has to wonder just how safe the aircraft actually is. This video sets out to answer that question. Chapters00:00 Intro01:08 I...

2023 off to a great start.

Dug up an old Canon S51S and brought it with me to Orlando. I can't say I recommend others do that but I enjoy challenging myself.

Iranian stealth? Is it even possible?

F-313 Qaher - Superior to the Raptor? It's not, let's be honest. But let's analyze it for the sake of mental exercise.

Running a series using DCS as the medium to simulate a near peer threat up to the 4th generation of combat aircraft.

DCS - Near Peer Threat: Initial Contact Just a bit of creative story telling, but also wanting to take a glimpse into what modern warfare would look like. Hoping to make it a short series. Music:Le...

The super carrier has been a staple of the Cold War, but is it time to rethink it?

The Age of the Super Carrier is Coming to an End. The age of the super carrier may be coming to an end. With such a concentration of assets, it's an extremely tempting target for increasingly dangerous threa...

A-10 Thunderbolt II that buzzed me at a couple hundred feet the day before the Sioux Falls Air Show.

Practice dogfight in the F-16 does not go as planned.

DCS - Until the End {Double Flameout} Another training session in DCS as I become more familiar with the F-16. We both flamed out in this dogfight so I thought that was funny. :D Geography https:...

Probably my favorite 4th-gen fighter aircraft to be honest. It flies like a dream.

I was shocked to find an F-35 at the Sioux Falls airshow. I got to talk to the maintenance lead of the team. Very enjoyable conversation. I wish I could talk to that guy again.