Flightline Aviation Media

10/07/2019

This video starts from 33,000 feet over Huntsville Alabama just before we begin the approach and descent into ATL. Includes the last 40 minutes of the flight and taxiing to the gate from the far south runway at ATL.

10/05/2019

Another of my recent flight videos, this one without GPS data (it didn't capture). On this flight we departed PHX early in the morning at 6:05am, about a half hour after sunrise. After takeoff on runway 7L we continued east with only slight turns. This took us over Phoenix's eastern suburbs of Mesa, Apache Junction, and the Superstition Mountains. Since we were still fairly low we had some awesome views of the mountains and we followed the Salt River pretty much from the airport all the way to Roosevelt Lake. Video ends at about the time we reached cruising altitude of 33,000 feet on our way eastward toward Atlanta.

09/10/2019

Bonus footage is now up....all of it! The entire uncut 3 hour 41 minute flight with GPS:

Bonus footage: This video starts at the gate in Atlanta and ends at the gate in Phoenix and includes the full, uncut flight with GPS data displayed. This was...

08/28/2019

And here's part 2 - the landing! This video starts in cruise just before the descent begins, when the Captain and Flight Attendant make their initial descent messages. At the start we're about 150 miles northeast of Phoenix.

This video covers the descent and landing at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. It begins at the top of the descent when we are still in cruise at 34,...

08/27/2019

I know its been a while since I've added new content but I've been trying out some new things. One is filming flight videos and displaying them with GPS data for the full "aviation geek" experience :) This is part 1 of a 3.5 hour flight - takeoff from Atlanta. The direction and speed are accurate (speed is displayed as mph not the aviation standard knots - divide by 1.151 to convert) but the altitude is off due to the difference between GPS versus a typical pressure-corrected altimeter setting. Part 2 (the landing) will be coming soon!

Takeoff and climb out of Delta flight 1772 from Atlanta's Hartsfield Airport. Video starts with pushback at gate A19 and includes great views of Atlanta and ...

09/22/2016

My latest Plane of the Week article: the Cessna 172 Skyhawk

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is the most popular four seat single engine plane in history with more than 43,000 sold and has been produced since 1955.

09/01/2016

The Santa Monica Airport, 6 miles north of LAX, is the historic home of the Douglas Aircraft Company dating back more than 90 years. DAC moved south to Long Beach when residents objected to lengthening the runway in the 50s so they could build the big DC-8s. It has been serving the needs of local general aviation community ever since but now a group of liberal NIMBYs have succeeded in forcing the airport to close for good. If they don't like the noise a Learjet makes then they shouldn't buy a house next to it - the airport has been there longer than most residents. Sad news indeed. They have an excellent (and popular) viewing deck so if you're in the LA area in the next 6 months head up there and take in the sights before they bring in the bulldozers to rip it up.

08/29/2016

This week's Plane of the Week is one of the many Cessna Citation models. http://flightlineaviationmedia.com/2016/citation-x/

The Citation X is a medium sized business jet built by Cessna in Wichita Kansas since 1996. It is currently the fastest civilian jet aircraft in the world.

08/13/2016

Time for another Plane of the Week! This time we dig into the military inventory of the 1950s.

The McDonnell F3H Demon was a single engine, swept-wing carrier-based fighter jet used by the U.S. Navy in the 1950s; the last ones were retired in 1964.

08/02/2016

This week's Plane of the Week article isn't a plane at all!

The Robinson R-22 is a two seat, twin blade light utility helicopter that has been in production since 1979 with more than 4,600 sold.

07/12/2016

This week's Plane of the Week article. You'll see these planes at almost every air show.

The T-6 was the most popular military training aircraft of the 1940s and was used by the U.S. Army Air Force and Navy until the late 1950s.

07/05/2016

This week's Plane of the Week article is "Super" :)

The King Air 200 is a twin turboprop aircraft carrying up to 13 passengers produced by Beechcraft since 1974 with over 3,000 units built to date.