Aviation Rambler

09/06/2024

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

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

08/27/2024

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

01/16/2023

Just how safe is military aviation?

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...

01/11/2023

2023 off to a great start.

12/23/2022

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.

10/15/2022

Iranian stealth? Is it even possible?

It's not, let's be honest. But let's analyze it for the sake of mental exercise.

10/07/2022

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

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...

07/28/2022

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

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...

02/22/2020

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

02/14/2020

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

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:...

02/08/2020

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

02/05/2020

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.