Supposedly...

... these are Navy dive bombers over Miami in 1941

Perfectly said.

Now does he feel his title hang loose about him, like a giant's robe upon a dwarfish thief. -- Macbeth
Via American Digest

Yes he does

Cabin Porn

The ultimate deer hunt

Check in, blast a deer from the window, strap deer on hood, home in less than 24 hours.

Mondays, they're like that.

Target acquired and locked

The Soviet Beriev A-50

Only the Soviets would equip their planes with a bayonet.

This one's for Chickenmom

Spiritus Sanctus

I like Ted Cruz more and more

I'd also like to wipe that smug smile off Schumer's face.

Cabin Porn

By the sea

The cockpit of Chuck Yeager's Glamorous Glennis, the first plane to break the sound barrier.

Lassen Peak from 10,000 feet

While flying around this morning in the very clear air, a large snow capped mountain could be seen far to the north of us.  We discussed what mountain it could be, but couldn't tell for sure.  I took this picture, and after fiddling with it in Lightroom for awhile, this is the best I could see it.  But what mountain is it?

Google images has this picture of Mount Lassen, a volcanic peak that is basically the southernmost of the Cascade Range, as seen from a similar if slightly closer vantage point.   It last erupted in 1915, a blink of an eye in geologic time.

Looks about the same, so I'd say it is in fact Lassen.  Given our position when we saw it, it would have been about 180 miles away.

Air tour of the Sierra

Friday my buddy Dan called and wanted to know if we would be up for meeting him at a local airport and going for a flight.  Naturally, the answer to that was yes.

At 7:30am, we met, loaded and taxied out to take off.  The 18 year old came too, and with the three of us packed into the Mooney, it was a crowd.

Soon, we were over snow country, and the wind was blowing it off the peaks in banners.  The flight itself, however, was surprisingly smooth. It has just snowed, for the second time this year in California, so the high country was wearing a fine fresh coat of the white stuff.

Winnemucca Lake frozen in its bowl below Round Mountain.  Looks pretty chilly down there.

Leviathan Peak in the foreground, with Antelope Valley behind, and the earth itself curving away across Nevada

Dan let the 18 year old fly for awhile.  What a great experience for a kid, and surprisingly we lived to tell about it!  Thanks!

Washoe Valley, Nevada to the right; Lake Tahoe on the left, and if you look carefully, Washoe Lake in the distance on the right.

The scenery at Lake Tahoe is world famous for a reason.  There below are the casinos at South Shore, as seen from 11 thousand feet.

Pyramid Peak  in Desolation Wilderness

On the way back, we flew over the house, and called to let the ladies know we were coming.  They got a shot or two of our little air ship passing over.

Dipping the wing

Meanwhile, passing by above, I took this shot of the homestead.  Looks a little ragged without leaves on the trees and all the grass brown, but it's still a comfortable spot.

By 10:30, the boy and I were back home, having flown all the way to Nevada and back.  The snow pack looks a bit better than I expected, but we'll need much more before spring.  It was a great flight, and thanks again, Dan, for the great time.