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Alexander Robinson

@alexanderpilot.bsky.social
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Aviation and defence; pilot; rower; S-Dad; one half of a twin flame burning bright.

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Alexander Robinson @alexanderpilot.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Air superiority blue is my new favourite #72A0C1
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
benion
Grieving a wasted life
At a point in life when there are far too many days behind than ahead, one tends to
re-elected in contrast to standing up for the
reflect on a life lived. In my lifetime decades
greater good?
were devoted to protecting America. Sacri
A compromised Supreme Court recently
fices were made both by myself and my fam-
trotted out a shallow token standards of
Ily in military service. The tip of the spear:
conduct for themselves. Apparently it's
Countless weeks over the years were spent
not a bribe to accept favors after a deci-sion; only before. Corporations are people?
living at the end of a runway on alert with an Really? Whatever happened to Superman's armed B-52 as generations of aviators have motto of "truth, justice, and the American done before and since.
way?"
The purpose: if required, be airborne
Pay-to-play is the theme of the day. Un-
in minutes on a one-way trip bringing a
challenged and uncontested blatant conflicts
nuclear Armageddon to an adversary. Fly:
of interest abound. The rule of law is situ-
ing the unfriendly skies over North Viet-
ational if adhered to at all. America can no
nam provided a brief interlude, but overall,
longer be trusted. The unbridled pursuit of
this long line of silent sentinels stood firm
power and wealth driven by unquenchable
to protect America by deterring external
greed has left service above self and Con-
threats to our freedoms and way of life
stitutional norms in the dustbin of a quaint
across the decades. I was privileged to serve past. with men and women of integrity imbued
Recently the VA said exposure to Agent
with a sense of service.
Orange is the probable cause of the can-
I'm truly grateful that the B-52s we flew, which were built tough, were engineered
cers I live with. Actually I suspect it's more from yet unspecified sources, which cause
on scientific principles and fabricated by experienced, skilled workers rather than
military pilots to have significantly higher
founded on mere beli…
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Alexander Robinson @alexanderpilot.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
From the Swiss Flieger Flab Museum last month, Schweizer Luftwaffe PC-9, F-5, and Mirage III RS.
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Robert Wall @r-wall.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
When Harrison Schmitt took off his helmet, he whiffed the same scent that all other Apollo astronauts to have walked on the Moon smelled. “All of the astronauts agreed it smelled like gunpowder,” Schmidt, the Apollo 17 lunar module pilot, tells Aviation Week. aviationweek.com/space/space-...
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NASA Faces The Promise And Peril Of Moondust | Aviation Week Network
Apollo 17's commander once called the dust “probably one of our greatest inhibitors to a nominal operation on the Moon.”
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Alexander Robinson @alexanderpilot.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Das Heimatland / the homeland 🇨🇭
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tmcbphoto @tmcbphoto.com · 02/12/2024
US Navy EA-18G Growler Airshow Team or BlueSky's growth measured in speed? Why not both? This account grew 1,200 followers in the past month, surpassing my YouTube channel that has full airshow demos, so thank you for stopping by and following my journey! Photograph from Airshow London 2023.
Two US Navy EA-18G Growlers from the US Navy Growler Airshow Team fly in a formation high speed pass, creating two vapour cones on an overcast day.
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Alexander Robinson @alexanderpilot.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Have a great week 🤙
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FlightAcesHigh @flightaceshigh.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Canada's FAcT programme has reached contract signature for 23 Grob Aircraft G120TPs and 19 Pilatus PC-21s. Types will be part of an enentual 71-strong training fleet, with 19 Airbus Helicopters H135s already signed for. Good news for the Royal Canadian Air Force www.flightglobal.com/defence/skya...
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Alexander Robinson @alexanderpilot.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Good morning bluesky #aviation 🛩️ This is my first post on here - some photos from over the years. Look forward to contributing and learning from the community.
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