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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Got more than my fill of night flying tonight. Pretty evening except for 45kts of wind shear near Chicago.

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Great overhead views of ORD at 6,000’. The cargo ramp and T5 on one side, and the construction on D and E concourses in the other. #avgeek #aviation #flying #ord

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Some days it’s nice to get into the clouds. #avgeek #aviation

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Flying helicopters is cool. That is all I have to say about that topic. Carry on…

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

This is cool. In a time when our country isn’t always at its best, it’s great to see what we are capable of when we put our minds to it and work together. #artemis #USA (and Canada)

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

If I’m reading this right, we have started a war and fought for a position that is worse than what we previously had under the deal Obama negotiated and Trump nullified. I shouldn’t be surprised by that and yet… #clownshow #iranwar

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

So if I understand this, we started a war without understanding the consequences, and then backed out with results that are worse than what Obama negotiated and Trump rejected. #clownshow #iranwar

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

So just to be sure, is the “regime” in the headline ours or theirs??

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

It is necessary to remember this today. Our country has failed to learn the important lessons of five years ago, and we are worse for it.

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

It’s also looking like winter south of Chicago… #avgeek #pilot

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

It’s looking like winter north of Chicago. #avgeek #flying #pilot

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Way too much time in one of these seats and not enough in the other one recently. #avgeek #flying

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Speaking of Chicagoland, any ideas why we now have a 12 day long TFR and restricted airspace over Chicago starting today? No stated rationale.

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

So what exactly is the rationale for a 12 day low altitude TFR over Chicago?Is something about to happen that someone doesn’t want filmed by drones? Is there a real security concern? Thoughts? #chicago #aviation #tfr

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Time to ignore politics and post a cool flying photo over the Midwest #avgeek #aviation #flying

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

It’s sad that this is all too often true. The right really has to get back to having principles and not treating everything through a partisan lens. This didn’t used to be the case.

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Chicago downtown flight. Nothing like this view! #avgeek #pilot #aviation

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I guess to 50% of the country this is what a person who needs mental health help looks like, and the other 50% says “what the hell, let’s give him access to nuclear weapons…” #clownshow

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I would much rather be in the cockpit right now. This is the opposite of #avgeeking At least it’s only a week until #airventure #eaa #osh2025

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Not at all like fixed wing flying but definitely worth the challenge. Inching closer to soloing (again) for the first time in more than 30 years. #avgeek #r44 #helicopter #aviation

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Incredible opportunity to fly in the Swiss Alps today before heading back from #AERO2025 #avgeek #flying #pilatus

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Lots of cool stuff at #AERO2025 which I mostly had to run past as I was trying to get places today #avgeek #flying

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Glad to see Rep Bacon (R) stepping up and nudging Congress back to being an independent branch of government and not a Trump puppet. We need more of this (a lot more).

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Watch the Trump coin as the tariff “negotiations” start. It’s an easy place to hide corruption if he requires foreign interests to drive up the value of his crypto as protection money for companies and countries. #clownshow #corruption

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

This is the thing to watch now. If Trump starts using tariffs to collect protection money from foreign countries and companies, then it is likely it would be in the form of crypto purchases that drive up the value of his holdings.

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Fortunately Trump is on top of his golf game so we don’t have to worry about that as markets crash.

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Sometimes when the world is getting crazy it’s important to just go fly something. #avgeek #r44 #flying

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Fun with helicopters. First time at the controls of a Robinson. #avgeek #r44 #helicopter

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Weird weather in Denver earlier this week. #avgeek

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

I’ll give everyone one guess which headline is from @foxnewscorporation.bsky.social Distracting the masses from important things with frivolous red meat is absolutely part of the role of state propaganda. Be a real patriot and turn Fox off #foxmakesyoudumb #clownshow #tarriffsaretaxes

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

This one combines aviation and skiing. Looking down on Telluride airport from Telluride ski area. #avgeek #skiing

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

This should tell you everything you need to know about Elon’s intelligence and judgment when the topic isn’t rockets or electric cars. #idiocracy

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me. Three 737s approaching Newark and two news helicopters that I thought were drones in New Jersey…

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me. Two news helicopters that I thought were drones in New Jersey…

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me. A drone in New Jersey… #drones #avgeek

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Southern Wisconsin on an overcast day. Glad to be in the air before tonight’s storms come in. #avgeek #airplane #flying #aviation #cirrus

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

It’s as if the general public just learned the word “drone” & at the same time forgot that airplanes, helicopters, stars, and the moon existed. I’m sure there are a few real bad actors using drones (like the ones near a few military bases) but mostly this is all very very stupid… #drones #airplane

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Didn't see anyone posting a Magnavox Odyssey 2 joystick yet

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Back out of seat 21A and into the cockpit. Nice day in Chicago before the ice storm rolls in tonight. #avgeek #pilot #flying #airplane #cirrus

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

A juxtaposition of the “unenthusiast” view today (with a view of Midway) and yesterday’s more “avgeeky” seat (with a view of a grass runway). I like the front seat of the Husky better than seat 21A in the A321. Although it’s way easier to climb into the seat on the A321. #avgeek #airplane #flying

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Got the opportunity to do some old-school tailwheel flying today in a Husky. Not quite ready for the endorsement, but getting closer. #tailwheelthursday #avgeek #pilot #aviation #airplane

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I feel like there should be a category of “aviation unenthusiast” photos to go with the more exciting ones. The view upfront is always better, but these days I log more miles back here. #avgeek #airplane #flying

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Chicago Pilot @pwkpilot.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

A flight from early 2024. Not quite this cold yet this winter, but probably heading there soon. #avgeek #pilot #aviation #cirrus

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