🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 18/10/2026Go to your camera roll and search “boat” and post one that you like 110 1
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 13/10/2026next, seattle. particularly proud of the shot from underneath aurora bridge — i was just out for a walk and discovered that the light does this amazing thing to the bridge structure at golden hour 060 6
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 13/10/2026it's "sam actually finished processing some photos" day! to start, some trains at LA's union station 190 9
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 13/10/2026tried a recipe from an instagram post and it turns out that mapo tofu lasagna is absolutely fucking delicious 070 7
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 02/10/2026back home just in time for… another heat wave 140 4
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 02/10/2026getting a “well done” on a stall recovery from a guy who’s spent half his career training airline pilots felt real great (even if he did add a “pretty easy, isn’t it?” after… it isn’t *that* easy!) 2100 10
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 02/10/2026this week’s adventure: up to seattle to spend some time in a full-motion 737 simulator courtesy of alaska airlines’ loyalty program 2180 18
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 26/09/2026spent an hour catching up on what we're gonna be voting on here in six weeks and it's like California's Worst Hits 3153 15
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 20/09/2026Cranky Dorkfest was excellent again; ramp visit and bus tour of the entire airfield were spectacular! cheers to @chrisjrn.fyi for making it out this year — always great to hang out with you 0111 11
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 19/09/2026things i learned: santa barbara’s approaches are surprisingly tricky, especially for a first-timer; restricted airspace is restricted for very good reasons, like “there are F-18s doing maneuvers practice in here at several times your speed” (see video) 130 3
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 15/09/2026sunday was even better — got in early and stood at the rail, went back to camp for a dinner break, then parked in some chairs on the terrace for the rest of the night Leaving Laurel, Jody Wisternoff & James Grant, Rezident, and Ben Böhmer all played incredible sets vibes were off the charts 040 4
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 13/09/2026and on the other hand, this place continues to be magic and beautiful beyond words 130 3
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 10/09/2026huge thanks to @ariadnetalchik.bsky.social for meeting up and showing me around — lovely to meet you and you’re just as much of a delight in person as on the internet! 090 9
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 10/09/2026museum of flight yesterday was an absolute delight; especially cool to see so many of the aircraft my grandfather helped design in his career at Boeing! 2150 15
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 07/09/2026here’s that panel switch doin its thing 170 7
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 07/09/2026finally made it to @connections.museum and it was even better than i had hoped this place is disneyland if your special interests include telephones 1161 16
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 06/09/2026in seattle again and i continue to be impressed by how much the waterfront has come back to life with the viaduct gone 080 8
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 05/09/2026here’s me landing the plane on my own 2100 10
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 05/09/2026guess who’s got two thumbs and a shirt with the back cut off because they just did their first solo flight 4230 23
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 04/09/2026mostly californian at this point but there are still some traces of my time in seattle and new york 100 1
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 18/08/2026lovely sunset tonight with some lenticular clouds over the san gabriels 151 5
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 16/08/2026the best part of my relationship with my partner is how much we love spending a day in the kitchen today's dinner: gnochetti sardi with corn-mascarpone sauce, pea purée, poblano pepper succotash, pancetta, tomato, basil oil and yes the pasta is from scratch 0150 15
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 12/08/2026okay which bozo in my building tried to stuff the box from their new 80" flatscreen tv down the chute this time 030 3
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 10/08/2026i hate that i knew exactly what this easter egg in a @chloehowie.bsky.social is 010 1
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 09/08/2026went to NYC for a Metric/Stars/Broken Social Scene concert last week so i could go with my sister and our high school bestie, neither of whom i’ve been to a show with in two decades — it was excellent, but wow we have gotten old 010 1
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 09/08/2026very happy i got one flight on this before it was repainted; its new livery is *even better* though: 0151 15
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 08/08/2026my flight tracking display just showed an air premia flight going by and it made me realize their logo/livery is just a Set card 040 4
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 08/08/2026immediately made this one and saved it to my shitpost arsenal 0251 25
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 07/08/2026santa monica tower had to deal with some Fun involving too many bizjets arriving at once while i was up trying to do landing practice so i am now very good at flying standard rate turns for holding and i have become one of my favorite niche aviation memes 1110 11
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 06/08/2026new ring from @peculiarityshop.bsky.social arrived and i am in love with it! 1381 38
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 06/08/2026yeah reading the posts here just has me all… 020 2
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 05/08/2026made my own version of that flightwall thing i kept getting IG ads for 🥳 1111 11
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 23/07/2026how dare you attack me like this, apple 040 4
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 22/07/2026angelenos realizing that, as much as we dislike bass and villaraigosa (who is probably ecstatic that he's getting any attention at all), they don't deserve this bullshit and we should fight for them 010 1
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 18/07/2026cooking experiments with my partner yesterday: - taiwanese-influenced esquites - tacos with grilled mushrooms, homemade refried beans, salsa, scallion cashew cream, and marinated tofu "cotija" - grilled chayote 190 9
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 15/07/2026learned how to do power-off 180° approaches and flaps-up landings today! we're in a heat wave so the tiny cessna 172 cabin was *very* warm but the views were lovely 170 7
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 08/07/2026hawk: *minding its own business* crow: absolutely the fuck not, get out 160 6
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 06/07/2026and finally some shots from the macro lens 040 4
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 06/07/2026point reyes–petaluma road and highway 1: still one of the most beautiful drives one can experience 450 5
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel @skimbrel.northsky.social · 06/07/2026some birds from a lovely drive down the coast after the conference 150 5