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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 06/10/2026

Yes, the sky is always that colour in Southern Alberta. | 🛩️ 📍 🇨🇦

A picture of an airliner just after taking off from Calgary International Airport (CYYC) set against a gin-clear late-summer sky. The control tower is visible.

Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 06/10/2026

They seemed low, but it was actually difficult to tell given the building, which was in the way of the horizon. If they're in need of a name 😉, may I suggest « sceletus piscium » clouds (source: Google Translate)

An animation of a swimming fish skeleton.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 05/10/2026

To be transparent, this photo I took today at Springbank was processed using the Brushstroke iPhone app (linked) in order to make it look like it was painted on canvas. I thought the abstract nature of the photo lent itself well to the process. | 🛩️ 📍 🇨🇦 | 🔗 www.codeorgana.com/brushstroke/... | 🧵

A row of nine lower engine cowlings for a De Havilland Twin Otter, turned upside down, arranged in a row adjacent to a hangar.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 05/10/2026

"Cowlings Out Back" | 🛩️ 🎨 📍 🇨🇦 | 🧵

A row of nine lower engine cowlings for a De Havilland Twin Otter, turned upside down, arranged in a row adjacent to a hangar. ℹ️ This image has been processed with the Brushstroke app to make it appear as though it were painted on a canvas.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 04/10/2026

Except for the healthcare, of course. | 🍁

An artist’s rendition of the new ‘Welcome to Alberta Strong and Free’ sign pictured beside a mountain highway. (📸 Government of Alberta)

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 04/10/2026

I bet @aviationwx.bsky.social could identify and shed a little light on this unusual-looking cloud in Calgary this evening, which really should be named something Latin meaning ‘fish skeleton’.

A long, thin, horizontal cloud that looks like a fish skeleton hangs over a dark building on a sunny evening.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 03/10/2026

Friday Pizzapalooza 🍕 The crowning glory of this pizza was the Marcangelo prosciutto over Olivieri Alfredo sauce, but the liberal additions of mozzarella, red onion, Parmesan, and banana peppers didn't hurt one bit. | 👨🏼‍🍳 🤌🏻

A cooked prosciutto and Alfredo sauce pizza is pictured on parchment on a wooden pizza peel, which, in turn, is on a gas stovetop.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 22/09/2026

Signed in pencil. (📸 See ALT) | 🍁

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 19/09/2026

Friday Pizzapalooza 🍕 Spolumbo's spicy Italian and chorizo sausage, banana peppers, and Mutti's Classic pizza sauce augmented with tomato paste and fennel seeds. | 👨🏼‍🍳 🤌🏻

A cooked sausage and pepper pizza is pictured on parchment on a wooden pizza peel, which, in turn, is on a gas stovetop.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 19/09/2026

Of course, you'll want to get a real expert to weigh in on its feasibility, @jeromyyyc.bsky.social, but how about having a De Havilland CL-415, dispatched out of Springbank and scooping out of the brimming Glenmore Reservoir, deal with the stubborn ECCO landfill fire? | 🛩️ 🦆 📍 🇨🇦

A CL-415 water bomber taxiing at Springbank Airport on a sunny July 12, 2024. A red airport pickup truck is visible to its right.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 16/09/2026

I don’t know about you, @pareidolia.bsky.social, but this thing is really freakin’ me out. | 👀

The back of a school bus driven up a hill on a rainy day. Two eyes have been pasted in the back windows to make it resemble a face.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 14/09/2026

… flour and butter crust. I was very pleased with how it turned out. Onion, garlic, lots of mushrooms, eggs, grated cheddar, single cream, and a bit of water for the filling, which is topped off with crumbled goat's cheese and sprigs of thyme. | 👨🏼‍🍳 🥧 📚 | 🔗 thehappyfoodie.co.uk/books/jamie-... | 🧵

A baked mushroom quiche in a green glass baking dish which, in turn, has been placed on a sheet pan covered with parchment.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 14/09/2026

No, not pizza this time but quiche. In particular, Jamie Oliver's quiche recipe from his latest TV series and book, both entitled 'Together: Memorable Meals, Made Easy'. This was the first time attempting anything like this, including the simple … | 👨🏼‍🍳 🥧 | 🔗 thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/quic... | 🧵

An unbaked mushroom quiche in a green glass baking dish, which, in turn, has been placed on a sheet pan covered with parchment.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 08/09/2026

« Bombardier aircraft create tens of thousands of US jobs through the company’s growing American footprint as well as within its supply chain made up of approximately 2,800 American companies across 47 states … » (📸 ©Paul Bowen Photography Inc. | Bombardier) | 🛩️ 🍁 | 🔗 bombardier.com/en/media/new...

An Bombardier 8000 jet is shown flying toward the camera position as it carves a channel through a thin cloud layer just below it.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 02/09/2026

If you’re trying to keep that top-secret project under wraps, you’re not fooling anyone. 😉 | 🛩️

The fuselage of an aircraft, located between two shipping containers, is wrapped tightly in white plastic with the words WARP-DYNAMICS.COM stencilled on it.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 24/08/2026

Inexplicably, I'm thinking of asking the dealer if they can convert my car back to steam. | 🍁

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 24/08/2026

So look 👀 what has its cowls on and was captured strolling around the Springbank taxiways this past weekend? | 🛩️ 📹 📍 🇨🇦 | 🔗 legendaircraft.com/the-legend/

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 22/08/2026

Friday Pizzapalooza (Saturday Morning, Peanut Edition) 🍕 Peanut sauce on the dough, mozzarella, barbecued chicken also coated with peanut sauce, green onion, red pepper, more mozzarella, and chopped, roasted peanuts. Seven-and-a-half minutes at 260°C and then topped with fresh cilantro. | 🥜 👨🏼‍🍳 🤌🏻

A cooked peanut and chicken pizza is pictured on parchment on a wooden pizza peel, which, in turn, is on a gas stovetop.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 19/08/2026

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. 🥃 💃 🦊 | 🛩️ 📍 🇨🇦 | 🔗 www.embraer.com/executive-je...

An Embraer Phenom 300 executive jet, registration C-FWTF, is parked near the Executive Flight Centre at Springbank Airport near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The sky appears overcast.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 19/08/2026

I definitely have one of these beauties on my Lottery Wings list; a Cirrus Aircraft Vision Jet, spotted at Springbank today. At its maximum cruise of 317 knots, it could cover the 470 nautical miles from Calgary to Tofino in about an hour and a half. | 🛩️ 📹 📍 🇨🇦 | 🔗 cirrusaircraft.com/aircraft/vis...

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 17/08/2026

A Conair 'Q400-AT' (identified on the register as a DHC-8-402) is dispatched from Springbank Airport to attack a wildfire burning northwest of the city. Is there no end to the versatility of this capable, Canadian-built aircraft? | 🛩️ 📹 📍 🍁 | 🔗 conair.ca

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 12/08/2026

Finally had a chance to partake of Part XIII of @pablotorrefindsout.bsky.social’s investigation of Kawhi-Gate. @pablo.show and @darthamin.bsky.social make a case reminiscent of 60 Minutes in the before-times, except with a dash of wry humour thrown in for good measure. Watchworthy. | 🏀

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 10/08/2026

It’s a shame to have to waste perfectly good liquor, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do. | 🍁

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 27/07/2026

And what passes for a 'glamour' shot of the finished product. | 👨🏼‍🍳 🤌🏻 | 🧵 2/2

A cooked pepperoni pizza is pictured on parchment on a wooden pizza peel, which, in turn, is on a gas stovetop.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 27/07/2026

Friday Pizzapalooza (Sunday, Video Edition) 🍕 Can you make pizza on a griddle insert on a barbecue? Why yes. Yes you can. | 📹 👨🏼‍🍳 🤌🏻 | 🧵 1/2

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 25/07/2026

In case anybody is wondering, this is what an *actual* smoke machine looks like, capable of producing said smoke on demand and able to send it in any direction, as would be the case with a lavish, fanciful Broadway production, for example. (📸 See ALT) | 🍁 | 🔗 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sm...

A heavy duty smoke machine consisting of two vertical cyclinders, the combination of which produces smoke which is then blown with an industrial fan. ℹ️ 📸 Andrew Dunn via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 24/07/2026

What with the straight tail Cessna 310, the retro-looking paint scheme and four digit registration number, this makes me think Sky King is in town? | 🛩️ 🎭 🎬 📍 🇨🇦 | 🔗 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Kin...

A Cessna 310 with a straight tail, registration N5482A, is parked beside a white and blue hangar with 'Springbank Aero' on the side.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 23/07/2026

… and after first harvest, with a yield of sixty grams, which seems pretty good. Then I had a stab at pesto using Emilie Pullar's guidance from The Burnt Butter Table website. On squash and potato gnocchi, it was quite delicious, I must say. | 🌱 | 🔗 www.theburntbuttertable.com/classic-home...

A terracotta pot with many basil plants. Beside it are a pair of scissors with a red handle, and a smaller bowl with cut leaves.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 22/07/2026

Delighted to see London Drugs stocks reading material sure to get an aviation obsession off on the right foot. 😉 In particular, the yellow sailplane in the top right corner is a nice touch. Order now for Christmas giving? | 🛩️ 📚 🪽 | 🔗 taffytalespress.com/products/air...

The cover of a children's book, entitled 'Planes', that has all manner of cartoon representations of various types of aircraft and airport artefacts.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 20/07/2026

Sticking with the Oshkosh theme, there is even a homegrown version of the mass arrival, in this case, two SR22s evidently travelling together. The second guy is taxiing like he has a bus to catch. Cool. | 🛩️ 📹 📍 🇨🇦 | 🔗 cirrusaircraft.com/aircraft/sr-...

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 20/07/2026

They’re comin’ in quite nicely, now. | 🍅 🌱

Four tomato plants growing in containers set flush in a grey river rock flower bed.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 20/07/2026

So, anybody have any advice as to when the harvest can begin? | 🌱

A number of basil plants in a terracotta pot that is resting on a cement sidewalk. Taken from directly above the pot, looking down.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 19/07/2026

Couldn't get out to Oshkosh this year—or any year for that matter—but there was a mini-edition of the event at Springbank today, marked by the arrival of this rather nice-looking Cozy Mark IV. | 🛩️ 📹 📍 🇨🇦 | 🔗 www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalog/pnpa...

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 19/07/2026

Better put the pasta water on. | 🍅 🌱

Some very small tomatoes, about pea size, are still on the vine surrounded by green foliage. Grey pebbles form the background.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 13/07/2026

Pesto progress since … well … last time. | 🌱

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 12/07/2026

An RV-10 apparently so new, the owner hasn't yet had an opportunity to add accent stripes. Love the extra bass note 🎶 in that sound. | 🛩️ 📹 📍 🇨🇦 | 🔗 www.vansaircraft.com/rv-10/

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 11/07/2026

Hard to believe that this beautiful Lancair 320 is already thirty-two years old, which is a testament to its timeless design. It still looks fresh and modern. Another pilot who taxis with purpose. I like it; avgas is expensive. | 🛩️ 📹 📍 🇨🇦

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 11/07/2026

Back at Springbank after the road trip to the coast, this sharp-looking Gazelle made an appearance, although I didn't catch it flying, unfortunately. While it may be part of @airbus.com now, it will always be Aérospatiale to me. Sounds cooler. | 🛩️ 🚁 📍 🇨🇦

An Aérospatiale SA342J Gazelle (registration N342NR) parked on an airport ramp near a dark-coloured hangar. The helicopter is painted with grey-scale camouflage under blue sky.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 05/07/2026

What September’s pesto looks like in July. | 🌱

A flower pot with sixteen basil plants in a red terracotta pot.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 05/07/2026

I figured enough time had elapsed since the passing of a much-beloved neighbourhood dog 🐶 that I could finally address their remaining traces on our lawn. | 🌱

A reseeded patch of lawn underneath a hedge. Orange flags mark the area.

A reseeded patch of lawn next to a fire hydrant. Orange flags mark the area.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 05/07/2026

They’re coming in fairly nicely now that real summer whether has arrived. For long how long is stays is anybody’s guess. | 🍅 🌱

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 03/07/2026

Hey, @klondikejets.bsky.social, have you ever considered running something roughly equivalent to the NectAir offering ⬆️ out of Springbank? What say you, fellow Springbankers? Do you think we could fill one of these for the trip? | 🛩️ 📍 🇨🇦

A Pilatus PC-12, registration N27NX in white with gold stripes, is parked on the ramp at Springbank Airport (CYBW) under a partially cloudy sunset sky.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 29/06/2026

… conference taking place at the Centre. The pictures aren't too bad but, as always, it's *that sound* in the video. I now understand why grown-ups cried 🥲 when they heard Pavarotti sing. | 🛩️ ⚔️ 📍 🇨🇦 | 🧵 5/5

A De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is parked on the ramp at the KF Centre of Excellence at Kelowna Airport (CYLW). A small crowd has assembled.

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 29/06/2026

… been pushed out. It had attracted, of course, a small crowd and the noises being made all pointed to the firing it up. The rest, as they say, is history. After the fact, I determined it was actually a scheduled event for the @avculturesconf.bsky.social … | 🛩️ ⚔️ 📍 🇨🇦 | 🧵 4/5 | 🔗 aviationcultures.org

Detail of the 'F for Freddie' nose art of a De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito at the KF Centre of Excellence at the Kelowna Airport (CYLW).

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 29/06/2026

… the must-do list when we're in the area. In the past, that seems to have always been when it's closed and I'm left to press my nose up against the glass and see what I can of 'Freddie'. Lo and behold when we arrived this time, not only was the hangar open but the Mossie had … | 🛩️ ⚔️ 📍 🇨🇦 | 🧵 3/5

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 29/06/2026

… De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito does an engine run? That was the case back on the 18th of this month when Michelle and my itinerary had us leisurely passing through Kelowna on the road home after attending a family wedding. A stop at KF Centre of Excellence is always on … | 🛩️ ⚔️ 📍 🇨🇦 | 🧵 2/5

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 29/06/2026

The final planespotting stop of the Okanagan Valley road trip was the product of what had to be absolute alignment of the stars and dumb luck. Specifically, how often do you randomly drive up to an airport and *five minutes later* the resident … | 🛩️ ⚔️ 📹 📍 🇨🇦 | 🧵 1/5 | 🔗 kfcentre.ca

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Terence C. Gannon @terencecgannon.com · 27/06/2026

A Britten-Norman Islander, looking quite forlorn, as recently captured at Penticton Airport. Did you know @brittennorman.bsky.social is making these again? Or maybe this one is a candidate for their recently announced Global Aircraft Recovery service? | 🔗 britten-norman.com/britten-norm...

A twin-engine, small-size airliner, registration N27MR, is parked in a deserty landscape at Penticton Airport (CYYF). The aircraft is white, with fluorescent green trim.

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