Sam @wiredforflight.bsky.social · 8hI already changed mine to Launchpad McQuack, I have a good idea that @aerosavvy.com might change his too now (to Orange Bird) :) 120
Reposted by SamKRQE News 13 @krqe.com · 04/10/2026Photo Gallery: Sunrise provides perfect backdrop for Balloon Fiesta Day 2krqe.comPhoto Gallery: Sunrise provides perfect backdrop for Balloon Fiesta Day 2ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Day 2 of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the balloons hit the skies as sunrise illuminated them and provided the perfect background to the second mass as… 023
Reposted by SamMatthew McQuilkin @fcakenterprises.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2026! (5:45am Drone Show & 6am Dawn Patrol Launch) 163
Reposted by SamDeborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026ABQ 54th Balloon Fiesta kicks off on a brisk fall day! 0115
Reposted by SamTWZ @twz.com · 03/10/2026Northrop Grumman’s Talon Blue Collaborative Combat Aircraft Has Flown Northrop Grumman has placed its hopes in Talon Blue to capture a piece of the USAF's future Collaborative Combat Aircraft portfolio. www.twz.com/air/northrop-grummans-t…twz.comNorthrop Grumman's Talon Blue Collaborative Combat Aircraft Has FlownNorthrop Grumman has placed its hopes in Talon Blue to capture a piece of the USAF's future Collaborative Combat Aircraft portfolio. 0122
Reposted by SamJay @jasonrosewell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Took my wife and kids by plane to the city today to hang with some friends for a few hours. We took a car, airplane, street car, subway, and ferry. Should have hopped on a bus to make it a half dozen! 4473
Reposted by SamSteve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Update: Coast Guard search crews located a debris field that has been confirmed to be associated with the missing aircraft. www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releas...news.uscg.mil 13615
Reposted by SamJonathan Serrie @jonathanserrie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Well THIS is a fun help wanted announcement!nasa.govNASA Opens Applications for Next Class of Flight Directors - NASANASA is seeking leaders for one of the most esteemed positions on Earth for human spaceflight: flight director in mission control at the agency’s Johnson 265
Reposted by SamReuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 02/10/2026Elon Musk's xAI on Friday persuaded a US federal appeals court to halt Minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban on AI-generated fake nude images as the technology and social media company pursues a lawsuit alleging that the law is unconstitutional.reut.rsUS appeals court blocks Minnesota's AI 'nudification' law for now in XAI lawsuitElon Musk's xAI on Friday persuaded a US federal appeals court to halt Minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban on AI-generated fake nude images as the technology and social media company pursues a lawsuit alleging that the law is unconstitutional. 75511264
Sam @wiredforflight.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Really very proud of you. I know how hard of work it is to get to that point. And you can now call yourself a pilot, congratulations. This is awesome  130
Reposted by SamAILERON 🇩🇪 🇺🇦 мир @aileron001.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hello my dear follower #Bluesky-Friends #aviation #avgeeks 🤓👍 i have made my first Soloflight today! 32716
Reposted by SamDan Thomas @itsdanthomas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The most disappointing video you’ll see today. 1012231648
Reposted by SamDefense News @defensenews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026bit.ly/4jxTD6kbit.lyUS Air Force awards $2.38B contract to Boeing for 22 F-15EXThe service awarded Boeing a contract for 22 more F-15EX aircraft, bringing the number to a total of 120 to be manufactured by the defense company. 033
Sam @wiredforflight.bsky.social · 30/09/2026First flights for folks in small airplanes can be scary. Happy she became happy. 😃 000
Reposted by SamFlying Magazine @flyingmagazine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026How transponders, pressure altitude, and controllers spot aircraft flying at the wrong altitude. vist.ly/5kfhiflyingmag.comHow transponders, pressure altitude, and controllers spot aircraft flying at the wrong altitude. vist.ly/5kfhiHow transponders, pressure altitude, and controllers spot aircraft flying at the wrong altitude. vist.ly/5kfhi 011
Sam @wiredforflight.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Have an acquaintance on the train right now and is really enjoying it 100
Reposted by SamArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 30/09/2026Just two years ago, NASA had some grand ambitions for an economy in low Earth orbit. These days, for both the agency and its partners, it seems that plan has gone sideways: arstechnica.visitlink.me/LAPfElarstechnica.visitlink.meNASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to be no good answersSo is SpaceX just being selfish or what? 3288
Reposted by SamBlogMickey.com @blogmickey.com · 30/09/2026Disney Cruise Line has shared an inside look at the extensive amount of work that happens when its ships enter a dry dock, like the one that the Disney Wonder recently emerged from 🔗 blogmickey.com/2026/09/an-i... 081
Reposted by SamWDW News Today @wdwnt.com · 30/09/2026Disney Cruise Line Completes Over 100 Enhancement Projects During Disney Wonder Dry Dockwdwnt.comDisney Cruise Line Completes Over 100 Enhancement Projects During Disney Wonder Dry DockDisney Cruise Line shared a behind-the-scenes look at the dry dock process for refurbishing their ships, including recent enhancements aboard the Disney Wonder. Disney Cruise Line Dry Dock A “dry dock” is when a cruise ship is removed from the water for renovations, updates, and routine inspections. The period also provides Disney Cruise Line a … Read more 012
Reposted by SamNews 3 Now / Channel3000 @channel3000.com · 30/09/2026The city of Fitchburg is proposing a new annual fee to help pay for maintaining its 15,000 public trees while also funding additional public safety staffing.channel3000.comFitchburg considers forestry fee as property tax limits squeeze budgetFITCHBURG, Wis. — The city of Fitchburg is proposing a new annual fee to help pay for maintaining its 15,000 public trees while also funding additional public safety staffing. 011
Sam @wiredforflight.bsky.social · 29/09/2026That fog reminds me of the last flight I had from MSN to ATW in a Cessna 172 this week. #wiwx 031
Reposted by SamFlying Magazine @flyingmagazine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Pilots of pressurized aircraft would be able to fly at any certified altitude without supplemental oxygen if quick-donning masks are available. vist.ly/5kcaaflyingmag.comPilots of pressurized aircraft would be able to fly at any certified altitude without supplemental oxygen if quick-donning masks are available. vist.ly/5kcaaPilots of pressurized aircraft would be able to fly at any certified altitude without supplemental oxygen if quick-donning masks are available. vist.ly/5kcaa 001
Reposted by SamWisconsin State Journal @madison.com · 29/09/2026Meet Seymour Cray, the man behind the fastest computers of his era. Born in Chippewa Falls in 1925, Cray's extensive career spanned multiple disciplines and set a new benchmark in high-performance computing.madison.comWisconsin Originals: The ‘father of supercomputing,’ Seymour Cray, built his legacy in Chippewa FallsMeet Seymour Cray, the man behind the fastest computers of his era. Born in Chippewa Falls in 1925, Cray's extensive career spanned multiple disciplines and set a new benchmark in high-performance computing. 001
Reposted by SamThe Air Current @theaircurrent.com · 29/09/2026NASA invests in Boeing, woos new entrants to replace SpaceX’s Dragon theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social) #staycurrenttheaircurrent.comNASA invests in Boeing, woos new entrants to replace SpaceX’s DragonIsaacman to commercial space entrants: “Here’s your demand signal” 163
Reposted by SamAlan Boyle @b0yle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Quite a milestone for #SpaceX today: The company's Starship super-rocket lifted off for its first orbital test flight and deployed 26 next-generation #Starlink satellites that will give a big boost to the constellation's bandwidth. cosmiclog.com/2026/09/28/s... #Spacecosmiclog.comStarship drops off satellites during its first orbital flightSpaceX sent its Starship super-rocket on its first orbital flight — a shorter-than-planned test mission that put operational Starlink satellites into orbit for the first time. The 407-foot-tall roc… 2106
Reposted by SamArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 28/09/2026arstechnica.comBoeing "incredibly excited" to serve as nation's only astronaut transportationWe couldn't provide detailed pricing to the CLD suppliers." 84211
Reposted by SamNASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 28/09/2026Outlining the return of Starliner. www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/09/nasa... 2324
Reposted by SamEmily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.wisn.comSkydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airportFour people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m. 122103282677
Reposted by SamTechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 26/09/2026Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centerstechcrunch.comCrusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centersBoom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said its new stationary power plants were no longer in Crusoe's near-term plans. 095
Sam @wiredforflight.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Someone was having fun watching the #WDW Disney fireworks #Pilot #AVGeek 160
Sam @wiredforflight.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Hate the world we are in for live sports. Not only do you have to have like 3 different services you still have blackouts #nhl 010
Reposted by SamAppleInsider @appleinsider.com · 26/09/2026An intellectual property lawsuit over haptic feedback has resulted in a loss for Apple, as a jury rules that it owes Taction more than $5.7 billion for infringing patents.appleinsider.comApple owes Taction $5.7B after losing haptic feedback IP trialAn intellectual property lawsuit over the Apple Watch's Taptic Engine has resulted in a loss for Apple, as a jury ruled that it owes Taction more than $5.7 billion for infringing patents. 162
Reposted by SamSpacePolicyOnline @spacepolicyonline.bsky.social · 25/09/2026NASA and Boeing will give a Starliner update on Monday, Sept 28, at 3:00 pm ET at a news conference at KSC. www.nasa.gov/news-release...nasa.govNASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Starliner Development - NASADuring a news conference at 3 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 28, NASA and Boeing leadership will discuss Starliner’s development and plans for regular crew flights 0127
Reposted by SamArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 25/09/2026Ukraine has been significantly ramping up its use of ground robots to compensate for its manpower disadvantage against the Russian military.arstechnica.comRobots make combat airdrops, clear mines as Ukraine defeats Russian pincerUkraine’s Operation Vivaldi has erased Russian gains with the help of robots. 15817
Reposted by SamSeth Miller @wandrme.paxex.aero · 25/09/2026Major moves from the FAA re Citation pilot rules. Many aircraft were certified for two-pilot ops, but permitting single pilot with an exemption. Those exemptions will not longer be issued and existing ones will be revoked. public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-19843.pdf #AvGeek $TXT 2103
Sam @wiredforflight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There sadly is no way they will fly again. That being said if they are cleaning it up to use as a prop for a big announcement, cool. 000
Reposted by SamRocket Lab @rocketlabcorp.com · 25/09/2026Wet Dress Rehearsal DONE ✅ Electron is ready for its 97th launch and latest mission from Launch Complex 1. 'Owlright Owlright Owlright' launch window opens tomorrow: 🚀12:15pm NZST, Sept 26 🚀00:15 UTC, Sept 26 🚀09:15 am JST, Sept 26 🚀8:15 pm EDT, Sept 25 🚀5:15 pm PDT, Sept 25 35012
Reposted by SamPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 24/09/2026The fire at a Starlink ground station near Warsaw yesterday night was an act of sabotage and part of hybrid warfare against Poland, Digital Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said this morning.politico.euPoland says Starlink fire was sabotageThe digital minister has previously warned that his country faces some 2,000–3,000 cyberattacks on its infrastructure daily. 09952
Reposted by SamThe Aviationist @theaviationist.com · 24/09/2026Final A-10C Thunderbolt II Leaves Nellis AFB A month after the final training sortie with the 66th Weapons Squadron, the last A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to Nellis AFB has left the base. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/09/24/f...theaviationist.comFinal A-10C Thunderbolt II Leaves Nellis AFBA month after the final training sortie with the 66th Weapons Squadron, the last A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to Nellis AFB has left the base. The last 193
Reposted by SamSpace.com @space.com · 24/09/2026New videos of NASA's Artemis II launch show the absolute power of the SLS rocket www.space.com/space-explor...space.comNew videos of NASA's Artemis II launch show the absolute power of the SLS rocketThe SLS rocket engineering cameras offer some of the best launch views possible. 023