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Cessna O-2 Skymaster

Cessna O-2A Skymaster aka “Oscar Deuce”, this is such a quirky plane and one of the few aircraft to use the push-pull configuration.
I saw this plane during the Bluebonnet Airshow at Burnet Municipal Airport in March 2023. It flew around the airport for a bit and even demonstrated a “grenade drop”, with an explosion provided by some pyrotechnics in the background.

This particular frame had quite the life (frame history taken from www.warbirdregistry.org)
History:
Delivered to USAF as 67-21383, 1967.
Assigned to NKP, Thailand, 1967-1971.
Tranferred to Bien Hoa, South Vietnam, 1971-1974.
Transferred to Michigan ANG, Battle Creek, MI, 1974-1980.
Retired and stored, 1980-1996.
Unknown Owner, 1996-2001.
Restored to airworthy, Karen Adams Brinkley, San Antonio, TX, 2001-2005.


Registration Number: N1166B
Serial Number: 67-21383

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Planes Landing In Foggy Conditions

I had to drop of a family member somewhere around the airport one foggy morning, I decided to stop by the viewing area of KAUS for a bit before coming in to work.

Only three planes landed in the short time I was there, I would’ve liked to stay longer but I was running late for work (oops).

Southwest Boeing 737 MAX 8
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8, N8745K.
American Airlines Embraer E175LR
American Airlines Embraer E175LR, N271NN.
Gulfstream G280
Gulfstream G280, N459BN.
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Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport Plane Spotting

Earlier this month I went to the airport to pickup a family member and do a bit of plane spotting. This time I went to the Blue parking garage, the view there was pretty good but the distance between where I was and runway 18R was still a bit much for my 70-200.

Will have to give this place a shot again once I get a longer lens (I’m looking at you Tamron 150-500).

Airbus A319 & Airbus A320
American Airlines Airbus A319 Landing (N9002U) and a American Airlines Airbus A320 (N604AW) before taking off.
Downtown Austin can be seen in the background.
Airbus A319 shortly before touchdown
American Airlines Airbus A319 (N9002U) shortly before touchdown.
Downtown Austin can be seen in the background.
American Airlines Embraer E175LR
American Airlines Embraer E175LR (N237NN) taxing towards the runway.
AFD Testing Equipment on a Boeing 727.
AFD Testing Equipment on a Boeing 727, looks like this used to belong to FedEx.
Boeing 737 & Embraer E175.
Southwest B737 (N428WN) landing and a American Airlines Embraer E175 (N237NN) taxing towards the runway.
Downtown Austin can be seen in the background.
Amazon Air Boeing 767
Amazon Air Boeing 767 (N389AZ) shortly before touchdown.
State Capitol can be seen in the background.
Amazon Air Boeing 767 touchdown
Amazon Air Boeing 767 (N389AZ) touchdown.
Amazon Air Boeing 767
Amazon Air Boeing 767 (N389AZ) taxing towards cargo facilities at ABIA.
Amazon Air Boeing 767
Another angle of the Amazon Air Boeing 767 (N389AZ) taxing towards cargo facilities at ABIA.
Boeing 737 touchdown
Southwest Airlines B737 (8684F) touchdown.

Thanks for making it down this far, I need to get back into photography and posting here but this past year I just haven’t been feeling that motivated to do so, lots of things happening which did not help.

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Pole Meeting

75mm, 1/1600s, f/5.6, 2500 iso.

Saw this bunch just chilling on a utility pole one afternoon. I’m a fan of these birds (even though they’re annoying at times and poop everywhere lol) and am working on acquiring a telephoto lens to get better closeups of them.

Taken using a A7RIII paired with a Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 lens.

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Alamo Cinema Four

36mm, 6s, f/10, 100 iso.

My favorite Alamo by far, small enough that it there isn’t to many people at a time (even at big movie releases) yet pretty well kept.

Well, except for the outdoor sign. It has been out for some years by now, but I personally think it adds to it’s charm.

36mm, 6s, f/10, 100 iso + 1 car.

This car popped up and was parked there for a bit while I was there, I decided to take an exposure there before it left and it came out pretty good.

Both pictures were taken using my Sony A7RIII paired with a Tamron 28-75 f/2.8, mounted on a Peak Design Travel Tripod.