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Southwest Airlines Desert Gold Retro Livery Boeing 737.

May 28, 2023Posted in aviation, PlanespottingTagged A7RIII, Austin, aviation, B38M, Boeing, Boeing 737, PhotographyLeave a comment

Also known as “The Herbert D. Kelleher Plane”, caught this back in April 1st taking off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-Max8.
Registration: N871HK.
Serial Number: 67775
Type Code: B38M.

Cessna O-2 Skymaster

March 24, 2023Posted in aviationTagged A7RIII, aircraft, Airshow, aviation, Cessna, Planespotting, TexasLeave a comment

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

Northern Mockingbird

February 18, 2023Posted in WildlifeTagged A7RIII, Austin, Birding, Photography, Sony Photography, WildlifeLeave a comment

Great Egret

February 15, 2023February 14, 2023Posted in RandomTagged Austin, Bird Photography, Birding, Nature, Photography, TexasLeave a comment

KLM Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner

January 31, 2023January 30, 2023Posted in RandomTagged Austin, aviation, Photography, Planespotting, Texas, TravelLeave a comment

KLM 787-10 Dreamliner
Tail # PH-BKL
Flight # KLM115
Aircraft Name: Blaw Druifje

Planes Landing In Foggy Conditions

January 12, 2023January 28, 2023Posted in PlanespottingTagged A7RIII, Airport, aviation, Boeing, Embraer, Planespotting, TexasLeave a comment

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, N271NN.

American Coot

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023Posted in Nature, WildlifeTagged A7RIII, Austin, Bird Photography, Photography, Telephoto, Water, WildlifeLeave a comment

Pink Lantanas

November 20, 2022Posted in OutdoorsTagged Austin, Flower, Nature, Photography, Photooftheday, Plants, Sony Photography, TexasLeave a comment

Color of Fall

November 18, 2022Posted in OutdoorsTagged A7RIII, Austin, Fall, Leaves, Nature, Photography, Seasons, Sony, Sony Photography, Sunset, TexasLeave a comment

Battleship Texas

November 17, 2022November 16, 2022Posted in OutdoorsTagged Battleship, BB35, Galveston, History, Photography, Sea, Ship, Texas, WWI, WWIILeave a comment

Back in August, it was announced that the Battleship Texas (Hull BB35) was going to be moved from San Jacinto Battleground in La Porte TX to a dry dock in Galveston TX.

Once I heard the news, of course I had to take a day off work a drive all the way there to see her move. Had to wake up at 4AM trying to make it in time to see her go under the Fred Harman Bridge, but unfortunately she was going under the bridge while I was barely arriving into Houston.

Even though I had missed her going under the bridge, I had more than enough time to setup at Sea Wolf Park in Galveston to see her go by.

She was being towed by several tug boats and the whole journey took about 10 hrs from San Jacinto to the dry dock. I did get a pretty bad sunburn while waiting at the pier at Sea Wolf Park.

The Battleship Texas Foundation post regular updates on their website and YouTube page. There is no news regarding where she is going to be moved once dry dock work is done, I’m really hoping it stays in Houston but moving her next to USS Lexington in Corpus Christi wouldn’t be a bad idea either. (A family member jokingly said that they should move her to Lady Bird Lake in Austin lol).