Oh, did I say chemtrails? What I meant to say was contrails.
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Contrails are harmless.
Mostly.
Posts Tagged ‘airplanes’
San Francisco Chemtrails, November 13, 2012
Thursday, November 29th, 2012OMG, Ride the E-Line “Twin Torpedos” for Free This Weekend! Volunteer to be a Temporary Streetcar Docent
Monday, October 1st, 2012How would you like to volunteer as a docent helping out with the new-school / old-school E-line on October 6-7, 2012?
First, some background about how busy the 415 will be this weekend:
“Looking at what’s scheduled for that weekend, there might not be room in the city for many more people, much less cars. First, there’s the free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park, a three-day event that drew about 800,000 people last year. That Sunday afternoon, the 49ers play the Buffalo Bills at Candlestick Park, while the Giants are hoping for weekend playoff games at AT&T Park, all guaranteed sellouts. About 60,000 people typically attend the Castro Street Fair, scheduled for that Sunday, while thousands more will jam North Beach for the annual Italian Heritage Parade at 12:30 on the same day. A different crowd will probably be at the Burning Man Decompression street fair, also that Sunday afternoon. To add to the fun, two mega cruise ships are expected to dock at Pier 35 over the weekend, disgorging thousands more tourists. Then, of course, there’s Fleet Week, which brings thousands of sailors and as many as a million visitors to the waterfront for the weekend.”
So you’ll be needed to help out all the visitors moving around on the Twin Torpedos, streetcars 1006 and 1008:
“We need several more docents to work the stops along the E-line on October 6 and 7, helping riders find the right platform and providing information about the service. We have docent books prepared by Paul Lucas, so it’s easy to learn what to do. If you’re interested, send us an email and we’ll get back to you.”
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OMG, OMG the “Wings Over Wine Country” Airshow Near Santa Rosa Looks Awesome! Get Tickets Now for August 20-21, 2011
Monday, July 18th, 2011Oh man, your 2011 Pacific Coast Air Museum Air Show, Wings Over Wine Country, is going to be soooooo much better than the wine-sipping alternative, it’s not even funny.
Check the slideshow, baby! Check the FAQ too. Get your tickets here.
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So, take a vacay from your Sunday Punch routine and get out there – let’s hope that B25J will be on hand this year. (Don’t Mess With Texas, or Tennessee, or, well, just don’t mess with 12 machine guns when they’re all firing together.)
See you there!
All the deets:
“Here’s a sneak preview of just some of our 2011 Air Show performers:
- Opening ceremony with local Police and Fire Departments commemorating the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001
- Advance preview of the 9/11 “First Responder” F-15 Eagle aircraft, the first aircraft to arrive over the World Trade Center on 9/11
- U. S. Navy F/A-18F “Hornet” Demonstration Team(tentative)
- C-17 Globemaster Static Display and Aerial Demonstration
- Air Force U-2 Flyby
- Air Force T-38 Formation Flyby
- Crowd favorite Eddie Andreini with amazing barnstorming aerobatics in his Stearman
- Tim Decker in his beautiful red and white Pitts Special
- Canadian favorite “Team Rocket” with fabulous formation aerobatics in two Harmon Rockets
- Crowd favorite Dan Buchanan in his towed hang glider
- World Class aerobatics with Aerobatic Competition winner Vicky Benzing in her beatiful Extra 300S
- Light, fast, and wickedly maneuverable, the Ethanol-Powered Fagen MX2 is the ultimate airshow platform for world class aerobatics by Greg Poe
- Greg Colyer in his fabulous “Blue Angels” T-33 Shooting Star – - a tribute to the 100th anniversary of U.S. Naval Aviation
- lots of P-51 “Mustangs” and lots more WWII Warbirds
- Famed Air Show Announcer Danny Clisham: Known for fresh, lively, knowledge-based commentary, Danny is one of America’s most popular air show announcers. In the course of his career, he has entertained millions of attendees at air shows throughout North America. He repeatedly puts on performances that thrill audiences and keep them coming back year after year.
- Many fantastic static display aircraft
- Fabulous Classic Car Show
- Huge “Kids World” with great activities for families and children
- Jelly Belly aircraft
- Performer’s Reception
- President’s Club
- And much, much more!
- Tickets are available at a discount, on-line, now.“
- 7:30 – 10:30 a.m. – Pancake Breakfast
- 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. – Warbird Photo Hour
- Radio-controlled model aircraft
- Opening ceremony with local Police and Fire Departments commemorating the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001
- Eddie Andreini Stearman
- Greg Colyer “Blue Angels” T-33 Shooting Star
- Beale Air Force Base Military Flyby
- World Class aerobatics with Aerobatic Competition winner Vicky Benzing in her beatiful Extra 300S
- U.S.Air Force Reserve C-17 Globemaster III
Aerial Demonstration - Mass WWII Warbird Flyby, featuring P-40 “Warhawks”
- Tim Decker Pitts Special
- “Team Rocket”
- Dan Buchanan towed hang glider
- More Warbirds – CJ-6s & T-6s
- Greg Poe - MX-2 Aerobatics
- U.S. Navy F/A-18 “Super Hornet” Aerial Demonstration (tentative)
They’re Ba-aaack! The U.S. Navy Blue Angels Return for Fleet Week – Arriving at SFO at 1:30 PM Today
Monday, October 4th, 2010Brace yourselves, the Blue Angels flight team is coming back to town for Fleet Week 2010.
Start working on your coping strategy now, so you’ll be prepared when the building you’re in starts to vibrate on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
See?
U.S. Navy Blue Angels to Arrive at SFO – Precision Flight Demonstration to Prepare for Fleet Week Air ShowSAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Navy’s precision flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, will arrive, in formation, at San Francisco International Airport on Monday, October 4, 2010 at approximately 1:30 p.m. PDT. The Blue Angels will be conducting familiarization and practice flights on both Thursday, October 7, and Friday, October 8. The Blue Angels will perform for the Fleet Week Air Show on Saturday, October 9 and again on Sunday, October 10. All flights, both practices and air show, subject to change and cancellation due to weather.
The forecast is for clear skies, so nothing’s going to stop this…
Bon courage, mon amie!
A member of the Fourth Estate, probably not Tim Redmond and probably not S T Jones, goes for a ridealong during a practice run over the 415:
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Flying by using The Buddy System – you don’t look ahead, you just follow the leader:
See the people atop the PG&E Tower of our GGB?
Photoshop’s Glowing Edge…
…or not, your choice:
Glowing Edge again, no choice this time:
The Other Tower on the Marin County side, the North Tower:
Loud, loud, loud:
And an oldie from 2005, high above California’s I-80 Interstate:
San Francisco Fleet Week 2009 – Friday Practice was the Best Time to See the Blue Angels
Monday, October 12th, 2009The San Francisco Chronicle has great shots of the Blue Angels, as per usual. What was unusual this year was lots of fog on Saturday and Sunday. But Friday was nicer.
Let’s take a look.
Propeller tip contrails from the U.S. Marines’ Fat Albert C-130, El Heraldo de Angeles, the Harbinger of Angels:
Sometimes the pilots look the same direction…
…and sometimes not, as explained by Lt. Mark Swinger on SFist.
The pelicans didn’t seem to mind…
…all the commotion:
Loud, loud, loud:
It was not foggy, but a bit humid on Friday practice, as these ghostly forms attest:
This one must have busted a gasket or something, the left cylinder bank looks to have a leak anyway.
See you next year!
San Francisco Enjoys a Lunchtime Skydiving Demonstration, Courtesy of T-Mobile
Thursday, August 6th, 2009As promised, our corporate overlords at T-Mobile put on a spectacle over Justin Herman Plaza yesterday afternoon. See some photos here and here.
The mise-en-scene:
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Ooh, doubles!
The San Francisco Bay Bridge:
In front of the Ferry Building. But why the codpiece?
A skillful landing…
…and a less skillful landing:
How will Radio Shack (aka “The Shack”) top this today? The Summer NetTogether starts today in Justin Herman, and New York, apparently. Let’s hope local ad firm Butler Shine and Stern doesn’t alienate people with their new campaign. (Remember the one they had before?)
Anyway, T Mobile promised a show and they delivered.
Our Corporate Overlords are Set to Launch 100 Parachutists Today at Noon
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009Birth, School, Work, Death – that’s what Life is about, can you dig, man. But our corporate overlords don’t want you to figure that out, so they’re always offering “free” fun events to distract you from the Truth, man. As today, when the T-Mobile phone company, the one with Catherine Zeta-Jones (once again) is providing a lunchtime spectacle over San Francisco that will keep you distracted and on the edge of your seat, so long as you are seated near Justin Herman Plaza, Marina Green Park, Pier 39, or the Moscone Recreation Center:
“Along with fly-by jets and skywriting, 100 skydivers dressed as “unique personalities” will parachute in synchronized formations over San Francisco as a promotion for T-Mobile. The 100 skydivers will land at four locations around The City.”
Here’s a look at preparations near the Ferry Building in Justin Herman Plaza. Everything’s going to be big big big:
Click to expand. But what looks like one giant monitor from the front is actually…
….a bunch of small monitors stacked on top of each other. What rip, man!
It’s the TR2010E TechnoRainbow indoor / outdoor monitor system from Toshiba. It’s mesmerizing. So clever, so tricksy.
Enjoy the show, starting at 11:15 AM, but really getting going just after noon.
And maybe you can get a free MyTouch 3G phone from them today, somehow. It will keep you distracted for months and years, or a lifetime, really.
See you there!
Been turned around till I’m upside down
Been all at sea until I’ve drowned
And I’ve felt torture, I’ve felt pain
Just like that film with Michael Caine
I’ve been abused and I’ve been confused
And I’ve kissed Margaret Thatcher’s shoes
And I been high and I been low
And I don’t know where to go
Birth, school, work, death
Birth, school, work, death
