Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! Monster Trucks, Football, And What's This, 707 Dreamliners?

Shot location: Possibly MIA (Photo submitted by ValkyrieXB70)

The Trials And Tribulations Of A Lear 24. N888FA Finally Finds A Home.

What was originally going to be titled, "The First Scramjet Powered Learjet," actually turned into a little bit of a story worth mentioning.

Born in 1972, she apparently overran the runway at BMC in 2005.  Subsequently, the engines were sold off, and the complete airframe, cockpit, and interior sat "For Sale" for some time (I recall it was $70,000 USD - Negotiable).

Aircraft was sold in 2012 to, of all parties, one of my Alma Mater's, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (SIUC).  Being SIUC has excellent Aviation Management, Flight, and Maintenance degree programs, N888FA has indeed found a good home.

What makes the story even more interesting, is that I was originally offered the airframe back in 2010.  However, though I still wished I had purchased it, I am certainly glad the plane ended up at SIUC.

Shot location: BMC  (Photos by Dave Birkley)

It's Friday. Time To Close Out The Week With A New "Perspective" On Things.

Shot location: LGW (Photo by Robbie Shaw)

Shop Manuals: From The Boeing 747 To The Ford Pinto, They Got You Covered.

And, if you happen to own both of these, you only need ONE set of tools.

"Smiling" On A Humpday.

Shot location: FRA (Photo by John Spencer)

Live Fire Exercises: Start Your Week Off With One Helluva Bang!

Shot location: Hardwood Range, Finley, Wisconsin (Photos by Dan G)

As Another Sunday Draws To A Close, Another New Week "Approaches."

Shot location: SEA, RWY 16R/34L (Photo courtesy Port of Seattle)

Those New Airplane Blues: The Dealer Reluctantly Threw In A Set Of Floor Mats, But Alas, Paint Was Way Extra.

Shot location: LAX (Photo by Michael Breckshot)

Remember the Movie "Airport 1975?"

So do we, but in this case, this was how we cleaned the cockpit glass on Boeing 737's.

Shot location: ONT

Captain's Twofer Tuesday.

Shot location: LAX (Photos courtesy of CaptainVector)

It Ain't The Tower Of London, But She'll Do.

Shot location: SEN (Photo by David Kirk)

Before The Curtain Closed On Her World-Renowned Career, She Performed One, Final Striptease.

Shot location: EDI (Photo by Fred Seggie)

Friday is Dedication Day. We Put This One Out To "Miss TWA."

Shot location: LAX (Photo by ValkyrieXB70)

United Airlines And The Boeing 787: There Ain't Nothin' Like That "New Airplane Smell."

Shot location: IAH (Photo courtesy of our Texas Smartphone Division)

09/11/2001 - We Will Never Forget The Fallen. We Will Never Surrender Our Freedom.

 Shot location: LAX (Photo by CaptainVector)

New York City World Trade Center, Twin Towers

The Pentagon, Washington D.C.

United Flight 93 National Memorial Site, Shanksville, Pennsylvania

A New Pastime Is Sweeping The Land: Photos From The Airport Bar.

Shot location: SJC (Photo by Mrs. PSA188)

C-17 Gear Up Landing: A Teachable Moment.

"You know the landing gear is up and locked when it takes full thrust just to taxi to the ramp."

Shot location: OAIX (Photo courtesy of the United States Army). 

Sunsets: Not Just For Western Movies And Lovers, Anymore.

Shot location: POC

Another Late Friday Night In The "Red Light" District.

Shot location: ONT

Twofer Tuesday - Old Milwaukee's Best.

Shot location: MKE (Photos by Dan G)

It's Late Monday Night. Time To Take A Dump.

A fuel dump, that is, as an unidentified 747-8 was caught "Losing some weight."

Shot location: North of MWH (Photo by Joe "The G" Walker)

It May Be Sunday, But We Are Always Open For Business... Jets, That Is.

Shot location: LTN (Photo by Bob Holland)