Vending Machine Malfunction

Some poor guy had his heart set on some Oven Baked Barbecue Lay's, but this was as close as he got.

Oprah Winfrey's Private Jet N54SL

Oprah loves the long wingspan of the GLEX, as it provides for a more comfortable ride when jetting around her vast empire.

Tom Cruise's Private Jet N808T

Gulfstream IV, Registered 9/11/98 (cn 1342).

Magic Johnson's Private Jet N32MJ

His number was "32" on the Lakers, so there's an interesting coincidence.

We have mixed feelings about the hush kit. It adds sort of a "techno" look to the plane, but the installation lacks symmetry.

And why make it quieter anyway? Wouldn't most reasonable people want it louder?

Vintage Drive-In

At times, you want something other than a Teenburger and a root beer float.

Plane Spotting at PHX

The scenery can get repetitious at Sky Harbor.

Plane Spotting at PDX

That parking lot over there used to be a great place to park your car and spot planes.

But in a sterling example of bureaucratic overreach, they closed the parking lot. So now you just park ouside and step over the barricade. You arrive at the same place, and the security level stays exactly the same as it was.

Into The Storm

This seems to be a movie about a breezy day on the cargo apron.

They were going to call it, "Gone With The Wind," but that was taken.

N236LC Gulfstream G200

We don't think of G200's as being "real" Gulfstreams.

N503RP Gulfstream G150

If the G200 isn't a Gulfstream, the G150 is even less of one.

Kamikazi Fries

Asian-French fusion.

Saloon Pilot

I thought all of the Saloon Pilots flew for Northwest.

Grass Jelly Drink

Grass Jelly Drink wasn't on our shopping list.

Artificial Bone Marrow Flavor

We prefer natural, organic, free range bone marrow.

Ohana by Hawaiian

Hawaiian is now operating some of these Empire ATR-42 500's.

Aerial Banners North Pilot Arrested

This really happened. Politically motivated Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell requests citizens to call EMERGENCY 911 if they see a PA-25 towing a banner. Seems like that might choke up the phone lines, and it would be tragic if someone was having a heart attack and couldn't get through.
              

The Pawnee pilot was arrested on Monday and later released on $100 bail.

This will evolve into an interesting legal case. We predict appeals to higher courts.

We've been sent these questions from our correspondents around the world :

1) Would you ever call the 911 EMERGENCY line and report a Piper flying overhead if all it was doing was towing an American Flag ?

2) Are the City of Honolulu's boundaries only on ground level, or do they extend vertically into outer space ?

3) Should a responsible citizen call 911 EMERGENCY if they see this billboard ?

Emirates A380 A6-EET Departing LAX on 25L

Our Long Beach Bureau Chief took this awe inspring shot on 7/6/14.

Aircraft was operating as EK 216; nonstop to DXB - 15 hrs, 50 minutes and 8,320 miles (13,400 km).

A first class one-way ticket is only $24,529.90. But who wants to go to Dubai one-way?

Cat Paw X-Ray

The cat had his dewclaw and associated tumor removed shortly after this image was taken.  Patient is doing "OK."

Boeing 737 Train Derailment

A train carrying six 737NG fuselages from Wichita, KS to Renton, WA, derailed in Montana today.

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Train on a Ship

We took this on a train ride between Malmo and Copenhagen.

Slow News Day

It's a slow news day when the lead story is about a chimpanzee getting out of his cage at the zoo. The escapee was apprehended without incident.

Hornets Nest

Deutsche Demokratische Republik Luftpost - German Air Mail Stamp

Maybe it's supposed to look like an Interflug Tu-124?

Sky King Cookies

These were a real thing you could buy. But where's Penny?

N6651H Pacific Helicopters Bell 206L-1 Long Ranger

One of our favorite Long Rangers, built in 1979.

Here's a couple for the HEFS aficionado's out there ... 

Normally powered by a 500 HP Allison 250-C28 SER turbine, in a pinch it also can be plugged in and run off a standard wall outlet. 

Lucky Sevens Jackpot Odometer

Special thanks to (not their real names) for submitting these to Airplane Life.

ATR-72 Airliner Design Review

Leave it to the French and Italian aircraft designers to come up with a plane that has no seats in the most comfortable section, and instead uses that space for cargo.

Airplane Life On The Road

We try and travel unnoticed, but flight and ground crews always seem to find out when Airplane Life is onboard. We appreciate the recognition.   

Thanks to Gate Agent Amy L. for this picture of our OGG bound aircraft last week.  

Aviation is in Jeopardy!

We saw contestants on "Jeopardy" save the "Aviation" collumn until the very last.

Obviously not very bright people, and probably not subscribers to Airplane Life.

Collins Aerodyne

Lippisch Collins, that is. Of course it's real. Please contact us if you know where we can find one of these for sale.

Transair Hawaii

Today we salute Transair, who kicked us out of their parking lot at HNL.

Had we had a few more moments, we could have squeezed a Shorts 360 into this snapshot along with the 737-200F, the Convair 640(F), and KC-10 Extender.

Pie of the Month

Airplane Life will debut Smell-O-Vision in the Fall of 2014, and Taste-O-Vision in 2015.

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F-104 Starfighter Photo Study

Here is a photo you can study.

GE CF6 Engine Temperature Controller

Normal operating setpoint for the DC-10-30 is 72ºF.

Happy Memorial Day from Airplane Life

We speak the words "Thank You" to the spirits and angels ever amoung us. Those who have kept us safe and free ... allwhile the sentiment is expressed silently and through our hearts, nothing said.

So many thoughts on this day to dwell upon.

President Nixon: "Today, on this Memorial Day, 1974, we can all be thankful that for the first time in 12 years, there are no Americans fighting anywhere in the world."

Airplane Life is Back In Your Life !

Airplane Life has returned !

We missed you too ...

The reason for our "Temporary Interruption" may never be fully explained ...

... but it's good to be back !