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Turning finals on Base Sucre air base (SVBS), Maracay. We wanted to get to Valencia Airport, but another airplane had a misshap upon landing and the airport was closed for around 1:30 hours, so we called our pax and told'em to haul a$$ and get their behinds to this airport (35mins drive).
Sorry for the quality, it was windy and bumpy so i couldn't take a sharper picture. Winds were quarterly at 20-25kts from our right
Pima Air and Space Museum
(exhibit under construction)
SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM FIXED BASE GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION SIMULATOR
One of only three advanced space shuttle orbiter simulators used to train NASA astronauts.
The fixed-base Guidance and Navigation Simulator (GNS) represents one of only three simulators once used to train astronauts for the Space Shuttle Program at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Along with the motion-base Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS) and the Fixed-Base Simulator (FBS), these complex machines were used to create a series of various mission tasks ranging from full mission rehearsals down to recreating specific exercises such as atmosphere entry or launching satellites.
Predating the SMS and FBS, the GNS was built in the late 1970s and operational by 1982. Initially it was primarily used only to test and verify guidance and navigation software that would later be installed in the SMS, FBS, and orbiters. As such it originally did not have visual computer-generated windscreen displays and much of the interior was unfinished, though it did contain the same complex array of cockpit instrumentation, controls, and computer displays operated by five distinct general-purpose computers (GPC) present in actual orbiters.
Following the Challenger accident investigation, the Rogers Commission suggested that NASA invest in additional crew training simulators to provide increased and expanded training and to handle the higher frequency of missions. However, the cost of providing an additional SMS or FBS proved too expensive, so NASA elected to upgrade the GNS into a full fixed-base crew simulator that was essentially identical to the FBS.
The upgraded GNS flight deck was enhanced to provide a more realistic appearance and a full visual computer-generated imagery system for the six forward facing windscreens. Computer-generated imagery (CGI) was a new science in the early 1980s and all the simulators used a first-generation CGI system, rudimentary by today's standards.
For 20 years the upgraded GNS was used interchangeably with the FBS and it is likely that every post-Challenger crew spent time in the GNS practicing launch, ascent, orbit, re-entry, and landing procedures.
With the end of the Space Shuttle Program, the GNS was retired in 2011. In late 2020 the GNS was used on the set of a science fiction movie due to be released in late 2021 [not sure why they’re being cryptic, its Roland Emmerich’s Moonfall]. The filmmakers modified the simulator's external appearance, making the GNS more closely resemble the outer surface of an actual orbiter, along with internal cabin modifications. Following movie shooting, the GNS flight deck was donated to the Pima Air & Space Museum in early 2021.
Hello,
This build was based on several Galleons and its the first build that I did without the original Lego bases for ships.
She is a 36 gun for the English Navy and the inspiration was based on the golden hind and other 3d Galleon models on the following links:
- Golden Hind: www.turbosquid.com/es/3d-models/max-galleon-golden-hind/7...
- Black Pearl: www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/3d-black-pearl-pirates-1618251
- Random Galleon: www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/galleon-with-interior-model-...
Total Bricks: 11,190
Enjoy!
Behind this confusing plane thing is a big arcade. Sadly, it only has rubbish in it. No rhythm games at all, and barely anything that isn't redemption based.
Pete heading towards the runway ruins.
Apparently this held the guide lights for the onshore landing strip.
Part of the Lost and Forgotten Newfoundland Series.
Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada.
August 3, 2009.
Family, friends and fellow paratroopers gather for the Blackfoot Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment change of command ceremony held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 13, 2019. LTC Matt Myer, the commanding officer of ‘1 Geronimo’, officiated the ceremony during which the paratroopers said goodbye to outgoing company commander CPT Joe Lambert and welcomed the CPT Barkef “Kory” Osigian.
3/10/18 Benedetti Field in San Francisco, CA during USF BASE vs Xavier. Chris M. Leung for USF Dons Baseball
look out for the new portable Photo printer by Polaroid PoGo zink www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDfLQHMnTwM
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Senior Airman Shawna Richards, a entry controller with the 30th Security Forces Squadron, trains her military working dog, Baiky,on Feb. 26. Security forces train their bomb and drug sniffing dogs to seek out illegal items and potential threats. Handlers prepare the dogs for duty using obstacles designed to simulate real scenarios. Military working dogs have been used by the U.S. armed forces since World War I. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Thomas)
Strobist Info: Sunpak 383 shot through umbrella which was half covered by black cover at 1/2 power on left. Reflector on right. Triggered using RF-602.
The umbrella was half blocked so as to not throw light on the wood blinds but still light the model. Some pictures were shot with the light coming in through the door on the left but eventually I blocked it out with some foam core to maintain a more consistent setup.
Taken at the Strobist Meet, Greet, Eat & Photo Shoot at the Anchorage Club C/O Coast Guard Base.
La base sous-marine de Saint-Nazaire est l'une des cinq bases pour sous-marins, construites sur la façade Atlantique au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, par l'Allemagne nazie qui occupait la France.
These photos all come from a 1971-74 album which was found in some disrepair at MRS HQ RAF Valley; some pages may be missing and they certainly were not in any chronological sequence.
Some photos were damaged and many too firmly glued in to be removed for scanning so each page was re-photographed and each photo then extracted including any relevant text.
The album has now been returned wrapped, boxed & returned to Valley. If you can identify anyone not named please use the Comments Box below to add their names.
Brian Canfer March 2013
3/10/18 Benedetti Field in San Francisco, CA during USF BASE vs Xavier. Chris M. Leung for USF Dons Baseball