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Pilots cottages on Llanddwyn. The pilots also manned the lifeboat station which was later run by the RNLI. A small light was established in 1823 by the Caernarfon Harbour Trustees as a navigational aid for entering the Menai Straits and Caernarfon harbour.
These aircraft were used to deliver and collect secret agents into France during WW2. The bravery of the pilots, landing in the dead of night, in a field lit only by a few torches, is something I can't even begin to understand. Every landing could have been an ambush. The courage of the people they were transporting is on another level - beyond my comprehension. It throws our day-to-day travails into sharp perspective.
After some heavy slogging breaking trail on the Redearth trail, it was nice to catch a glimpse of Pilot Mountain on the return trip. Taken in Banff National Park.
The Matterhorn of the West.
As pointy as they get.
"Pilot Peak is a striking pinnacle in the immediate northeast of Yellowstone National Park. It is part of the volcanic Absaroka Range which forms the massive eastern escarpment of Yellowstone Plateau. It's sharp point made it an unforgettable landmark.
Pilot Peak proved invaluable to pioneers of the Greater Yellowstone region since they, along with the nearby Tetons, mark the boundaries of the steaming plateau known as Colter's Hell. The Washburn expedition in 1870, credited with 'discovering' Yellowstone Park, used Pilot Peak to guide them to the rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and the incredible Geyser Basins beyond."
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May your week be wonderful!
part of a large model plane in my dentist office
the music: Sky Pilot
dedicated to Kat Verde-Dillingham for her inspiring art.
The row of four small cottages on Llanddwyn Island was built for the pilots who helped boats navigate into the ports along the Menai Strait. This narrow channel dividing Anglesey from the Welsh mainland posed a threat of grounding on sand banks to the boats calling mainly at the ports of Caernarfon, Y Felinheli and Bangor to collect the fine roofing slate produced in the hills of North Wales. As well as guiding commercial shipping, the pilots crewed the Llanddwyn lifeboat until its wathdrawal from service in 1903.
This is a DH.89 Dragon Rapide, an airliner from the 1930s. Seating 8 passengers, hundreds were built, and around 40 were obtained by the newly formed British European Airways in 1947. Rapides continued in regional airline service around the world for several decades, and many are still used for pleasure flights - they are certainly on offer at both Duxford and Old Warden.
If you've read this far, you may be wondering who Jemma Meeson is - turns out, she's the daughter of plane's owner, who also owns a well-known airline, Jet2. They don't fly Rapides, but if push comes to shove, they've always got this one in the back pocket....
Nice clear view of the pilot, who gave us an excellent display, but I think he ought to be wearing a peaked cap for that authentic period look.
A pilot takes a walk while the plane is refueled. A black and white film shot from the 1950's - 60's. It's an U.S. Army Douglas C-54. Another of pop's pics from the shoebox.
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A pilot boat leaves the cruise ship Carnival Breeze after having dropped off a port pilot to guide the ship into the Port of Progreso, Mexico.
Pilot Mouintain as seen from the Bow Valley Parkway, early morning on a frigid day in Banff National Park.
On Llanddwyn Island. Anglesey.
The pilots resided here and met sailing ships that were heading up the Menai Straits.
Great in the Summer, but a nightmare in the Winter months I would have thought if you personally know the Menai Straits.
Nice storm brewing over our rented cottage in the far distance...good move coming here l'd say. :-)
These are Short-finned Pilot Whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) messing about in a large pod off Baja. They are very deep diving whales so quite difficult to catch at the surface. There were about forty whales in this pod doing lots of spyhopping and tail-lobbing. I think there is a third animal visible here in front of the spyhopper. They are often found in large groups and are called Pilot Whales because they were believed to be piloted by a leader. The phrase "drop the pilot" means to abandon an untrustworthy or incompetent leader but it was also a 1983 single for Joan Armatrading.
Convoglio composto da E.464 e carrozze a piano ribassato di Trenitalia in transito sul ponte di Grizzana (BO) in servizio con il R 11630 da Prato Centrale a Bologna Centrale.
Convoy composed by E.464 and low floor coaches of Trenitalia in transit on the bridge of Grizzana (BO) in service with the R 11630 from Prato Centrale to Bologna Centrale.
From the observation tower at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park, you also had a good vantage on the channel to Oakland's inner harbor and the pilot boats speeding to and fro.
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Katy Trail
Mile Marker 160
Bench overlooking the Missouri River at Pilot Rock, and South River Road.
For my video; youtu.be/qO5l6uvtyKM?si=uG_qJ7_yXD9ylUg0,
Vancouver inner harbour,
Vancouver,
British Columbia,
Canada
Year Built 2010, Place Burnaby,
Measurement (metric) 10.92m x 3.52m x 1.69m,
Passenger Vessel,
A.B.D. Enterprises Ltd.,
2-224kw diesel engines (2010),
Paul Bonhomme taxis Spitfire Ia N3200 at Duxford. The aircraft is a geniune combat veteran and was shot down near Calais on 26th May 1940 while flying in support of the Dunkirk evacuation. She remained there until being rediscovered in 1986, eventually making her way back to the UK in 2007. A full restoration was conducted by Historic Flying Limited at Duxford and she made her first post restoration flight on 26th March 2014. The aircraft was donated to the Imperial War Museum in July 2015 and continues to fly from Duxford, her original wartime base.
Pilot Knob State Park - Iowa
Out hiking in the park on a beautiful sunny spring day. The air was quite cool, some breeze out of the north, but still great weather to be "Out & About!"
In winter's past this pond was plowed and manicured for ice skating after school and on weekends. It was a busy place, with a warming house and a fire. But now days, there may be some kids sledding on the hill, but no ice skaters.
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