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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 6h

🌊 Seaplane Sunday!! 🌞🛩️
This week’s bird: the AVIC AG600 “Kunlong” — the Modern Sea Monster.
Built to rescue, fight fires, and roam the waves with 12 tons of water aboard.
The age of giants has returned ➤ windandwireless.com/pages/hangar...

#SeaplaneSunday #WindandWireless

Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 23h

That shot with both jets😍👌

TaskForce23 @taskforce23.bsky.social · 23h

NASA 884 and 846 yesterday

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 2d

A nor’easter will hit the East Coast this weekend. Now is the time to prepare. If you own a portable generator, make sure your carbon monoxide (CO) alarms are working. CO from portable generators can kill in minutes. Make sure your flashlights have fresh batteries. www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/w...

Potent nor’easter will slam the East Coast with fierce wind, major coastal flooding and rain this weekend | CNN

Millions along the East Coast are about to feel the wrath of the storm this weekend and into early next week.

www.cnn.com

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 1d

🇨🇦✈️ Day 1 of SF Fleet Week was amazing!
Huge thanks to the Snowbirds for stepping up and putting on an EPIC show — flawless form and pure heart in the sky. ❤️🤍
nationalpost.com/news/canadia...

#FleetWeek #Aviation #Snowbirds

Canadian Snowbirds will replace U.S. Navy as top draw in San Francisco airshow

U.S. government shutdown has grounded Navy aerobatics team, but nine-member Snowbirds squadron can still perform.

nationalpost.com

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 1d

☀️ Skyward Saturday, Aviators!
Weekend weather outlook: a low off Baja bringing rain & surf, and a tropical system east of Japan stirring the Pacific.
Check ATC ops in your area as part of your PFC. Fly safe & chase blue skies!
#Weather #Aviation #FlySafe

Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 1d

This one is quickly becoming a fav 👌

Jason Hampton @jasonchampton.bsky.social · 2d

Skycardians— Caiga Kunlong flying boat up in Xi’An China. #Skycards @tacotuesgay.bsky.social @ziaturtle.bsky.social @staceyryn.bsky.social @bnickeson.bsky.social @specter177.bsky.social @marlo.ooo @cageyratfish.bsky.social @jen-niffer.bsky.social @missclare.bsky.social

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CAL FIRE @calfire.bsky.social · 2d

Organizations developing fuels reduction or forest health projects may qualify for expedited review under the Emergency Proclamation—apply by Dec. 31, 2025.

➡️ Learn more at: bit.ly/tf-fasttrack...

#WildfirePrevention #FuelsReduction #ForestHealth #CaliforniaClimateAction

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 2d

NASA's F-18 is up. There should be more NASA jets in my humble opinion :)

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Tsunami Alerts (NTWC) from US National Tsunami Warning Center @tsunamialertsntwc.bsky.social · 2d

#Earthquake
M7.4 earthquake in Mindanao, Philippine Islands 18:44PDT Oct 9 Depth 23km

Tsunami NOT expected for the US West Coast, British Columbia, or Alaska...

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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 2d

How to develop good research questions

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 2d

🎉

Sleek props 🚀🚀🚀

Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 2d

The Scaled Composites Proteus is up. I bet its an AWESOME view:
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Its a really cool airframe:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaled_...

Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 2d

Heads up Aviators 👀⛈️🌊

National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 3d

A strong coastal low will develop late this week & will bring significant impacts to much of the U.S. East Coast through early next week.

There is potential for significant coastal flooding, strong rip currents & beach erosion, damaging wind gusts, & heavy rain.

Stay up to date at weather.gov.

Key Messages for Strong Coastal Low
- A coastal low is expected to form off the Southeast U.S. coast on Friday night and strengthen into the weekend, impacting the East Coast through early next week.
- Strong onshore winds, high surf, and high astronomical tides could cause significant coastal flooding. Residents should follow local official guidance.
- High surf is expected on many East Coast beaches, increasing the risk of rip currents and erosion.
- Wind gusts over 55mph and heavy rainfall may hit coastal areas of the Mid-Atlantic and Long Island, possibly reaching southern New England. Risks include power outages and inland flooding.

Also includes two maps showing the chance of 55mph wind gusts on Sunday, Oct 12. The highest chances areas include parts of the Mid-Atlantic coast. And the most likely storm total rainfall. Areas in dark green to orange indicate rainfall between 1 to 6 inches, with heaviest rain projected along the coast of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 2d

It’s always fun to get that “Spot” you’ve been looking for 👍

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 4d

🌬️ Wind’s Day Watch
Priscilla’s churning off Baja with rain & surf warnings.
Tropical systems east of Japan stirring up the Pacific.
U.S. ATC feels the strain — unstaffed towers, flight delays amid the shutdown.

Check charts, stay aware, fly safe.
#Weather #Aviation

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 4d

US airspace as of 17:30 local (21:30 UTC) — multiple air traffic control facilities have staffing shortfalls this evening, including Chicago, Nashville, and multiple facilities in Texas and the northeast.

Air traffic over the contiguous United States as of 19:30 UTC 7 October 2025.

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 6d

Periods of heavy rainfall today and tomorrow (Tuesday) could lead to isolated to scattered flash flooding across portions of the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians. Avoid flloded roadways and turn around, dont drown!

weather.gov

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 5d

This is the list I've been looking for! 😍🔥🔥

OpenAlternative @openalternative.co · Nov 7

OpenAlternative is a curated collection of the best open source alternatives to everyday SaaS products. Save money with reliable tools hand-picked for you.

Discover open source alternatives to Slack, Notion, Mixpanel, Canva, Airable and many, many more

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 6d

📡 The quiet wireless revolution isn’t Wi-Fi — it’s LoRa.

Projects like @Meshtastic & MeshCore are proving you don’t need towers to stay connected.
Low power. Long range. Open source.
From backcountry trails to disaster zones — mesh is freedom.

#LoRa #Meshtastic #MeshCore #Wireless #OpenSource

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 6d

I did the wildlife portions of the timber survey “back in my day”; 10/10 Do recommend 👍

Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 7d

From a lifelong Californian: Thank you 🙏 ♥️

CAL FIRE @calfire.bsky.social · 7d

Yesterday, we honored the firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice protecting Californians.

Since 2002, more than 1,500 names have been added to the California Firefighters Memorial in Capitol Park—including five from CAL FIRE this year. Their courage and service will never be forgotten.

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 7d

Scattered showers and thunderstorms, some with locally very heavy rain, continue across the central Gulf Coast and Florida. A storm system will bring mountain snow, locally heavy rain, thunderstorms, gusty winds and much cooler temperatures to portions of the western and central U.S.

WPC National Forecast Chart for Sunday, October 5, 2025

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 7d

🌊 Seaplane Sunday!! 🌞🛩️
Today's bird: the Canadair CL-415, powerhouse of seaplane firefighting.
Check it out: windandwireless.com/pages/hangar...

#SeaplaneSunday #WindandWireless #AVgeek

Seaplane Sunday — Wind & Wireless

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 7d

Hell yeah

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 7d

Vilnius Airport has now issued a NOTAM closing the airfield until 2330 UTC (about 90 minutes from now). Additional inbound flights diverting.

E) AERODROME CLOSED DUE TO METEO BALLOONS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AIRFIELD

Flight paths of diverting flights away from Vilnius

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