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Chicago Pilot
@pwkpilot.bsky.social
Pilot, traveler, skier, former engineer, occasional unqualified political pundit. I post lots of aviation pictures and occasional questionable commentary about politics.
Speaking of Chicagoland, any ideas why we now have a 12 day long TFR and restricted airspace over Chicago starting today? No stated rationale.
October 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
So what exactly is the rationale for a 12 day low altitude TFR over Chicago?Is something about to happen that someone doesn’t want filmed by drones? Is there a real security concern? Thoughts?

#chicago #aviation #tfr
October 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Lake Geneva WI

#avgeek #flying #aviation
September 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Time to ignore politics and post a cool flying photo over the Midwest

#avgeek #aviation #flying
September 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
It’s sad that this is all too often true. The right really has to get back to having principles and not treating everything through a partisan lens. This didn’t used to be the case.
September 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Chicago downtown flight. Nothing like this view!

#avgeek #pilot #aviation
September 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Oshkosh! (Enough said)

#avgeek #airventure #aviation #eaa
July 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I guess to 50% of the country this is what a person who needs mental health help looks like, and the other 50% says “what the hell, let’s give him access to nuclear weapons…”

#clownshow
July 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I would much rather be in the cockpit right now. This is the opposite of #avgeeking

At least it’s only a week until #airventure #eaa #osh2025
July 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Not at all like fixed wing flying but definitely worth the challenge. Inching closer to soloing (again) for the first time in more than 30 years.

#avgeek #r44 #helicopter #aviation
July 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Incredible opportunity to fly in the Swiss Alps today before heading back from #AERO2025

#avgeek #flying #pilatus
April 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Lots of cool stuff at #AERO2025 which I mostly had to run past as I was trying to get places today

#avgeek #flying
April 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Almost to AERO Friedrichshafen

#avgeek #aero2025
April 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Glad to see Rep Bacon (R) stepping up and nudging Congress back to being an independent branch of government and not a Trump puppet. We need more of this (a lot more).
April 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Watch the Trump coin as the tariff “negotiations” start. It’s an easy place to hide corruption if he requires foreign interests to drive up the value of his crypto as protection money for companies and countries.
#clownshow #corruption
April 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This is the thing to watch now. If Trump starts using tariffs to collect protection money from foreign countries and companies, then it is likely it would be in the form of crypto purchases that drive up the value of his holdings.
April 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Fortunately Trump is on top of his golf game so we don’t have to worry about that as markets crash.
April 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Sometimes when the world is getting crazy it’s important to just go fly something.

#avgeek #r44 #flying
April 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Fun with helicopters. First time at the controls of a Robinson.

#avgeek #r44 #helicopter
February 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Weird weather in Denver earlier this week.

#avgeek
February 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I’ll give everyone one guess which headline is from @foxnewscorporation.bsky.social

Distracting the masses from important things with frivolous red meat is absolutely part of the role of state propaganda. Be a real patriot and turn Fox off

#foxmakesyoudumb #clownshow #tarriffsaretaxes
February 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Ice on Lake Geneva, WI today

#avgeek #cirrus #flying
January 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This one combines aviation and skiing. Looking down on Telluride airport from Telluride ski area.

#avgeek #skiing
January 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Impressive collection of aircraft

#aviation #airplane #avgeek #b52 #b29 #f16 #mig21
December 26, 2024 at 9:03 PM
This should tell you everything you need to know about Elon’s intelligence and judgment when the topic isn’t rockets or electric cars.

#idiocracy
December 23, 2024 at 10:40 PM