When I was 14 years old… I flew in one of these aircraft WL757 based at RAF Lossiemouth. It was that flight that made me decide I never wanted to spend hours at low level over the water. But thankfully all 4 engines stayed turning for the entire flight, unlike this flypast. 😬

⚡️Cumulonimbus is nature’s skyscraper with attitude. Captured here from the A350 flight deck en route to Hong Kong, this Cb is putting on a light show worthy of a rock concert. Beautiful from a distance… but definitely not something you’d want to fly through. A Cumulonimbus

I’m astonished and thankful that there were no fatalities during this incident. Some of the other video from the building shows a person perched under the helicopter but unscathed, apparently saved by the external stairwell wall. A huge bit of luck. Having a critical failure at

Blackhawk News is not what I was expecting!! It’s a new uncrewed variant with no cockpit and a cargo door. It looks awesome and will certainly have utility on the modern battlefield. But would you get in it if the pilot didn’t have ‘skin in the game’? The scenario I immediately

The first book was a compelling story… this one is double avgeek equipped. Get yours before they’re gone.

The new American Airlines centennial livery dubbed Flagship. Thoughts ?

No surprises here for anyone. Inadequate. That covers it. Sadly.

12 years ago today, I saw this weird truck with screaming plushy animals hanging from it. Little did I know that it was an original Banksy. A live art piece called ‘Sirens of the Lambs’. It is typical NYC… I miss visiting this City so much but it would make me want to switch

It’s just taken me 10 1/2 hours to travel just over 400 miles back to the homeland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 … why did we travel on a Friday!! What a palaver as they’d say up here. Settled now… in a nice little cottage by the beach. Relax mode engaged. See you all in a few days. Bateman Out !!!

Now if Santa existed… this would be on my Christmas list and I don’t even like going upside down. 🙃

Had a lovely time this weekend in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and managed to snap this pic whilst walking the dog on evening. Any ideas what castle this might be ?

Please do not be like Tommy. Tommy is an idiot. Using a laser in this way is ILLEGAL in many countries and has significant penalties for the perpetrator, including fines and jail time potentially. Please do not shine anything at an aircraft.

That’s a hard NO.

Good morning everyone. Have you got #FridayVibes yet? Let Defense of Ukraine give you a little flypast to get your weekend started 🫡🙌🏻 Doesn’t get much lower than this…

I don’t normally do a #FollowFriday but this is a great charity… celebrating the life legacy of such a top bloke. Give them a follow and some support if you can. 🫡

Glad to have been of ‘assistance’… 😆

Ignore the WTF caption … not mine. This is obviously a training exercise for a firefighter aircraft. Either to test the aircraft systems or to practice the drop technique. IMHO. Did made me look until the water though

Off to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport this morning. Not been for a while and looking forward to a Texas adventure. 🙌🏻

What an adventure yesterday with Mark Smith as we visited NASA's Johnson Space Center for the day. The best bit for me was definitely this ….who doesn’t love a 747 🙌🏻. Pre-order my next book ‘Jumbo’ right here 👉🏻 amzn.eu/d/bXQ4u9p