For personal reasons I’m going to take a step away from “X”/Twitter for a few months. Apologies.

Do airplanes fly at a constant altitude?

Sort of. Our altimeters say we do, w/ variations of a few feet, more due to turbulence

If you could measure to the ground, though, we’d be all over the place. We’re just going with the (pressure) flow

This is how the altimeter works!

The British Airways Speedbird Academy sponsored pilot scheme reopens for 2024 and the second tranche of our cadet recruitment on the 16th April. You can prepare to apply and register for job alerts when the window opens here:

careers.ba.com/future-pilots

#avgeek #avgeek s #pilotjobs

I do post short videos etc on my Instagram page. If you’re interested in views out of the flight deck, downroute pics etc., videos that don’t make it on here, you can follow me at @Jumpjim on Instagram. #avgeek #avgeek s #aviation #pilotsoftwitter

Is Dihydrogen Monoxide a serious problem for the future of aviation? 🤔 👇
mentourpilot.com/dihydrogen-mon…

A massive thank you to the university air squadrons who have taken WCAB on some amazing adventures,Please see some of the pictures we have been sent! It looks like he had the best time!
#ugsas
#ewas
#buas
University Air Squadron
#bearforce
#childrensmentalhealthsupport
#followthebear

If you’ve not seen Brian Cox’s show “Horizons” and you have ANY interest in physics, space, cosmology etc. then I can’t recommend it highly enough. Plus this time it’s accompanied by a 120 piece orchestra and a full orchestral score. Book while you can!

Am I likely to see contrails today? Check this fascinating website out.. You can select a map overlay for likely contrail producing zones (low temperature/high humidity).

map.contrails.org

Fantastic to see the Boom Supersonic XB-1 test aircraft airborne. One step closer to “Overture” becoming reality. #avgeek #avgeek s

ULEZ protestors are hanging protected bat boxes on ULEZ poles, either preventing camera installs or repair of damaged/malfunctioning equipment.

Whoever thought of this is a genius… 😂 👏🏻

telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/2…

AB Bear has been busy pushing the #Bearforce message, and we are lucky enough to be supported by the Red Arrows! Great to see our #talktalktalk message getting traction.

Flown past that many a time into/out of Baltimore. Shocked 😳

In the last hour Boeing announced the largest management shakeup in its history: CEO David Calhoun to depart at the end of 2024, Boeing commercial CEO Stan Deal out effective immediately, board chair Larry Kellner will not seek reelection next month.

Taken by me in 2020 but never posted for some reason.. #cloudscapes #natureisbeautiful #chill #avgeek #avgeek s #officewindow

For anyone fretting about recent news reports…

Minor issues happen every day. They’re not worth mentioning and have little, if any, effect on the aircraft operation.

There’s a lot of hysterical nonsense in the press currently which is frankly nothing but clickbait.

If the

It will be interesting to see how the #chemtrail nutcases explain the fact over the next few months that contrails will continue unabated in Tennessee.

Law breaking #skybastards ? Or just proof that what we’ve been saying all along is true and they’re just ice crystals..?

The office view as we coasted in to the east coast of Greenland on the way to Chicago yesterday. You can see the katabatic drainage as the cloud layer flows off the ice cap down into the fjords on the Timelapse. #Geography #avgeek #avgeek s

Off to Chicago on the BA295. Beautiful day for flying at Heathrow today 🙂 #avgeek #avgeek s