James Shepard
@jumpjim
B787 Training Captain. Aviator, Tech Geek. Fascinated by Space 🚀, and Otters 🦦 . Ambassador for @Bear_Force01. Views presented are personal. 🗿
Here’s a link to an article I wrote for the Huffington Post about crosswinds which answers some of the more common questions we get... huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/plane-la…
.. In the days when flying was glamorous. I’m in love with the Beech Staggerwing 🥰 (Yellow one) #avgeek #avgeeks #OSH25 #Oshkosh2025
Not often you see a mass T-6 Texan flypast as impressive as this one. Formation chemtrailing at its best.. #avgeek #avgeeks #Oshkosh2025 #OSH25
Enjoying #Oshkosh2025 with a couple of friends. The variety of aircraft that can be flown on experimental permits in the U.S. compare to the LAA restrictions in the U.K. is mind-boggling… #avgeek #avgeeks
Can’t wait to see “Symphony” running for the first time 🤞🏻
Checked in on the @boomaero machine shop today. Our gigantic Mazak lathe will be cutting chips next week—and then we get a mill turn and several other machines. The mfg team is over the moon… building badass hardware again. Boom won’t build jet engines? Hold my Jet A.
Sad to hear of the death of Felix Baumgartner who died in a paramotoring accident in Italy on Thursday. He was most famous for his “Space” jump from an altitude of 127,852’, and in the process becoming the first person to go supersonic without using a vehicle. He also flew…
Seismic Swarm At Mt. Rainier Continues. Now Over 750 quakes. #mtrainier #seismic pnsn.org
A TUI 737 accidentally overdid the #chemtrails spraying around Gatwick this morning so we’ve politely asked them to hoover some of It back up so we can reuse the excess over Windsor…
🚨 BREAKING: CLEAR SKIES ACT INTRODUCED ☀️ I just introduced the Clear Skies Act to BAN geoengineering and weather modification. No more spraying chemicals in our skies. It’s time to end this dangerous and unregulated practice.
🚨 BREAKING: CLEAR SKIES ACT INTRODUCED ☀️ I just introduced the Clear Skies Act to BAN geoengineering and weather modification. No more spraying chemicals in our skies. It’s time to end this dangerous and unregulated practice.
Water companies in England & Wales lost one trillion litres of water last year in leaks, sold off 35 reservoirs in five years and have built no new reservoirs for 30 years. So instead of punishing farmers with a ban on watering crops, the water companies should fix the problem…
Watching the replay of the Live Aid concert from 1985. Little known fact that my brother-in-law, Malcolm Hill (Passed away last year) did the all the audio for the concert in London, and invented the curved hanging speaker stacks that we are so familiar with these days. Looking…