I was watching fire tanker aircraft land at San Bernardino (KSBD) on runway 24, which has no standard approach probably due to big mountains being in the way. So I flew the BAe-146 (Neptune tanker livery) and made the approach in the sim. I landed a bit off center but otherwise stable. #XPlane12 #BAe146 #FlightSim #Aviation

Aerial view of a landscape with scattered houses and roads, seen from a flying BAe-146 with four jet engines and down landing gear prominently sticking out from the sides below the high wings. It’s a classic red Neptune fire tanker livery. The San Bernardino Airport is visible behind and to the left of the aircraft.A BAe-146 with four engines has its speed brakes and lift brakes deployed after landing on a runway, with mountains visible in the background. A weird aircraft with Virgin livery is parked in the background.An actual approach flight path of a BAe-146 tanker (N470NA) at KSBD. It’s a very short final to avoid the mountains to the east.

Comcast is simplifying its Xfinity internet plans and dropping data caps:

The plans will include unlimited data with no data caps, spokesperson Joel Shadle confirms to The Verge. They’ll also come with an Xfinity WiFi Gateway and a free line of Xfinity Mobile cellular service for one year.

About time Xfinity removes data caps. You must opt in to the new plans and they won’t reduce the cost if you opt out from their equipment.

If you’re an AvGeek, here’s some freshly available self-care thanks to Cockpit Casual (YouTube) #AvGeek #Aviation #CockpitCasual

In case you wondered why there are roadless areas on Forest Service land, Zeke Lunder has a good video discussing that. Roadless areas exist due to ruggedness of terrain and lack of timber. Yes, I guarantee those lands were considered in the log everything era of the 1960s-1980s.

Overnight, an unusual but small M3.6 earthquake happened north of us in Redding, Ca. Crystal clear detection but we slept through any shaking (possibly too far for surface shaking here) #Earthquake recorded on the #RaspberryShake #CitizenScience

A digital display shows seismic data for a 3.6 magnitude earthquake in Northern California, including a waveform and frequency spectrogram, with a map highlighting the location near Redding.

Return to Office is surprisingly exhausting.

#SilentSunday A silhouette of a small sitting ground squirrel on the left margin of a brightly lit dirt path surrounded by tall grass and shrubs. A second, smaller squirrel watches the first from the path’s right edge. The background features blurred trees and rooftops.

#GroundSquirrel #SacramentoWildlifeRefuge #Fujifilm #SOoC

In my backyard, a juvenile scrub jay has been tearing pieces of green tree tape and caching them. Meanwhile an adult jay is foraging nearby. #WesternScrubJay #Birds #BirdPhotography #Fujifilm #SOoCA Juvenile Western Scrub-Jay, with a grey head and fluffy bottom, standing in profile on dry, textured ground, holding a small green object in its beak.

Switching Network Tips on US Mobile

Potential best practices for US Mobile subscribers switching their network (e.g., from Dark Star to Warp): upon receiving the eSim QR Code, delete or turn off your old eSims (this is scary but should be fine), delete any APN profiles, then install the new eSim. If needed, install the network specific APN profile. If the new eSim doesn’t activate after 10 minutes, contact support and after double checking some things, they’ll probably send you a new eSim QR Code.

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Day 3 of the Micro.blog June Photo Challenge: Shadow

L-188 Electra, operated by AirSpray, at Chico, CA (KCIC)

#MBJune #Aviation #AvGeek

A medium four propeller fire tanker airplane with a red nose is parked on an airfield under a partly cloudy sky, with the sun shining brightly.

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