Lenticularis

25/03/2026

I didn't name this account Lenticularis for nuthin' 😁

10/03/2026

2-seat 20 m National Gliding comp: Day 2 (10 March).

07/03/2026

A rare (for us) visitor - a beautiful King Parrot.

24/02/2026

A Brahminy kite nesting

18/02/2026

White-throated kingfisher, Kerala

04/01/2026

Storm approaching!

31/12/2025

A cross-country flight to end the year

29/12/2025

Whiskey (Westward from my collection), storage, and gliding 'bibles'; only the latter to be consumed before soaring. #

22/12/2025

Amazing!!

🌊✈️ When the fishing boat radioed for help—
crew member having a heart attack, 200 miles from land—
Coast Guard said: "Helicopter is 4 hours out."
The man didn't have 4 hours.
Then someone suggested: "Call Peterson."
Alex "Pete" Peterson flies a modified Zenith STOL.

And he does something most pilots consider insane:
Lands on MOVING BOATS.
"I need a 60-foot deck," Pete said. "Is it calm?"
Captain: "Calm enough. We're desperate."
Pete flew.
Found the boat.
Circled.
Matched its speed.
LANDED on the deck like it was a runway.
In 35-foot swells.
In 15-knot winds.

The crew watched in absolute shock.
"How the HELL did you do that?" the captain asked.
Pete: "Practice. And stupidity. Mostly stupidity." 😂
He loaded the crew member, took off, flew him to a hospital ship.
Saved his life.
The Coast Guard reviewed the video footage later.
"This is the most dangerous thing we've ever seen," they said.
"But also the most impressive."
Pete shrugged: "STOL planes aren't just for short fields.

They're for short ANYTHING.
Runway. Boat deck. Doesn't matter." 🪽
He's done it seven times now.
Never crashed. Never failed.
"One day my luck will run out," Pete admits.
"But until then, people need help.
And I've got 60 feet of deck to land on." 🌊
Some pilots play it safe.
Pete plays HERO. 💪

🫡 Share if this is INCREDIBLE! 👇

21/12/2025

The weather phases on Sat 20 December.

14/12/2025

14 Dec 2025: My first tow out of Bunyan airfield since June 2005!