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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com

This plane is such a joy to fly #aviation #flying #warbirds

Me in the front seat of a yellow 1950s De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk, with partly cloudy skies behind
sep 1, 2025, 5:05 pm • 643 13

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Andrea Myklebust @mountainheartvt.bsky.social

So cool! 😍

sep 1, 2025, 6:02 pm • 2 0 • view
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SinisterBulb @sinisterbulb.bsky.social

Thanks for the alt text. I nearly had to ask my aviation-mad son to confirm what it was… lovely 😍

sep 1, 2025, 5:07 pm • 1 0 • view
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SinisterBulb @sinisterbulb.bsky.social

What I didn’t realise for a long time is that although they also built quite a lot of them in the UK, they were actually licensed from the Canadian firm, not the other way around…

sep 1, 2025, 5:10 pm • 2 0 • view
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Catboy In A Maid Outfit @catboymaid67.bsky.social

It's like a WW II fighter.

sep 1, 2025, 5:15 pm • 1 0 • view
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Randy Clayton @randyclayton.bsky.social

You’ve come a long way! I think I can recall you posting (on the other place) about your first flying lesson.

sep 1, 2025, 5:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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Chris Williams @gaffa.bsky.social

That looks to be exactly Kodak yellow!

sep 1, 2025, 5:28 pm • 1 0 • view
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Chris Williams @gaffa.bsky.social

The red tail numbers made me think of this…but with wings.

Box of Kodachrome 64, 36 exposure film.
sep 1, 2025, 5:33 pm • 1 0 • view
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Jason Bishop @secti0n31.bsky.social

You're a legend, Katie! .... And I'm jealous 😁

sep 1, 2025, 5:06 pm • 1 0 • view
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doppelfish @doppelfish.bsky.social

It's a beauty to look at in the first place. 🤩

sep 1, 2025, 5:08 pm • 1 0 • view
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John Paul @johnpaulhi.bsky.social

Chipmunk!!

sep 1, 2025, 7:58 pm • 1 0 • view
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Hannah @fluffymonoceros.bsky.social

And the Chipmunk is such a cutie too.

sep 1, 2025, 5:07 pm • 1 0 • view
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Troyster.bsky.social @troyster.bsky.social

It looks beautiful. Do you ever wear a skull cap, goggles and a white scarf when you do?

sep 1, 2025, 5:36 pm • 0 0 • view
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com

I wear a kind of skull cap to hold my hair down and my headset on, and I wear sunglasses. No scarf though.

A photo of me in the front seat of the Chipmunk, taken by a passenger in the back. The canopy is partway open. I’m wearing a black cap and green headset and aviator sunglasses.
sep 1, 2025, 5:38 pm • 5 0 • view
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SkullBeard @skullbeard.bsky.social

You get bonus points for the silk scarf...

sep 1, 2025, 6:02 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jack Taylor @jacktaylor.bsky.social

I'd fly anything that read "(something) AF."

sep 1, 2025, 5:11 pm • 4 0 • view
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SkullBeard @skullbeard.bsky.social

Royal Canadian AF

sep 1, 2025, 6:00 pm • 3 0 • view
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David Williamson @david.williamsons.net

Such a gorgeous aircraft - I want a ride!! (Enjoy, hooray!!)

sep 1, 2025, 5:37 pm • 1 0 • view
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Steven Woods @sgwoods.bsky.social

Someone flying a lovely yellow plane over Wellington County this afternoon while I was out running around 330p did a roll! We waved. I hope it was you :-).

sep 1, 2025, 8:42 pm • 4 0 • view
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com

It wasn’t me but that sounds like a fun thing to see!

sep 1, 2025, 8:59 pm • 3 0 • view
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The Other Sarah 🇨🇦🧶⛵️📖 @sarahcm.bsky.social

Every time I see a picture of an airplane now, I expect it to be tagged “Photographed from a Canberra” by @rafluton.bsky.social

sep 1, 2025, 6:19 pm • 1 0 • view
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AlexanderTheNotSoGreat @athenotsogreat.bsky.social

❤️

sep 1, 2025, 5:06 pm • 2 0 • view
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AlexanderTheNotSoGreat @athenotsogreat.bsky.social

@astrokatie.com Please don't get me wrong.. I'm just envious as shit. 😊 Have not the skill to fly a plane... have however - stepped out of a few... before they landed... 🤣

sep 1, 2025, 5:27 pm • 1 0 • view
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DriftlessFlyGuy @driftlessflyguy.bsky.social

cc: @wiredforflight.bsky.social

sep 1, 2025, 5:07 pm • 0 0 • view
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Robert @robaato.bsky.social

As an occasional volunteer with my local Commemorative Air Force wing...one of these days I'll save up for a history flight, but I'll have to be a passenger only.

sep 1, 2025, 6:01 pm • 2 0 • view
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social

I remember watching Art School in his "Super Chipmunk" at air shows as a kid. He could do amazing things with that plane.

sep 1, 2025, 5:38 pm • 2 0 • view
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social

*Scholl. Damn autocorrect.

sep 1, 2025, 5:39 pm • 1 0 • view
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From Heron w/no rEgrets @herondude.bsky.social

P51 Mustang?

sep 1, 2025, 7:03 pm • 0 0 • view
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com

DHC-1 Chipmunk

sep 1, 2025, 7:52 pm • 1 0 • view