An F-5B that my company built and maintains. She’s quite a head turner.

Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 taxis past the Burbank tower en route to KPDX.

Rainy day arrival of a Southwest Airlines 737 in its “vintage” livery.

USAF C-17 Globemaster III departing KBUR.

These are members of CineJets/ Patriots Jet Team. They are specialized Aero L-39 Albatros fighters modified for high-speed aerial cinematography which were developed by Helinet Aviation and the Patriots Jet Team. They fe…

Just some engines admiration. United Airlines 737-800 with a CFM International CFM56-7B26 turbofan.

Revisiting the American Airlines 737 sporting the AirCal Retro Livery. It was such a beautiful sight.

Looking at a gorgeous IAE V2500-A5 from the forward luggage pit on an A320 at Burbank Airport.

Me striking a pose next to the winglet of a CRJ-200. Not my favorite aircraft but it was the only one low enough to the ground for me to get this shot. 😁 Plus my photographer got a bonus departing Gulfstream in the sh…

Yours truly marshaling Delta Connection/SkyWest Flt. 4569 arriving in Burbank (KBUR) from Salt Lake City (KSLC). It was also fun tracking it on FlightRadar24 while we waited for her arrival.

A UPS A300 departing Burbank Airport (KBUR) on Runway 33. This was a treat because KBUR is a small airport which means the runways are very close to the terminal, giving spotters a front row seat to take offs.

I initially thought that this was a US Coast Guard bird coming to Burbank Airport (KBUR). Turns out she’s a historic 1954 vintage C-130A Hercules (serial number 54-1631) operated by International Air Response Inc. base…

Sunrise over Terminal B before a morning departure at Burbank Airport (KBUR). I miss working the ramp there.

For me, working the ramp was neither boring nor mundane. I watched every arrival and departure with the same awe and wonder I felt when I was but a wee spotter.

1946 DC-3D departing out of KBUR.

When I was a child I used to draw winglets on planes not knowing what they were for or what they were called. I just thought that they looked really cool. Now looking at the split-wing scimitar on this 737 as an adult, k…

When the POTUS visits the Los Angeles area, Air Force One and the ground motorcade will land at KLAX. But other staff and equipment will be stationed at KBUR. Earlier this day we watched two VH-3 helicopters and three of…