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Sitting in Qadafi's chair in the Mitiga Airport, Tripoli, April 2004

Sitting in Qadafi's chair in the Mitiga Airport, Tripoli, April 2004

Ruins of an ancient Roman theater outside Tripoli, April 2004

Ruins of an ancient Roman theater outside Tripoli, April 2004

Military ramp in Djibouti, 2008

Military ramp in Djibouti, 2008

Approaching Punta Delgada, Portugal (Azores), Feb 2008

Approaching Punta Delgada, Portugal (Azores), Feb 2008

Irony in Dakar

Irony in Dakar

Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa, 2008

Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa, 2008

Yes, there is an airport in this picture...

St. Vincent's, Dec 2008

Yes, there is an airport in this picture... St. Vincent's, Dec 2008

Ready for departure from St. Vincent's. Notice anything unusual?

Ready for departure from St. Vincent's. Notice anything unusual?

Christmas Island, New Year's Day, 2009, just before we flew back to Honolulu and 2008

Christmas Island, New Year's Day, 2009, just before we flew back to Honolulu and 2008

Waiting for the plow to clear the taxiway to the FBO at Gander, Mar 2009

Waiting for the plow to clear the taxiway to the FBO at Gander, Mar 2009

We were the last plane leaving Anchorage to the west before Mt Redoubt's ash cloud blocked the way, Mar 2009

We were the last plane leaving Anchorage to the west before Mt Redoubt's ash cloud blocked the way, Mar 2009

Departing Asuncion at sunrise, Jan 2013

Departing Asuncion at sunrise, Jan 2013

On approach to Ushuaia (SAWH), most southerly airport that I have visited, Jan 2013

On approach to Ushuaia (SAWH), most southerly airport that I have visited, Jan 2013

Sunrise in Malta, 2019

Sunrise in Malta, 2019

GIII Air Ambulance Loading in Abidjan, Dec 2016

GIII Air Ambulance Loading in Abidjan, Dec 2016

What can I say? We launched cruise missiles.

What can I say? We launched cruise missiles.

And broadcast television

And broadcast television

Lears in formation at dusk

Lears in formation at dusk

TH-57 - The helicopter that I learned and taught in (and still have the most time in)

TH-57 - The helicopter that I learned and taught in (and still have the most time in)

A long time ago in a land far, far away...

A long time ago in a land far, far away...

With the late Bob Hoover (L) and Gene Cernan, Bombardier Safety Standdown, Oct 2007

With the late Bob Hoover (L) and Gene Cernan, Bombardier Safety Standdown, Oct 2007

Ambassador Joe Yun, one of the real heroes of the Otto Warmbier rescue, June 2017

Ambassador Joe Yun, one of the real heroes of the Otto Warmbier rescue, June 2017

Two of my safety heroes, Robert Sumwalt (L), former Chair of the NTSB, and Jeff Wofford, former Chair of the NBAA Safety Committee, Bombardier Safety Standdown, Nov 2017

Two of my safety heroes, Robert Sumwalt (L), former Chair of the NTSB, and Jeff Wofford, former Chair of the NBAA Safety Committee, Bombardier Safety Standdown, Nov 2017

I'll pass on the upgrade, thanks.

I'll pass on the upgrade, thanks.

Possibly the funniest birthday present ever. I'll let you figure it out.

Possibly the funniest birthday present ever. I'll let you figure it out.

Site of my bicycle crash. And proof that I was wearing sunscreen!

Site of my bicycle crash. And proof that I was wearing sunscreen!

No words...

No words...

Winged Victory of Samarthrace, Louvre, possibly my favorite sculpture

Winged Victory of Samarthrace, Louvre, possibly my favorite sculpture

Sunrise across the river

Sunrise across the river

Sunrise across the river

Sunrise across the river

Sunset across the river

Sunset across the river

Sunrise across the river

Sunrise across the river