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A Flight of Noisy Angels
It wasn't the gentle whisper of wings John Wiley heard Saturday, but the thundering roar of a Blue Angels show at Pt. Mugu.
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Sunset Skies
The skies at dusk lately have captivated John Wiley, and he wonders if others have been snapping them.
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Snow & Palm Tree
Snow and Palm Trees are a rare sight.
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Valley Wonders
Santa Ynez Valley shone brightly for John Wiley flying over in clear air after the rain - welcome back, Cachuma!
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Air Days
Taking the air was once a thing, related to promenade. These days John Wiley enjoys it as a chance to rise up, and share the delights of flight
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SBCC Scallops
Thinking about SBCC got John Wiley wondering about its scalloped edge.
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Dangerous Naked Lady
Any naked lady may be dangerous, but John Wiley wants to warn about one that may be in your neighborhood.
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Our Gaviota Coast
Refugio, El Cap, and Naples each had features that caught John Wiley's eye on a recent flight.
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Trash Talking Industry
Some people trash talk industry - even plants deemed "Clean Industry" - and John Wiley looks down on this one that you support.
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View of the Glen Annie Fire
John Wiley saw this by chance while flying near the airport, and his passenger managed to get these telephoto pix.
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154 Underbelly
A look under 154 bridge work and chat with a supervisor provided a surprise and details for John Wiley.
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Flying in Circles
Sometimes ATC will tell an inbound pilot to fly a "360" for good spacing between inbound aircraft.
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Bridge Fire Aftermath
John Wiley looked for the inception point of the Bridge Fire and found charred furniture remnants.
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E.22 Spring 101 Bloom
Colors boomed bright along 101 from Santa Barbara to Paso and beyond on John Wiley's Easter '22 road trip.
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Holey Square
Has anyone climbed to the "holey rock" above Canada De Guillermo just past Arroyo Hondo, that John Wiley got aerial snaps of?
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Green Before the Storm
On a hazy day before our latest dusting of moisture and clearing wind, fading green still shone on hills over breathtaking blue from John Wiley's lofty perch
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Barbarian Life
After flying the continent, John Wiley is even more enamored of the Santa Barbarian life.
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Lima Five Two
The short flight to a favorite nearby airport brought John Wiley a refreshing afternoon.
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Long View
As another pandemic year winds down, John Wiley saw these long views of some favorite scenes that seem from another lifetime.
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First to Fly
What always flew? Long before people, birds, bats, or even pterodactyls slowly figured out how to fly, at least one thing flew that seems to be flying even faster now: Time.
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Getting High at Work
Some people get high at work every day, and this crew did it in plain view of John Wiley's zoom lens.
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Eyelash Down & Up
When he first moved to town, John Wiley didn't know what the Eyelash is - do you?
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60 Ton Waterbird?
Two waterbird questions from one of John Wiley's recent flights.
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Up
Vaccines in, John Wiley up, and a new batch of aerial photos over Santa Barbara to Edhat.
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Cielo Cruise
Mountain nature and views came down to town in John Wiley's camera, where he ponders condors and other questions.
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La Cumbre Cloud Spill
A quiet moment came to John Wiley, watching this cloud from Santa Ynez Valley spill silently over La Cumbre Peak Friday.
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Rocket Sunset
John Wiley shares a photo of Saturday's colorful sunset.
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Halloween Sunset
John Wiley shares photos of the sunset on Halloween.
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Hot Moon
Scanning the hills for signs of fire Sunday night, John Wiley saw this red moon rising.
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Cox Internet Outage
John Wiley reports his internet via Cox wasn't working this morning near the intersection of Highway 101 at 154.