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High & Mighty

My life long passion is flying. I was lucky enough to steer that passion into a full time job, first as military pilot and now as an airline pilot.

One of the profession's perks is that your office window view is constantly morphing into incredible scenarios. I always found aviation to be the perfect ground to harvest great pictures.

This gallery collects pictures related to aviation in general. The title comes from an Ernest Kellogg Gann novel: "The High and the Mighty". It’s not a masterpiece, but I read it when I was 14 or 15 and it really sunk into my young “aviator-to-be” heart.


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A paixão de uma vida, para mim, é voar.

Fui suficientemente feliz para realizar o meu sonho, primeiro como piloto militar e, agora, como piloto de linha aérea.

Um dos privilégios da profissão é ter uma "janela de escritório" que se transmuta de forma constante em cenários incríveis.

Sempre considerei a Aeronáutica o terreno perfeito para grandes colheitas fotográficas.

Esta galeria contém fotografias relacionadas de um modo geral com a Aviação.

O título é o de um livro de Ernest Kellogg Gann, "Alto e Poderoso". Não se trata de uma obra prima mas li-o com 14 ou 15 anos e enterrou-se para sempre no restrito domínio dos meus "afectos aeronáuticos".


Aurigny.
Aurigny.		 Fizzling.
Fizzling.		 Smoke
Smoke		 Primera pushback.
Primera pushback.		 Turks, in style.
Turks, in style.
Walk away.
Walk away.		 The small entrance.
The small entrance.		 145
145		 Powerful AND quiet!
Powerful AND quiet!		 Monarch at Gatwick
Monarch at Gatwick
From The Scream to this...poor Mr. Munch. :)
From "The Scream" to this...poor Mr. Munch. :)		 Triple power.
Triple power.		 Always connected.
Always connected.		 Full of gorgeous blondes?
Full of gorgeous blondes?		 (Un)balanced cleaning.
(Un)balanced cleaning.
Transavia on a cage.
Transavia on a cage.		 Reflected Power.
Reflected Power.		 Mirrored stripes.
Mirrored stripes.		 Fuel.
Fuel.		 The little island hopper.
The little island hopper.
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IMG_3295.jpg		 Porto Santo.
Porto Santo.		 At night, things get interesting.
At night, things get interesting.		 Pilots have dirty minds :)
Pilots have dirty minds :)		 The sun sets over North Africa.
The sun sets over North Africa.
Under our wings.
Under our wings.		 Algiers sunset.
Algiers sunset.		 Jumbolinos in Zurich.
Jumbolinos in Zurich.		 Form and balance.
Form and balance.		 A bunch of Germans leave a remote, debt-ridden island corner of Europe, after enjoying a low-cost holiday.
A bunch of Germans leave a remote, debt-ridden island corner of Europe, after enjoying a low-cost holiday.
3 big ones at Algiers.
3 big ones at Algiers.		 Back to the beautiful Emerald island.
Back to the beautiful Emerald island.		 A bit old, ever beautiful.
A bit old, ever beautiful.		 Old Allies
Old Allies		 Luxair gets ready
Luxair gets ready
To the gate.
To the gate.		 The sunsets in MAN
The sunsets in MAN		 Golden fuel
Golden fuel		 Second jet
Second jet		 Off to Finland
Off to Finland
Readying for pushback
Readying for pushback		 Mischievous Fokker
Mischievous Fokker		 Night Flight
Night Flight		 Red Skies Over Barcelona
Red Skies Over Barcelona		 Auto Vessel
Auto Vessel
Bird strike
Bird strike		 Swift Silver
Swift Silver		 Look Ma...No FMS ! (I)
Look Ma...No FMS ! (I)		 Look Ma...No FMS ! (II)
Look Ma...No FMS ! (II)		 Look Ma...No FMS ! (III)
Look Ma...No FMS ! (III)
Virgin Express - Nice (France)
Virgin Express - Nice (France)		 Color Blind
Color Blind		 GermanWings - Nice (France)
GermanWings - Nice (France)		 French Fields
French Fields		 Swiss
Swiss
High Tech, Low Tech
High Tech, Low Tech		 Sky Master
Sky Master		 Sunset in Marseille.
Sunset in Marseille.		 Garraf (Spain)
Garraf (Spain)		 Industrial action can give good phto ops.
Industrial action can give good phto ops.
Bird on a Grid
Bird on a Grid		 Santa Engrácia
Santa Engrácia		 Martigues (France)
Martigues (France)		 New Day Awaits
New Day Awaits		 The Captain is Watching You
The Captain is Watching You
Spanair
Spanair		 The Orange Problem
The Orange Problem		 Montserrat
Montserrat		 Tail Pair
Tail Pair		 Double Tug
Double Tug
Gafanha da Nazaré (Portugal)
Gafanha da Nazaré (Portugal)		 Belém - Lisbon (Portugal)
Belém - Lisbon (Portugal)		 Porto (Portugal)
Porto (Portugal)		 Lisbon (Portugal)
Lisbon (Portugal)		 Round'n'Round
Round'n'Round
Peer Pressure
Peer Pressure		 Pont-de-Roide (France)
Pont-de-Roide (France)		 Porto II (Portugal)
Porto II (Portugal)		 Power Play
Power Play		 Another Kind of Bird
Another Kind of Bird
SkyEurope Embraer 120ER landing at Stuttgart (Germany)
SkyEurope Embraer 120ER landing at Stuttgart (Germany)		 Scandinavian
Scandinavian		 Rocha do Conde de Óbidos - Lisbon Port (Portugal)
Rocha do Conde de Óbidos - Lisbon Port (Portugal)		 SN Brussels Airlines Avro RJ85 at Barajas (Madrid)
SN Brussels Airlines Avro RJ85 at Barajas (Madrid)		 Follow Me
Follow Me
Busy, busy
Busy, busy		 Saudi Arabian 747F at Brussels National
Saudi Arabian 747F at Brussels National		 Bugio
Bugio		 Two Light and One Dark Ones
Two Light and One Dark Ones		 What's needed for every flight...
What's needed for every flight...
Marseille Airport from 20000ft
Marseille Airport from 20000ft		 Lufthansa Boeing 737-300 enters the tarmac at Nice airport
Lufthansa Boeing 737-300 enters the tarmac at Nice airport		 SN Brussels Airlines RJ85 at Nice
SN Brussels Airlines RJ85 at Nice		 Swiss Alps
Swiss Alps		 Air Mauritius A340 departing from Kloten, Zurich
Air Mauritius A340 departing from Kloten, Zurich
Two colorful tails at Kloten Zurich
Two colorful tails at Kloten Zurich		 Lufthansa CRJ departing from Zurich
Lufthansa CRJ departing from Zurich		 Maersk 737 departing from Zurich
Maersk 737 departing from Zurich		 Gear up!
Gear up!		 Cirrus Airlines Dornier 328 departing from Kloten, Zurich
Cirrus Airlines Dornier 328 departing from Kloten, Zurich
City Airline ERJ-135 departing from Zurich
City Airline ERJ-135 departing from Zurich		 Swiss ERJ145 departing from Kloten, Zurich
Swiss ERJ145 departing from Kloten, Zurich		 Another One
Another One		 Terreiro do Paço (Lisbon Portugal)
Terreiro do Paço (Lisbon Portugal)		 Lyon From Above
Lyon From Above
Trafaria (Portugal)
Trafaria (Portugal)		 Big Top Pushing Back
Big Top Pushing Back		 Company Traffic at 34000ft
Company Traffic at 34000ft		 CSA 737 at Zurich
CSA 737 at Zurich		 Torre de Belém (Lisbon, Portugal)
Torre de Belém (Lisbon, Portugal)
Sunset over the Pyrenees
Sunset over the Pyrenees		 FMP at dusk
FMP at dusk		 Yoke
Yoke		 Nothing Replaces The Sun
Nothing Replaces The Sun		 Top of The World
Top of The World
Night Light
Night Light		 This Way Please
This Way Please		 Rainbow Warrior
Rainbow Warrior		 Power Jaws
Power Jaws		 Click, Click
Click, Click
Pickin' Up The Sun Wherever It May Shine
Pickin' Up The Sun Wherever It May Shine		 An Easy One
An Easy One		 Part Lux
Part Lux		 Taxi at Marseille
Taxi at Marseille		 These Won't Be Lost
These Won't Be Lost
Click Engine
Click Engine		 Reflex
Reflex		 Double Noses
Double Noses		 It's Beautiful, Isn't it?
It's Beautiful, Isn't it?		 Bigger at Madeira
Bigger at Madeira
Smaller at Madeira
Smaller at Madeira		 Breezy Jumbolino
Breezy Jumbolino		 Winglet
Winglet		 Click Again
Click Again		 AirPortugal's A330 departing from OPO to EWR (2)
AirPortugal's A330 departing from OPO to EWR (2)
Smells like rubber is being burned...
Smells like rubber is being burned...		 Beech Busy Bee
Beech Busy Bee		 Rotate!...
Rotate!...		 Airborne
Airborne		 Follow-me waiting at ELLX.
Follow-me waiting at ELLX.
Fokker 50 Taxing-in at ELLX
Fokker 50 Taxing-in at ELLX		 Anyone for table-tennis?
Anyone for table-tennis?		 The Little, Fun One
The Little, Fun One		 On to Canada.
On to Canada.		 Great colors
Great colors
Cargo Major Lux (1)
Cargo Major Lux (1)		 Cargo Major Lux (2)
Cargo Major Lux (2)		 Bearbus
Bearbus		 AirPortugal's A330 departing from OPO to EWR (1)
AirPortugal's A330 departing from OPO to EWR (1)		 The French Connection
The French Connection
Alps, as the summer approaches
Alps, as the summer approaches		 2 Lux
2 Lux		 Nice, in style.
Nice, in style.		 Sunset in LFML
Sunset in LFML		 Emirates Sultan
Emirates Sultan
The Large P
The Large "P"		 The German Brazilian
The German Brazilian		 Rosy Skies
Rosy Skies		 Marseille Sun
Marseille Sun		 His name is Achmed
His name is Achmed
Blue Beech
Blue Beech		 Egypt in Morocco
Egypt in Morocco		 Our little one.
Our little one.

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Zoltán Balogh02-Jan-2014 14:06
Oh, of course I like this gallery very much! :) Great job, keep it up! V
Webman0609-Dec-2010 21:39
I really enjoyed your gallery as i can tell the pilot eye behind the camera.
Cheers !
George 16-Aug-2007 04:36
what type of camera do you use mate? Those are stunning pictures. Everytime i attempt to take airial photographs I get blurred pictures. Excellent photoes. My Favorite is "Peer Pressure"
Guest 25-Jul-2007 16:59
I'm also a pilot (although I don't get to fly anything quite as big as you fly) and I can relate to the beauty of the world as seen from above! Great gallery. ~V~
Jay Park 02-Jun-2007 14:00
Such a nice pictures!

I really impressive these pics!
Maxim Popykin19-Mar-2007 13:48
very impressive collection! Voted
Abdul Rahim Al Maimani08-Apr-2006 13:22
Just awesome. deserves a big WOW
Guest 02-Apr-2005 05:34
Really inspiring gallery. You have some great shots here.
Marc Demoulin28-Oct-2004 15:59
Humberto, really nice gallery with a unusual subject!! Will give the adress to my father living now in Salir who has been military pilot too. RGDS. Marc
Guest 09-Sep-2004 19:55
This is great, you have some absolutely outstanding shots here. If I may make a suggestion, I would slim down the collection, maybe break it up into different gallerys as I think this would make the presentation more powerful....! Excellent work, very enjoyable, Cheers, Lisa
roopesh 31-May-2004 22:13
Collection is too good
Guest 20-May-2004 20:39
Loved the Bugio and the Peer Pressure photos. Thanks.

Some photos, like the French Fields, are more banal and I would put them out of the portfolio.
Paul Teixeira15-Apr-2004 13:24
You've got some impressive pictures here! Very nice!

Best regards,
Paul Teixeira
A Reid09-Jan-2004 05:16
Great gallery. I can't wait to see more additions.
André Mendes 15-Dec-2003 16:08
Caro "Photokhan",

Parabéns pelas fotos aqui presentes! Descobri este site através de uma dica numa conversa sobre fotografia com uma pessoa que lhe é muito chegada. A galeria "High & Mighty" é, sem dúvida, a minha preferida e espero que continuem a haver oportunidades ao longo do vôo para a rechear ainda mais.

Melhores cumprimentos de um "colega" do vício das fotos

André Mendes
José de Sousa 28-Nov-2003 16:36
Caro "PhotoKan",

Quero lhe dizer o quanto aprecio as suas fotografias. Não só as que são relacionadas com a aviação, mas também todas as outras. Vê-se através das suas fotos, que tem um apurado sentido artistico, e uma grande sensibilidade visual. Os meus parabéns, e os desejos que continue a produzir boas fotos. Felicidades.

José.
Square 25-Oct-2003 00:14
Oh Pierrrre!
My Frrrench fighterrrr pilot!
Estou deveras impressionada com a tua arte de fotografar. A curiosidade foi mais que muita e vim logo ver se já tinhas fotografado a Sra. das castanhas (está na época)!!!
Enquanto não fizer parte da galeria, vou-me deliciando com a tua bela prespectiva, daquilo que tantas vezes nos passa ao lado.
Os mais sinceros parabêns com profunda admiração.
Fico à espera de poder felicitar-te pessoalmente. É sempre um prazer voar na tua companhia, aliás como habitual!
Não disse asneiras. Guess who?
ptex 13-Oct-2003 08:47
Captain
Nunca duvidei do seu extremo bom gosto, mas, confesso, estou surpreendido com estas fotografias que além de terem uma qualidade extrema são de uma beleza única e capazes de deixarem sem respiração qualquer um!!Tenho de lhe dar os meus PARABENS ao vivo e ainda bem que vamos voar juntos de novo para podermos tirar umas fotos..Abraço do amigo Pedro Teixeira..gostei da dica "pilots do it better"
Tommig 23-Jun-2003 14:33
No doubt pilots do it better!
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