Hiand welcome to www.barrycomer.com where I get a chance to share recent events with friends and family. I am a Senior Software Engineer living in Ottawa, Ontario. Life requires a healthy balance between work and play to keep it both fun and interesting. That said, I commit very strongly to everything I do. My hobbies include amateur radio, flying as a private pilot, motorcycles and photography. I can be reached at - email: barry@barrycomer.com

Below are four photo galleries I would like to share. Use the 'Back' button to return to this page:

Random Photo Gallery Carp Air Show Gallery

Australia/New Zealand Gallery Australia/New Zealand Panoramas

This weekend (January 15, 2012) I wrote my Basic Amateur Radio license exam and passed with a mark of 92.
I have been working a number of locations including Costa Rica, Columbia and numerous spots in the United States.
The station call sign is VA3PUX and my QSO logbook can be found at: QRZ.COM

This weekend (April 16, 2011) I picked up a new Tama Iron Cobra bass pedal for my Roland TD-9KX2 drum kit.

This weekend (March 25, 2011) I returned from a vacation in California driving the coastal highway from
San Francisco to Los Angeles. My Los Angeles hotel was next to LAX and the view of planes could not
have been better. Here is a Qantas Airbus A380 as it flew past my window for a landing.

This weekend (March 12, 2011) was time to take another item off of the todo list and
took possession of a new Roland TD-9KX2 drum kit. Image complients of Roland.

This weekend (February 5, 2011) was the last flight in the aircraft I rent as it is being sold.
Below is a shot as I prepare for refueling but will be moving onto another Cessna 172.

An iPhone shot as we flew into downtown Toronto this past weekend (January 22, 2011) for lunch.

Shot taken in the local park (October 3, 2010).

One of the many bridges from Ottawa to Hull (October 10, 2010).

Tonight (October 13, 2009) my photography lighting class went shooting downtown Ottawa.

Today (July 23, 2009) I noticed someone parked a new motorcycle in
the garage. Here is an ad that Kawasaki put out for this bike ZX14.

Today (July 12, 2009) I was at the annual MerrickVille car show and caught myself in the headlight of a custom hot rod.

I was at the Ottawa Airport yesterday (July 5, 2009) and saw these matching 747s belonging to the Japanese Emperor.

A friend and I went to the Vintage Wings of Canada show today (June 6, 2009) at the Gatineau
airport. Here is a shot of a P51 Mustang that performed several times across the day.

I took this shot last weekend (May 31, 2009) while flying to Oshawa.

Today (May 23, 2009) this little fellow was watching me in the backyard.

Today (March 8, 2009) a friend and I flew his aircraft to Toronto's City Centre airport.

This morning (March 1, 2009) I arrived back in Ottawa after spending a week in Florida.
The weather was great and daytime temperatures hovered around 27C or 80F. Here is a
'tourist' picture of the space shuttle Discovery sitting on the launch pad.

Last weekend (January 10, 2009) two friends and I flew to City Centre airport downtown Toronto.

Today (December 4, 2008) I had my first pilot flight in a Cessna 172P aircraft (top) followed by a
passenger flight in a Diamond DA40XL (bottom). As you can see there is quite a difference between
these two aircraft. The Cessna 172 is of the 1982 vintage and a very capable aircraft also equipped for
IFR flight. The 172 interior shown below is not the actual C-FACG interior but gives an idea of what
the layout is like. Both aircraft are capable of carrying four passengers.

Relaxing at a friend's cottage (September 5, 2008) during a well deserved break - life is about balance.

Last Saturday (November 1, 2008) I completed the final hour of instrument training for my Private
Pilot license. Today (November 2, 2008) my flight instructor endorsed my existing recreational permit
to include the additional privilege of Private Pilot. A few links worth watching Snoopy 1 and Snoopy 2.

Classic fighter planes doing a fly-by at the last Ottawa Airshow (June 29, 2008).

An inverted jet pilot showing off at the last Ottawa Airshow (June 29, 2008).

Today (October 20, 2008) I passed my Canadian Private Pilot flight test. This is an upgrade to the recreational pilot permit
test I passed on November 4, 2007. Below is a picture of me with my instructor Juliette Marczuk (left) and the Transport
Canada examiner Martine Dumas (right). What an incredible sense of accomplishment to have this behind me.