Who is b²aviation?
b²aviation is me, Benedikt Bobinger, a freelance aviation photojournalist based in Ingolstadt / Germany. My main focus is definitely military aviation while I’m also interested in law-enforcement, HEMS and similar operations.
Growing up in the vicinity of Lechfeld Air Base and being an air force brat, aviation became soon my passion since my early youth and today still is. It was only consequent that I joined the German Air Force and stayed there 13 exciting year. Today my main profession is as an engineer in aerospace industry, while my second job is b²aviation. Who else is able to live his passion twice?
The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who… looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space… on the infinite highway of the air.
Wilbur Wright
My philosophy
For my journalistic work it is very important to me to catch aircraft in their „natural environment“. You can only describe and depict the core of flight operations if you are as close as possible to the scene and if you have the possibility to get in touch with the people working on the aircraft. This is why I prefer individual base visits over public events or spotting at the fence.
In all of my work I guarantee a high level of professionalism and respect as well as awareness for the demands of flight safety and military security at any time. I will always try to act as unobtrusive as possible in the background to not interfere with local procedures.