If the title of this post is black and/or you see the fighter-pilot header, click on the title to view the featured-image header and continue reading. Header image credit: Justin Sullivan via aviationweek.com On May 27, 1977, a collision between … Continue reading →
An ex-USAF pilot friend of mine sent me this with an introduction from the personal experience of the Operations Officer of an F-22 squadron, who said a couple of years ago that he had more airplanes than pilots, and most … Continue reading →
This article appeared today on avweb.com “An accident synopsis from the NTSB identifies the pilot’s personal texting as a contributing factor in the Aug. 26, 2011, crash of a Eurocopter AS350 B2 helicopter near Mosby, Mo., that killed all aboard. … Continue reading →
If the tile of this post is black, click on it to view the featured-image header and continue reading. You’re probably aware of the recent proposed change to TSA procedures allowing knives to be carried on board commercial airliners. Like … Continue reading →
Imagine yourself as a British soldier standing in a line with your mates, all of you wearing bright red coats, while the colonials are concealed in the forest with their long guns picking you off one at a time. What … Continue reading →
Language lives, breathes, morphs over time to reflect changes in culture, religion, technology, among other things, and, of course, politics. Here’s a new word making the rounds, and I predict that it won’t take long for it to be recognized … Continue reading →
(Source photo for header image taken by Matt H. Wade. If you’re looking at the fighter pilot header, click the post title.) An Obituary printed in the London Times: Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common … Continue reading →
Well, it’s official, as if I have finally seen the worm. (Image credit to pullyourownstrings.com) My loss of faith in Apple as a corporation began when I bought an Apple TV2 so that I could stream Netflix programming. As chronicled … Continue reading →
During my 20-year USAF career, the threat of a “RIF” ebbed and flowed with America’s need to use its military power as an instrument of national policy and influence events within the international arena. It might come as no surprise … Continue reading →
