Daily Archives: 03/02/2013

From an OUTSTANDING to an Excellent – in 17 Seconds…

I took a Navigation check ride on 15 May 1984 as part of an Air Training Command (ATC) Headquarters Stan/Eval inspection.  At the time I was the Chief of Check Section in the 560th FTS.  I was tagged to fly … Continue reading

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Bruce

I just love these guys… (go figure!) (A ‘pome’ is a ‘prisoner of Mother England.’)  

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Leather Jacket Boys

We began to see a serious ‘pilot-retention’ problem in the USAF in the early ’80’s.  The airlines were hiring, and we were between “hot” wars.  With the Vietnam War over, we saw a lot of “warriors” leave the service, back-filled … Continue reading

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