Author Archives: Bobo

Wink, TX

Posted on 22/11/2012 by Bobo

UPT (Undergraduate Pilot Training) used to be 52 weeks long.  I entered UPT on 24 April 1970.  It’s amazing – some of the minutia I remember from pilot training.  Minutia that has served me well… like, where Wink, Texas is. … Continue reading →

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A Going-Away Gift for Grady…

Posted on 22/11/2012 by Bobo

I think one of the most coveted jobs in a flying squadron is the Operations Officer job – the Number 2 guy.  The “Bad Cop,” of the “Good Cop – Bad Cop” scenario.  If you saw the movie “Top Bullshit” … Continue reading →

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“Well Lloyd, Let’s See What Happens…”

Posted on 20/11/2012 by Bobo

I was flying a ‘contact’ ride one day with 2Lt. Lloyd B.  A ‘contact’ ride is a ride wherein we practice aerobatics and landings as well as ‘unusual attitude’ recoveries.  This ride was toward the end of Lloyd’s training and … Continue reading →

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The End of Two Potential Careers…

Posted on 20/11/2012 by Bobo

I think I have always had ‘farming’ in my blood, although I have never farmed, per se.  My ancestors were farmers here in Whitehouse.  I do enjoy gardening, and landscaping – anything associated with Mother Earth! When we lived in … Continue reading →

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Uncle Bob: “Did You Buy a Cheap One, Mable?”

Posted on 19/11/2012 by Bobo

Uncle Bob owned and operated a meat processing plant in Lebanon, Oregon.  He also had a smokehouse out back.  On occasion, folks would bring their own meats over for Uncle Bob to smoke – he didn’t mind, and was glad … Continue reading →

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Who Will Tell the Children?

Posted on 18/11/2012 by Bobo

In 1971 Sue and I were stationed at McGuire AFB, NJ.  I didn’t have to fly that Thanksgiving so we decided we would have our first “traditional” Thanksgiving dinner as a family, even though it was just the two of … Continue reading →

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Test Pilot School

Posted on 18/11/2012 by Bobo

I was infatuated with all aspects of Air Force flying as a kid.  I watched everything; whenever I saw or heard a jet.  In the late 1950’s, when we were stationed at Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico, I began to notice … Continue reading →

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What More Could I Have Done?

Posted on 17/11/2012 by Bobo

Dear Ole Dad died on 12 Dec. 1992. He had had a stroke in mid-November, and wound up in the VA hospital in San Antonio.  Of course I was told of his stroke, but decided not to go down to … Continue reading →

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How Good Was I?

Posted on 16/11/2012 by Bobo

Flying the T-38 was a ball.  I flew it as an IP for the better part of 13 years.   It was a ‘challenging’ airplane to fly, and it took work to be good at it.  To be ‘excellent,’ or … Continue reading →

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“10%”

Posted on 16/11/2012 by Bobo

Probably a good time to introduce you to Jack… I met Jack in January/February 1975, in Vance AFB Pre-PIT.  This was a flight wherein pilots became “requaled” in the T-38 before heading off to Randolph for IP school. Jack was … Continue reading →

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