Author Archives: Bobo

Heartbreaking…

Posted on 25/02/2012 by Bobo

Things like this are just heartbreaking to me… This is a ‘Randolph jet,’ a T-38A.  I actually flew this very jet; the last time being 9 Sept. 1987.  And now it sits in the “Boneyard;” at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ – … Continue reading →

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Blink Colonel! Gawd-dammit, Blink!

Posted on 23/02/2012 by Bobo

In the mid-70s, Col. Tom M. was the Commander of the 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance AFB, OK.  I was the Chief of Safety at the time. Once a week Col. M. held a staff meeting.  Lt. Col Clyde … Continue reading →

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A Drunk’s Perspective on Whitney Houston…

Posted on 18/02/2012 by Bobo

I am watching all the media “hype” associated with the death of Whitney Houston somewhat with “amazement,” I suppose.  I am to the point now, when something about it comes on TV, I walk out of the room… this whole … Continue reading →

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And So I Wonder…

Posted on 03/02/2012 by Bobo

…why could the Romans build a road, the Appian Way, that has lasted over 2,000 years – and we can not build a road that lasts 20 years!  And we have college-educated engineers designing our highways!  

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Dreams…

Posted on 02/02/2012 by Bobo

“Dreams are not so different from deeds as some may think.  All the deeds of men are only dreams at first.  And in the end, their deeds dissolve into dreams.”  Theodore Herzl, “Old New Land,” 1902. I have found this … Continue reading →

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A Puppy, and A House…

Posted on 29/01/2012 by Bobo

I had ‘badgered ‘Dear Ole Dad’ for a puppy, for years.  At 9 or 10, it couldn’t have been that many years, but just the same…  Finally, after we moved on base, at Davis-Monthan (DM) AFB. AZ (Tucson), Dear Ole … Continue reading →

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Recognition for the Service and Sacrifices of Military ‘Brats’

Posted on 28/01/2012 by Bobo

In Dec. 2009, I began reading “Military Brats: Legacies of Childhood Inside the Fortress,” by Mary Edwards Wertsch, again.  I say ‘again’ as I had attempted to read it several times before, and kept getting stuck in Pat Conroy’s Introduction … Continue reading →

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The T-38 Ride: Part V – Implementation, Resentment and Satisfaction

Posted on 28/01/2012 by Bobo

If memory serves, the T-38 Stall/Sink Rate ride was implemented into the T-38 PIT syllabus in early 1987.  Rick and I both felt a deep sense of satisfaction.  This was not an easy thing to do – create a ride … Continue reading →

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The T-38 Stall Ride: Part IV – The Paper Trail

Posted on 28/01/2012 by Bobo

It so turned out that T-38 Stall Training was a “Special Emphasis Item” for the 1985 HQ ATC Stan/Eval inspection cycle, and we “hit it out of the park!”  In Jul 1985, Nick A., the Director of ATC Stan/Eval, began … Continue reading →

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The T-38 Stall Ride: Part III – Discoveries

Posted on 28/01/2012 by Bobo

In the summer of ’85, as I continued to ‘fine tune’ the ride, I made several discoveries – perhaps things I already knew, but didn’t know I knew them.  Or, more accurately, I didn’t know the full consequences or impact … Continue reading →

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