Category Archives: The Book

E’spirit de Corps Replaced by Professionaliam…

Posted on 09/10/2012 by Bobo

I came across this picture the other day.  It was taken just before I took off on my “Fini-Flight” on 15 July 1988. I had to chuckle when I saw it.   The two guys on the left of Chris … Continue reading →

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“Take Two Tablets, Orally by Mouth”

Posted on 29/09/2012 by Bobo

In the Spring of 1988 I had an annoying head cold.  After a while, it got to the point where I couldn’t ignore it anymore.  So I headed into the Flight Surgeon’s.  (I was still in the Air Force at … Continue reading →

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“I’ve Never Met A Dead Man Before…”

Posted on 25/09/2012 by Bobo

I labeled my first three students I had at Vance as ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.”  Looking back now,  some 35+ years later, that pretty-well sums it up. Lloyd was “the Good,” and he damn-near killed us a … Continue reading →

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“Sir, Were You a ’38 IP…?”

Posted on 21/09/2012 by Bobo

I was walking through the Minneapolis Airport one day when this guy came up and asked, “Sir, were you a ’38 IP (T-38 Instructor Pilot) at Randolph?” I didn’t recognize him at all, but replied, “Yeah, for six years or … Continue reading →

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“Que Est Non Pilatus, Est Non Faex”

Posted on 10/09/2012 by Bobo

This expression, “Que Est Non Pilatus Est Non Faex,” loosely translated, was said to mean: “If you ain’t a pilot, you ain’t shit.”  It used to hang on a sign that spanned the entrances between the 8th Flying Training Squadron … Continue reading →

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“I Still Have that Map, Sir”

Posted on 04/09/2012 by Bobo

In the mid-80s I was the Chief of Check Section in the 560th FTS.  It was our job to give check rides to students as a quality control measure.  For the most part they were all fairly straight forward, but … Continue reading →

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Flipping Off Pete…

Posted on 31/08/2012 by Bobo

One afternoon the squadron commander asked me to come into his office after I got down from a flight.  I was the Operations Officer at the time; the number 2 guy in the squadron. “Why are you pissed off at … Continue reading →

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“43”

Posted on 25/08/2012 by Bobo

Quite a few of my posts come from stories that occasionally surface from years ago.  This is one of them… In 1977 we lived in Enid, OK.  I was stationed at Vance AFB.  In March 1977 we moved in to … Continue reading →

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Aerobraking…

Posted on 19/08/2012 by Bobo

I have a pair of book ends in my house that were given to me as a ‘going away’ gift in June 1980.  They are made from a set of T-38A main landing gear tires. Is there a ‘story’ behind … Continue reading →

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Dan F.

Posted on 18/08/2012 by Bobo

(Dan F. was one of the funniest guys I met whilst in the Air Force.  Although I did not witness the following story, I do have it on ‘good authority…’) Dan was a T-38 Flight Commander at Vance AFB, OK … Continue reading →

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