Category Archives: The Book

The Story Behind ‘Major Two Dogs…’

Posted on 02/02/2013 by Bobo

After Clinton took office, his administration instituted several initiatives to mandate ‘cultural diversity’ within the federal government.  Well, fine… After a while it occurred to one of their ‘college boys’ that they had missed bringing cultural diversity to the AF … Continue reading →

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A View from the Back Seat

Posted on 24/01/2013 by Bobo

I had a great T-38 IP (instructor pilot) in pilot training – Capt. Rick Vaile.  One day I asked him if he would take my picture on final, from the back seat.  It was towards the end of the program; … Continue reading →

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Observation: Flying Fast Movers

Posted on 23/01/2013 by Bobo

You can’t fly a high-performance jet with a low-performance attitude…  

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Grading Practices

Posted on 16/01/2013 by Bobo

At various points in UPT we had to take Check Rides for progress checks.  Quality control, if you will.  Check pilots were selected based on their skill sets, maturity and experience.  On occasion a ‘moron’ would slip through the system … Continue reading →

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What if Stevie Decides He Wants to Fly?

Posted on 15/01/2013 by Bobo

In the last year of my career I had the opportunity to visit Laughlin for some reason or another.  Otherwise I wouldn’t have been down there… I had two great friends in the T-38 squadron at the time; Greg L. … Continue reading →

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If Ya Haven’t Been There Before, Probably Not a Good Idea to Go There….

Posted on 15/01/2013 by Bobo

“If ya haven’t been there before, probably not a good idea to go there,” is something I heard my whole flying career with respect to taking Nav (navigation) check rides.  It really makes sense.  There are just so many things … Continue reading →

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Flu Shots

Posted on 14/01/2013 by Bobo

Every year in the Air Force, we would have to muster on a Friday afternoon for our annual flu shots.  For the 4 years I was at Vance AFB we would report to the conference room in the 8th FTS … Continue reading →

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Col. Hadley N. Thompson

Posted on 01/01/2013 by Bobo

Every so often I see a name ‘from the past’ listed in one of the various publications I receive – the name of someone who has flown his “Final Flight West.”  The other day I saw the name: Colonel Hadley … Continue reading →

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“You Probably Should Have Taken That One, Sir”

Posted on 22/12/2012 by Bobo

I have always considered Cleveland Hopkins Airport as one of the most treacherous airfields I have flown in to.  The field configuration – runways and taxiways – look like they were laid out by Charles Manson, when he was off … Continue reading →

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I’d Like To, But My DO Won’t Let Me…

Posted on 10/12/2012 by Bobo

In the mid-eighties we were experiencing a higher than normal rate of T-38 wheel brake wear.  The T-38 typically lands at 130 knots, about 150 mph.  That’s if you are actually “on speed.”  Without anti-skid, and operating at high ambient … Continue reading →

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