Category Archives: E’spirit de Corps

My 3,000 T-38-Hour ‘Backstory’

Posted on 03/10/2021 by Bobo

And now for the “backstory” of how I was able to acquire 3,000 hours in the T-38… I had always wanted to fly Fighters, but it just was not meant to be. In 1975 I found my way into T-38s … Continue reading →

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No BDA, but One Hell of an Airshow!

Posted on 24/03/2020 by Bobo

In the early 80’s I ran into (Retired) M/Gen. Peter DeLonga at an airshow at Kelly Field, TX, and he shared a great story with us – about an “airshow” he put on in Vietnam. In 1970 he was flying … Continue reading →

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“Judgement”

Posted on 07/01/2020 by Bobo

When we graded UPT (Undergraduate Pilot Training) students after a ride there was always a block called “Judgement” on the grade sheet ‘Judgement’ was a graded item in all the different phases of training: contact, formation, nav and instruments. The … Continue reading →

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The Bullshit Flag

Posted on 28/09/2014 by Bobo

This is ‘a’ Bullshit Flag.  There are several versions ‘out there,’ but this one will suffice for my blog.  I will ‘throw it’ on future posts when I decide something or another is “bullshit.”  “And what gives me the authority,” you might … Continue reading →

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A Watcher of Jets…

Posted on 14/05/2014 by Bobo

I have always been “a watcher of jets.”  It began when I was a very young kid at Selfridge AFB, MI in 1950 or so.  Just can’t help it… I have to look up, even though I usually know what … Continue reading →

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To All My Pilot Friends, Wherever You Are…

Posted on 12/03/2014 by Bobo

As we get older and we experience the loss of old friends, we begin to realize that maybe we ‘bullet proof’ Pilots won’t live forever, not so bullet proof anymore.  We ponder…if I were gone tomorrow did I say what I … Continue reading →

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Looks Like the “PC Queers” Are Winning…

Posted on 28/04/2013 by Bobo

This is the current welcome sign at Nellis AFB, NV:             And this is the sign it replaced (as directed by Air Combat Command): “They” dropped off, ‘home of the fighter pilot.’  Guess it was … Continue reading →

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Drone “Pilots”

Posted on 30/03/2013 by Bobo
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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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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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