Air-Minded: Seaplane Fetish Photoblog
The Philippine Mars is one of two surviving Martin JRM-1 seaplanes built for the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Air-Minded: End of an Era (Updated)
F-15s flew for the active-duty USAF for 51 years, from 1974 to 2025. F-15s were based at Kadena for 46 of those years, from 1979 to 2025. The last flight marked the end of an era.
Air-Minded: Paying the Piper (G Forces & Long-Term Damage)
My friend Burt, a regular Paul’s Thing reader, alerted me to a New York Times article on potential long-term physical and mental health effects of flying fighter aircraft.
Air-Minded: PASM Photoblog XXVIII
It’s election day here in the States. My way of avoiding anxiety-inducing news and social media is to stay busy with something else: namely, a visit to Pima Air & Space Museum, a long session of photo editing, and now, as the time for early projections approaches, the task of putting together a blog post.
Air-Minded: PR Past & Present (and a Rant)
One thing I’m sure of: it’s not a real scramble but a staged photo, taken for PR purposes.
Air-Minded: Kadena Memories
I’m tickled to see my own name still on the wall, alongside those of fondly-remembered squadronmates.
Air-Minded: Getting It Wrong
What did I get wrong this time? Believing something I read about F-15 Eagles and reposting it to Twitter, that’s what.
Air-Minded: This & That
Observations on aviation-related stories in the news.