Get the Hook
There. Now you know why Air Force fighters have tail hooks.
Air-Minded: Dirty Tricks & Flyovers
About that White House flyover yesterday, a few thoughts.
Air-Minded: Give Me Some Incentive, Part II (Updated 8/16/25)
Yesterday, at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Massachusetts, a back-seat passenger ejected from an F-15 as it taxied out for takeoff.
Air-Minded: Losing My Cherry
Meanwhile, that pretty little Cessna 172 at Pima Air and Space speaks to me every time I walk or drive past it, and no wonder. I lost my virginity to one of its sisters.
Monday Bag o’ Whatever
From all I can see, most Los Angelenos continue to go about their daily business, unaware of the protests Trump & company are calling an insurrection. Then again, if anyone knows what an insurrection is, it would be Trump.
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.
Observations, Rants, Updates
I’m guessing this pilot’s pucker factor was off the charts.
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.