Air-Minded: Action in the ADIZ
In my day, intercepting potential enemy aircraft in the Alaska ADIZ, the potential enemy was Russia. China was not a factor.
The All-Purpose Dog
Fritzi doubles as lap warmer and comfy headrest.
Air-Minded: Whoa Nellie! (Updated)
Anything else, at this point, is speculation, and we’re not supposed to comment until the facts are known. Well, the further I get from the long arm of the Air Force, the less I’m inclined to observe the pieties, so I’m just gonna jump in the speculation canal with both feet. Up to my neck.
Air-Minded: the Big Reveal (Corrected)
It’s called assignment night, sometimes drop night (because that’s the day new pilot assignments drop), and it’s a party.
Air-Minded: We Have Met the Enemy (and He Is Us)
I posted a photo of USAF aggressor aircraft to Facebook. Friends were intrigued.
Air-Minded: PASM Photoblog XXVII (Updated 3/26/24)
It must be spring, because I made the first of two annual treks to Pima Air & Space Museum today.
Air-Minded: Speed Is Life … But How Much Speed? (Updated)
Last week, speaking at the Singapore Air Show, Boeing’s F-15EX program manager said the new version of the Eagle is capable of Mach 3 in a clean configuration. I questioned that claim, and did so publicly on social media.
Air-Minded: Additional Shades of Gray
The average F-15 Eagle pilot (and me for sure) sees the two-seat pilot/WSO Eagle II as a step backward to F-4 Phantom/F-111 Aardvark days. Still a fighter, no doubt more capable than the single-seat Eagle, but …