Signs & Portents
Fame is a heady drug. So where are the girls and money already?
Air-Minded: Buck Fever
Not that many years ago I could have gotten in serious trouble for even confessing to flying against a MiG, never mind sharing the details.
Air-Minded: F-15 JFS Airstarts (Updated)
When I flew the F-15 Eagle, I occasionally wrote articles for USAF publications.
Air-Minded: PASM Photoblog XX
If you hate crowds but love old airplanes, there’s no better time to visit an air museum than during a pandemic.
Air-Minded: A Day in the Life
What’s a day in the life of a fighter pilot?
Saturday Bag ‘o Joe
You learn something every day. When I say you I mean me, because everyone else knew that already.
Air-Minded: Props & Jets (Updated)
Moving this older post back to the top of the blog with a fresh update about another mixed-power aircraft I missed the first time around: the Navy’s North American AJ Savage. — Paul Props and jets on the same aircraft, that is. Last year, when I visited the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California, […]
Air-Minded: Waiting Until the Facts Are In (Updated 11/24/20)
I hope the investigations discover some heretofore unknown F-15 catastrophic failure mode and determine the pilot’s decision not to eject was motivated by heroism (like maybe he worried his jet would hit a North Sea oil rig and stayed at the controls to steer it away), but I don’t think it’s likely.