Turning Pages, Pulling Gs
Book club tomorrow and we’re hosting.
Air-Minded: Flying in the Nude
What’s interesting about this short video clip is that it shows a bare-naked F-15 taking off, a rare event. You see, a naked fighter is useless … it carries no weapons and can’t perform any of its combat missions. They don’t let you fly ’em naked because they aren’t supposed to fly naked. This Oregon […]
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: 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.
NASA PR Flacks, Whatever You Say, Don’t Say “Marooned”
And I’ll tell you what, those two astronauts better be getting some kind of voucher from Boeing!
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.