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Tag Archives: Guantanamo
Off to School
Every two years flight instructors must renew their credentials in order to continue teaching. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) provides three ways to accomplish this task. The easiest way is by providing documentation of flight activity showing at least an … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Personal
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Tagged 80 percent success rate, Air Force, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Avon park bombing and gunnery, Cessna 150, Cessnas, CFI endorsements, discipline, documentation of flight activity, F-16 Falcons, FAA check ride, first solo, Flight Instructor Refresher Clinic (FIRC), Flight instructors, flight training, flying, friends, Guantanamo, gun sights, judgment, learning to fly, memories, Off to School, pilots, professional pilots, rolling in “hot”, student pilots, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), training aircraft
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A Lesson in Ricochets
One day, the weapons instructors introduced us to the technique of firing live rounds. Now this is a little different from going down to the rifle range and learning to shoot; what we were going to do was learn how … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged A Lesson in Ricochets, airspeed, altitude, Cuba, discipline, experienced instructors, firing live rounds, flight training, flying, friends, Guantanamo, guns pattern, inexperienced pilots, judgment, learning to fly, learning to shoot, live fire exercises, Marines, memories, military service, Navy, never overfly the target, pilots, professional pilots, pushing 540 knots, sailors, salty lieutenants and lieutenant commanders, student pilots, TA-4J Skyhawk, the weapons instructors, tracer rounds, tracers ricocheting in all directions
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An Instant in Time, A Crossing of Paths
I was the lucky winner in the fall of 1984. Somehow, I won the squadron lottery to represent the outfit in Las Vegas at the Annual Convention of Naval Aviation—Tailhook. In September, when it was time to go, I travelled … Continue reading →
Posted in History, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged 1986, a complete psychological study of the human condition, a friendly face, a friendly politician, a special place in history, An Instant in Time A Crossing of Paths, Annual Convention of Naval Aviation, Atlanta, boating, dropPING a couple of bills on games of chance, fishing, flying of jets Monday through Friday, Geraldine Ferraro, Guantanamo, her vice-presidential run for the White House, Las Vegas, lobster diving, lucky winner, Norfolk VA, racquetball, running into old friends, sailing, scuba diving, tailhook, Walter Mondale, watching people, wingman
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Any Attitude, Any Airspeed
I am sure you have heard old flight instructors or pilots say, “An airplane can stall in any attitude or any airspeed.” Come on, admit it. You really didn’t believe them did you? I mean, how is it possible an … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, Personal
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Tagged 2 v 3 dogfight, A-4, Any Airspeed, Any Attitude, Challenger, critical angle-of-attack, DACM, dissimilar air combat maneuvering, F-14, Guantanamo, gunsight, old flight instructors, pilots, pointed straight down, rolling scissors, Skyhawk, slow flight, stall, throttle wide open, Tomcats
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Cats, Friends, and Growing Up
My friend, Bill, lost his cat, Mr. Mouse, of 19 1/2 years. That’s a long time for a cat. It is a long time for any kind of an animal. It is especially hard losing a good and faithful companion … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged cats, Cats Friends and Growing Up, EA6-B, friends, Guantanamo, lost friends, Memorial Day, Mr. Mouse, Navy, shipmates, Spike, USS John F. Kennedy, Veteran’s Day
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