The basic C-130 cockpit crew (circa 1965) is the Aircraft Commander (AC)/Pilot, Co-pilot, Flight Engineer, and moi, the Navigator. The crew I dreaded the most was an ancient Lieutenant Colonel…
Uncertainty--a word which was intertwined in many parts of the job of the Charleston AFB C-130 navigator, circa 1965. It was also what made the job interesting, annoying, challenging, rewarding,…
What does an 85-year old retired Air Force colonel and long time educator do at 2 AM Monday? He has just awakened from his first short nap of the night.…
Once upon a time (circa 1998), iPhones didn’t exist. Cell phones were rare. And generally, when the duty day was over, you were off. I was working late at the…
What’s the Statute of Limitations on dumb-ass things a group of pre- high school boys would do in Flushing, NY (a city within the City of New York, in the…
In my early flying days we stopped frequently at Lajes AB in the Azores to refuel and head further east to Europe or the mid-east. We rarely left the base…
I've mentioned before that one thing I loved about the C-130 Hercules ( Herk) was its short legs. It needed to land and get fuel frequently. Ergo. I got to…
How did a lovely lady from Orangeburg, SC pair up with a self-righteous Yankee from New York? Our early lives couldn’t have been more different, but we merged into a…
Specifically, how to get a free pizza in NYC circa 1950. First ya gotta be about 10-12 years old. Then ya gotta be able to cry on internal cue. Ya…
They say (don’t know who “they” are) that one of the best ways for young boys to bond with their dad is to go fishing together. That may be true…