Larry Conway wrote this note to me today...
"Hard to believe, but it was 40 years ago today that David Peterson & Norman McCauley were shot down. RIP, Cpt David Peterson."
Saturday, March 21, 2009
A New Photo of Zero Zero
Terry Carlson recently sent me this picture of Zero Zero, one I had not seen before.
Friday, March 6, 2009
An Old Friend
Jim Thomas sent this photo and note to me and several others around Christmas time…
“Merry Christmas old friends! This is a photo of OV-1C 60--3747 that I took while out at the Fort Hood CAV museum. 3747 is listed as having served with the 225th from 9/67 through 10/68. So, it is an old friend also.”
If anyone happens to remember what big, yellow tail number this bird had in 1967-68, please post a comment on the blog! Thanks!
More of George Drago's Wisdom (stolen from somebody else, of course!)
Pilot Philosophy (From an Airline Pilot. They have a different sense of humor.)
The difference between a duck and a co-pilot?
The duck can fly.
A check ride ought to be like a skirt.
Short enough to be interesting, but long enough to cover everything.
Speed is life. Altitude is life insurance.
It only takes two things to fly:
Airspeed, and money.
The three most dangerous things in aviation:
1. A Doctor or Dentist in a Cessna.
2. Two captains in a DC-9.
Aircraft Identification:
If it's ugly, it's British.
If it's weird, it's French.
If it's ugly and weird, it's Russian.
Without ammunition, the USAF would be just another very expensive flying club.
The similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots?
If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies.
If ATC screws up, the pilot dies.
The difference between flight attendants and jet engines:
The engines usually quit whining when they get to the gate.
New FAA motto:
'We're not happy, till you're not happy.'
If something hasn't broken on your helicopter --it's about to.
I give that landing a 9. . .on the Richter scale.
Basic Flying Rules:
1. Try to stay in the middle of the air.
2. Do not go near the edges of it.
3. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more difficult to fly in the edges.
Unknown landing signal officer (LSO) to carrier pilot after his 6th unsuccessful landing attempt:
"You've got to land here son. This is where the food is."
(Ed. note: I'm not a pilot, so I have no idea what he's talking about!)
The difference between a duck and a co-pilot?
The duck can fly.
A check ride ought to be like a skirt.
Short enough to be interesting, but long enough to cover everything.
Speed is life. Altitude is life insurance.
It only takes two things to fly:
Airspeed, and money.
The three most dangerous things in aviation:
1. A Doctor or Dentist in a Cessna.
2. Two captains in a DC-9.
Aircraft Identification:
If it's ugly, it's British.
If it's weird, it's French.
If it's ugly and weird, it's Russian.
Without ammunition, the USAF would be just another very expensive flying club.
The similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots?
If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies.
If ATC screws up, the pilot dies.
The difference between flight attendants and jet engines:
The engines usually quit whining when they get to the gate.
New FAA motto:
'We're not happy, till you're not happy.'
If something hasn't broken on your helicopter --it's about to.
I give that landing a 9. . .on the Richter scale.
Basic Flying Rules:
1. Try to stay in the middle of the air.
2. Do not go near the edges of it.
3. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more difficult to fly in the edges.
Unknown landing signal officer (LSO) to carrier pilot after his 6th unsuccessful landing attempt:
"You've got to land here son. This is where the food is."
(Ed. note: I'm not a pilot, so I have no idea what he's talking about!)
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