As I stood ogling its elegant form, an ancient museum docent strolled up behind me and with hushed tones broke my reverie. “Son, that airplane killed more Americans than Messerschmitts did.”
Is The Ryan PT-22 Recruit A Killer?
April 4, 2015
Are Our Cockpits Safe?
April 2, 2015
The importance of the mental well-being of the pilot seems to have been lost on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the airlines.
How Germanwings Co-Pilot, Andreas Lubitz, Deliberately Crashed Plane
I speculated yesterday on the possible causes for the horrific tragedy of the Germanwings crash. As a throwaway concept, I included the possibility that the plane could have been brought View More ›
Three Scenarios That May Have Caused Germanwings 4U9525 Crash
March 26, 2015
It is organic to the culture of aviation to discuss a mishap. It is part of the natural process of grieving and shock. This is our work place. The most View More ›
Strike Fighter Shortfall: Are More Super Hornets The Answer?
March 21, 2015
For the purposes of full disclosure, I have a duty to inform you all that I am a U.S. Navy (Reserve) F/A-18 Hornet pilot. And while some may remark of View More ›
Preventing G-LOC: The AGSM
February 23, 2015
After a somewhat tedious look at the scientific background to high gravitational (G) forces and how they affect the human body in flight, we need to understand how military aviators flying high-performance aircraft maintain consciousness and continue to press their attack View More ›
The Debate Sparked by ‘American Sniper’
Unfortunately, war is not an abstraction. It is a living, breathing, nasty bastard of a thing that pervades every nook and cranny of the world.
Let Freedom Ring: The A-10C Thunderbolt II
January 17, 2015
Reports from Iraqi news agencies say the U.S. A-10s in specific cause “panic” among the ISIS terrorists during air strikes.
Pulling G’s – A Fighter Pilot’s Response to Gravitational Forces
January 4, 2015
…and so it was that the mysterious force of gravity was revealed to Isaac Newton and the human mind for the first time. Then came the fighter pilot and the Newton’s force was soon exploited for its tactical advantage.
The A-10 IS Relevant…Still
January 3, 2015
Soldiers like the A-10. They can see it, they can hear it, they have confidence in it. And that’s the one thing that we have to account for as we move forward.