The Flight Deck

I got these:   And to the surprise of many, I still have them! Bookmark to: Hide Sites

The downsizing of the Navy continues. The Captain’s gig is going the way of teak plank flight decks and AvGas. Carrier skippers are losing a traditional status symbol under a Navy directive issued in January. The captain’s gig, the motorboat set aside to ferry commanding officers to shore when their ships are anchored away from [...]

Shipmate Phil in Midland Michigan forwards this link to photos of the Midland TX airshow.  The pics are copyrighted, so no cut and paste.  Trust me, they’re worth it… Midland Air Show Bookmark to: Hide Sites

Here, because I don’t have time to wrestle with embedding pics on TFD (it’s bad enough at my place, haha!). Enjoy! Bookmark to: Hide Sites

As part of the Valour-IT fundraiser, we’re having an Auction for which all proceeds go to Valour-IT. Simply bid on an item, give a donation matching that bid, and the item is yours. To whet your appetite, here are some of the items as of this morning (more are on the way): Of particular interest [...]

So, we have Flightdeck Friday and now, having taken full leave of our senses, we have determined that following the MAKS 07 series and some others, perhaps there is enough interest (and fodder) out there for a recurring feature on elements of the naval- and air forces of Russia, China and North Korea – and their surrogates (Iran [...]

Mary Kate is getting cuter all the time. Some very trendy satire here. Think before you flush! (Thank you Chap, and special thanks to Mary Kate!) -SJBill Bookmark to: Hide Sites

I drive a MINI Cooper now, but when I was in high school and college, I had the greatest car ever.  It was a 1969 AMC Ambassador Station Wagon.  The thing was HUGE.  The hood was just a hair under 6 feet long, and it had a wheelbase just over 10 feet.  It probably got [...]

The government has decided that the best way to keep F-14s out of the hands of our enimies is to chop them all into little pieces. Little Green Footballs has a link to a video showing the process, as well as a Yahoo News article. I know it’s for the best, and we’re doing it [...]

Well, I’ve decided that as long as I’m going to keep doing this blogging thing, I may as well go all the way. Ergo, I’ve been working on a new site (many thanks to Curt for his help and encouragement along the way) and would like to get the comments of the esteemed assemblage at [...]