I am going to start this piece by saying I was a huge proponent of the War on Terror. Not only did I support it, I volunteered to reenlist with my local guard unit. Unfortunately, I was turned down, and…
So Many for so Few
Hovering
The greatest part about flying a helicopter is hovering. Okay, maybe flying NoE (Nap of Earth), but you can’t really do that in a civilian aircraft. We also didn’t do that kind of flying until we got into advance tactics…
Frustrations of Writing
Since my earliest memories, I have wanted to be a writer. The pursuit of that dream has had its fits and stumbles. I have abandoned the dream at certain junctures in my life. But now that I write almost every…
Caution, Rapidly Approaching Ground!
It is hard to imagine that I am approaching fifty. Not because it doesn’t feel like I have lived forty-eight years’ worth of life. I have, every year is etched into my memory, and I can clearly recall huge tracts…
First Flight Part Duo
I left introductory flight feeling like I could fly the wheels of off anything. Kind of funny when you consider that to this point, I have not flown anything with wheels. There was so much rivalry at this stage already. …
Turning a Rotor
That was what the first eight weeks of flight school was all about. Turning a rotor. Six weeks of Warrant Officer Entry Course, also known as A Company. Then we moved to B Company, and spent two weeks being the…