Hac’s Seat
Flying my most favorite airplane of all time, the T-28
Meeting a T-28 You didn’t climb into or onto a T-28, you mounted it. This was no ordinary trainer. Walking up from the front, there was a twelve foot diameter…
Read MoreThe NATOPS Naval Aviation Training and Procedure Standardization Program
In 1961, as a reaction to a climbing accident rate and the increasing complexity of the aircraft and helicopters flown by the Navy, the service instituted a program which we…
Read MoreSurvival Gear
In the training command, we were issued three olive drab Nomex flight suits. The design of the Nomex fabric kept it from absorbing jet fuel and wouldn’t burn for at…
Read MoreMolybdenum Disulfide Grease
Several times in earlier sections of this web site, I mentioned the need to grease the bearings and other parts of the helicopter on a regular basis. Back in the…
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