We are getting too dependent on automated systems. The Army's field artillery school recently went to teaching manual fire control again due to events in the Ukraine, where Russian forces succeeded in disabling many digital systems including GPS used to control forces and deliver fire. All the integration of systems can breakdown and will with the disabling of one critical node. Our adversaries have figured this out and will no doubt succeed in breaking the interconnected systems and significantly reducing their effectiveness.

(Written on 2021年03月19日)(Permalink)

I didn't know the T-38 had become an airliner. I always thought it was an advanced trainer. Thank you Popular Mechanics.

(Written on 2019年03月29日)(Permalink)

My father told me a story of seeing C-47s flying back to England in WWII with an engine dead and smoking and holes in the wings that made it a wonder they could fly with both engines. I had the privilege of some left seat time in one while in ROTC in 1970. Talk about a sedate flier. When turning, one only had to bank in the direction of the turn and hold the nose up. The rudder didn't even come into play on a gentle turn. It was as if the plane knew what to do.

(Written on 2017年09月01日)(Permalink)

I got a good look at what Americans complain about. I had to fly from Oklahoma to the Yukon on various Boeing 737s. While on the U.S. carriers, there was little service and my knees were jammed into the seat in front of me. On the little Canadian carriers I had plenty of legroom and service I'd seen only in first class on the American ones. The question becomes do the customers serve the airline, or do the airlines serve the customers?

(Written on 2017年07月07日)(Permalink)

What's a B-82? Never heard of it.

(Written on 2015年11月13日)(Permalink)

Obviously, one doesn't understand the concept of a job that a person enjoys doing and finds rewarding enough to work far beyond normal years. I applaud Mrs. DiSalvo.

(Written on 2013年02月22日)(Permalink)