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Parachute Riggers

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The Parachute Rigger School.  The good old days at NAS Memphis.  It was funny since the Naval Air Station was not located in Memphis, Tennessee, but outside in Millington.  I remember this town very well.  Small, a place only families and retired people would like.  I tended to stay on base during my times there.  Once the Parachute Rigger School course started, we had no time … [Read more...] about Parachute Riggers

Cessna 152

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My faithful Cessna 152.  Just a two-seater, not a whole lot of horsepower.  Still fun to fly.  I took this plane from Seattle, Washington, to Hillsboro, Oregon.  It was my long cross-country.  I landed at Kelso, Washington, for a touch and go and later McMinnville, Oregon, for another touch and go.  I landed in Hillsboro for lunch and then flew directly back to Seattle.  What a … [Read more...] about Cessna 152

Forward Slip

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Since I was a kid, I wanted to be a pilot.  As a kid, I wanted to be a Japan Airlines pilot.  In college I instead wanted to be a Marine Corps pilot.  I got close when I was a Flight Equipment Marine but it was not real.  Unfortunately, my military injuries kept me from achieving both goals. I forgot about flying.  It slipped my mind then in 1995, I decided to take a short … [Read more...] about Forward Slip

A fighter pilot

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As a kid, I had always wanted to be a fighter pilot.  the closest I ever got was when I was a Flight Equipment Marine with the US Marine Corps Reserves.  The picture below was taken in summer of 1991 at the Naval Air Station Memphis's Parachute Rigger School located at the time in Millington, Tennessee.  Part of the course involved learning how to inspect and repair the pilot's … [Read more...] about A fighter pilot