39 Years Together

39 years ago tomorrow, 27 December 1971, I married the woman of my life. We have shared many things in those years: three sons, two dogs, a few ducks and a few bottles of wine. But most of all we have shared a love that has seen us through the trials of a military career, sicknesses and health, births and deaths, and the things big and little that have come to our lives. God has given me a helpmate that only He could have known was the best for me. Joan, I thank you for the best years of my life and I look forward to many more adventures together. I love you BUNCHES

one does wonder what your kids are up to at any particular momemt. My oldest is a bit nuts.

You make a difference. VOTE Kevin Costner's speech at the end of the movie, “Swing Vote” 2008

“Tonight a below average man is going to choose between two exceptional men.
Tomorrow, one man's vote is going to make a difference...
'Cause tomorrow we're gonna have a President.
And not just someone to fill a chair in Washington.
We need someone who's bigger than their speeches.
The kind of President we learned about in school.
America needs a big thinker. You know, like a giant, really.
Someone who has the good sense to get in front of our problems.
somebody who has the wisdom to lead to us a place...
where we're at peace with ourselves and the world.
And just for the record, I want you both...
I want you both to know that I think a hella lot of you.
Tonight, I am going to speak for people I have never met...
whose letters touched me in a way I didn't think was possible.
My first question comes from... Peter Manthis, in Henderson, Kentucky.
"Dear Mr. Johnson...my wife and I have three little girls.
We both work two jobs just trying to make ends meet.
And some weeks, we don't make it."
"When you work hard and you still can't take care of your family...
you start to question yourself as a provider, as a man.
I know I am one. I fought for my country and I'm proud of it.
But it scares me to think about what would happen if one of my kids got sick.
"Can you ask the candidates, if we are richest country in the world...
how come some many of us can barely afford to live here?"”

Kevin Costner's speech at the end of the movie, “Swing Vote” 2008

New Beginings

As I start this blog, I want to be able to be a place to provide information for Air Force student pilots in the T-1 aircraft. This information will be from the 14 years of experience in training in the T-1 both in academics and in the T-96 Simulator.
I invite anyone who wants information in aircraft systems, performance, techniques in aviation and "war stories" from the experience of myself and other T-1 instructors. I will provide personal insights in aviation, give you information directly from flightline instructors and when requested from those pilots in check section.
Ask away and I will find the information you need as soon as I can.

Gregg