Category: Thunderbirds

How I Stayed Grounded With 40 Years’ Experience in Civilian and Military Aviation

Commentary Just as a preface, this story has a point. Mainly that there are lessons I learned early in life that have stood me in good stead. Such as the need to be patient and calm when things are going sideways, and also to keep my mouth shut unless I have something of real value…


Fini Flights, Walkarounds, and Building Trust in the Air Force (or Anywhere!)

Commentary This article was spurred by a LinkedIn post I once read by Michelle “Mace” Curran, a former U.S. Air Force (USAF) Thunderbird pilot. In that post, she accurately describes the trust relationships between crew chiefs and pilots. She focuses on the fact that one reason for the trust was that she had the same…