The California Air National Guard is hiring! There's an unlisted requirement, though: applicants must have 6-9 fingers per hand. #eaglebot
Whenever we overflew France on our way south from the Netherlands, it was radio silence. French ATC wouldn’t speak to us. Only acknowledgement of our presence were the contrails of Mirages trying (and failing) to intercept us up at FL500. BTW the big one was a nuke bomber. #eaglebot #sierrahotel
BX run this morning. Spotted on the transient ramp @ DMAFB: Ospreys from ? & boneyard-bound Eagles from Oregon ANG. #eaglebot
The touches of orange on my watch o' the day remind me of the oranges on a unit patch I once proudly wore. #BigSeiko #SierraHotel #EagleBot
Aerobraking is an effective way of slowing the F-15 Eagle after landing, but you have to watch your pitch or you'll scrape the tailcones. In this case, in front of witnesses. #EagleBot #SierraHotel
Another run to Davis-Monthan AFB today ... had to get the new-style ID card. Saw the last three F-15Cs from the Massachusetts ANG parked under the transient shelters. Next stop, the Boneyard. #EagleBot https://www.militaryspot.com/news/farewell-to-the-last-trio-of-eagles
Farewell to the Last Trio of F-15 Eagles - MilitarySpot.com

NOVEMBER 6, 2025 - Three F-15C Eagles soared one final loop around the 104th Fighter Wing, Westfield MA, as base personnel watched from below, October 23,

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My interview is up on YouTube, also on my blog: https://pwoodford.net/blog/?p=36878 #EagleBot
Air-MInded: The Podcast

I recently sat for a three-hour Zoom interview with Robert Hoeting, a Dutch friend who follows my blog. He’s starting a podcast featuring pilot interviews and our talk is the first installment: the…

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Is there a bottom with Trump and his followers? No, there is no bottom. Speaking of taking a shit in a fighter cockpit, I know of exactly one case where someone did that (have heard of several, but *know* of just one): an F-15 squadron-mate did it during an ocean crossing (Europe to the USA) between turns on the tanker. Used the cardboard box the in-flight lunch came in. #EagleBot #FuckTrump
Good morning, Mastodon! #desertdachshunds #bigseiko #eaglebot
Wood model of the F-15C I flew at Kadena in the early 1990s. Had it made in Angeles City, Philippines, as a gift to my father, then inherited it on his passing. #EagleBot #SierraHotel