Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:54 am
RickH wrote:Wonder if he texts while he's in the pattern ?
A couple years ago, Blackberrys became all the rage for USAF leadership.
Seems like overnight, Squadron Commanders and up were toting these things around, always on their e-mail lifeline to everything that military commanders have to keep on top of.
So, one day I'm sitting in my office and I needed to ask my Commander a question. I walked to his office, where his secretary mentioned that he was flying.
I went back to my computer and wrote him a short email with my question, assuming he'd get back to me in his own sweet time after he got done with his debrief and checked his mail.
As I went about my business, no less than a minute or two later, the computer went <ding!>, indicating I had a new email.
Sure enough...it was from my Commander....from his Blackberry....from somewhere overhead the field in the back seat of a T-38!!
Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:46 am
Randy
now that guy is sick.... all i ever wanted to do was get OUT of the squadron and on the flight sched so nobody would bother me for a couple hours.. and if i played it right i could turn it into half a day with briefs and de-briefs...
and no i don't text AT ALL... but a friend of mine did call while i was making a low approach at my strip (350 mph) so i was a little fast)) so i flipped it open for about 15 secs so he could here a RR screaming. It was too bad as he thought i was in the shop and didn't know it was a RR till i told him later..
take care
jcw
now that guy is sick.... all i ever wanted to do was get OUT of the squadron and on the flight sched so nobody would bother me for a couple hours.. and if i played it right i could turn it into half a day with briefs and de-briefs...
and no i don't text AT ALL... but a friend of mine did call while i was making a low approach at my strip (350 mph) so i was a little fast)) so i flipped it open for about 15 secs so he could here a RR screaming. It was too bad as he thought i was in the shop and didn't know it was a RR till i told him later..
take care
jcw
Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:06 pm
Randy Haskin wrote:. . . Sure enough...it was from my Commander....from his Blackberry....from somewhere overhead the field in the back seat of a T-38!!
Next modern jet I paint I guess I gotta put a CrackBerry up on the dash -
Wade
Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:11 pm
Chicoartist wrote:Randy Haskin wrote:. . . Sure enough...it was from my Commander....from his Blackberry....from somewhere overhead the field in the back seat of a T-38!!
Next modern jet I paint I guess I gotta put a CrackBerry up on the dash -
Wade
As a devoted (maybe sick) Crackberry user
..........thanks for the giggle, Wade.
with the caveat....I have never used the Crackberry in the not so modern non jet O-2
