My Dad is Retiring from Boeing

[Buffalo Six]

And tonight we had his retirement dinner, with a lot of people he has worked and flown with over the years. His boss got up and started reading aloud my dad's resume, some of which I did not know until tonight....

Yes i am proud of my dad, and I figured I'd share with you guys here how my dad spent his life professionally since he graduated college in 1965...

1965 Graduated University of Oklahoma BBA Marketing Research/Industrial Management.
1965 Entered Air Force pilot training UPT (Undergraduate Pilot Training)
1966 Graduated Air Force pilot training UPT and entered F-100 training
1967 Completed F-100 training and gunnery school Cannon, AFB / Luke, AFB
1967 Deployed to Vietnam, 100 missions F-100
1968 Had ME! ok so I added this one
1968 Entered B-52 training as a co-pilot B52E and F
1968 PCS (permanent change of station) Carswell, AFB 7th Bomb Wing B-52F
1968 Deployed to Anderson, AFB, Guam. Flew ARC LIGHT (code name given to the use of B-52 strategic bombers in Southeast Asia) 6 month tour B52F.
1969 PCS to Pease, AFB. Deployed Anderson, AFB, Guam. Flew ARC LIGHT 6 month tour B52D.
1969 PCS to Cannon, AFB FAC lead in course T33, BT33, AT33
1970 PCS to Eglin, AFB OV-10 School.
1970 Deployed to Vietnam OV-10 FAC (pilot/IP)
1971 PCS Castle, AFB. B-52 pilot training B52E and F.
1971 PCS Dyess, AFB, B52D Pilot.
1971-1973 Deployed ARC LIGHT for four (4) 6 month tours B52D. Became a B52 IP (instructor pilot),ABC (Airborne Command Pilot), VIP pilot, Lead pilot on 6 Linebacker II missions over Hanoi.

Total combat time 2100+ hours F-100, B-52F and D, OV-10
6 DFC's
42 Air Medals
Vietnam Gallantly Cross with Palm
Meritorious Service Medal
Legion of Merit Medal

1973 TDY Carswell, AFB. Established B52D RTU (replacement training unit), Lead IP.
1974-1980 PCS to Castle, AFB. B52E/F/D/G/H IP
CFIC (unsure of what this means)
Line IP
New IP check out IP for CCTS (Combat Crew Training School)
B52G/H simulator branch chief
Test Team lead B52 air refueling trianer
Test Team lead B52 WST (Weapons System Trainer) project
W/ Boeing and Singer LINK
Wrote the P/CP ISD (Pilot/Command Pilot Instructional System
Development) course ware for flight training CCTS
Wrote the re-qual flight training course for re-turning B52 pilots.

Total military flight time all aircraft, 6200 hours

1980-1981 retired from Air Force and went to work for Boeing Co., Wichita, BMAC (Boeing Military Airplane Company)
B52 WST flight station lead and test pilot. Sub-contract lead B52 OAS (Office of Aerospace Studies) intergration to the Air Force WST with Singer LINK.
1981 B-1B LRCA (Long Range Combat Aircraft) simulator flight performance requirements
1982 C5A/C141 air refueling part task trainer requirements and flight test pilot, Seattle.
1983-1985 KC-135R simulator test pilot
Skyfox project lead
AFTE (Air Force Test and Evaluation) - 16 simulator test pilot, Seattle
F-111 mission adaptive wing simulator test pilot, Seattle.
Special Projects, Seattle.
1984-1985 Saudi AWACS/Tanker program simulator test pilot.
Wrote performance requirements
Layout of Saudi pilot training syllabus/schedule (which the Air Force ignored)
1986-1989 B-1B WST/CPT (Weapons System Trainer/Cockpit Procedures Trainer) program.
Flight Station proposal lead
Flight Station instructor station performance requirements and design lead
Test pilot
B-1B CPT engineering/test team lead at Cubic Corp. for Boeing subcontract, San Diego, Seattle, Abilene Tx (Dyess AFB....or otherwise know as a shithole....yes I added this because I hated that freaking place)
Simulator requirements for the RH-66 helicopter program
1990-1996 Program 55 test planner
B52 low level air refueling study, project test pilot
B52 brake study, project test pilot

1996-present SYSTEM SAFETY ENGINEERING
E-6 (TACAMO) Orbit Improvement Program: SSPP (system safety program plan), SHA (system hazard analysis) SAR (system analysis report)
C-135(V) Air Force One (the old one): SSPP, SHA, SAR
VC-25A Air Force One(current ones): SSPP, SHA, SAR, THA
Approx 30 EA's (Equipment Assessment)
SIU, DBS, DAMA, IWCS, PDP, ICS, WCS, INMARSAT, SELCAL, GATM, APU firewall, TiVo (yep Dubya has a Diver)

B52H Low Maintenance Battery fire investiagation team.
B52H TF-33 engine rotor burst investigation team.
B52H engine replacement requirements team and ground test lead test pilot, Edwards, AFB.
E-4B Nightwatch (NEACP, Looking Glass): SSPP, SHA, SAR, THA
SVRC, SECN, A/A TACAN, AIU, SLCS, GATM, HSD-128
E-8 (JSTARS) fuel system SSPP, SHA, SAR
C-40B (senior military commanders transport, like Joint Chiefs) SSPP, SHA, SAR
C-32A (senior VIP transport) SSPP, SHA, SAR
T-43 Flight Support
B52H ground minimum directional control evaluation team test pilot
SAR projects
VIP/SAM (VIP / Special Air Mission), KC-135R Safety lead
B52H In Flight Emergency team member

Kind of a amazing career......

Hes planning on actually staying retired for 60 days and then doign contract work for Boeing and will remain on the In Flight Emergency team until they can find someone who know the B52 as we ll as he does or they retire the airframes......which isnt goign to happen any time soon.

[PanzerMeyer]

Congratulations to your dad Buff! He certainly has an amazing career record.

[daofcmacg]

They do not make guys like him anymore. I see he spent alot of time over the skies of vietnam in his career. What I'm trying to figure out is why did he go from fighters to bombers. He did what few could do when entering UDP but hey maybe it was his personal choice. What was his rank when he retired?

[Buffalo Six]

Captian......its a long story. Basically because when my brother was born in '76 and we were at Castle AFB, in Merced CA, because of several birth defects (which I blame on the stuff they sprayed around the air bases to keep the jungle from overtaking the pavement......9 first borns after completing their tours in my dads Wing all had very similar defects....go figure) We were tied to Merced CA because the only doctor west of the Mayo that could take care of my brother was in Fresno CA, so we stayed at Castle for 7 years, and at that time in the Air Force, it was up or stagnate....but dad really loved being an IP. He was the last chance IP for B52 students that were really having problems refueling, he didnt loose many.

As for the fighters to bombers, well everyone was trying to get F-4 slots, and the waiting list was rather long. He took the FAC slot to bump up in the list, and when he got back found out that slottign had changed again, and it was either tankers or Buffs....and he didnt want to be a bus driver...lol. His father was a bomber pilot (B25, B17, B29) so I dont think he ever had a problem with it. ATM hes just about the only guy still at Boeing that has any time in a Buff, and why he will remain on the In Flight Emergency team.

Somewhere on steels FTP I have a recording of one of his B52 missions...no idea of what the link is

[Silk]

Congrats to your dad, Buff. Hope he enjoys retirement

[VEGETA]

hey buff thought you said he had airfrorce 1 work under his belt as well ??? did not see any of that in list.


But that is one DAM long list to say the least. And as for b52 last I heard they are going to run them tell 2050 if I remember right. Hell most pilots for them where not even born when they where first made and even heard of atleast 1 case where a new pilot got to fly the same b52 (well upgraded ) from the one his father did.

[Buffalo Six]

The old 707 (Dash-80) version
C-135(V) Air Force One (the old one): SSPP, SHA, SAR

The New 747-200B Tail #2(8000) and #2(9000) with #(10000) being built currently...VC-25A Air Force One(current ones): SSPP, SHA, SAR, THA

Since VC-25A came into service, this has been the main aircraft my dad was responsible for, and has almost grounded on a few occasions much to the dismay of the Air Force.

And with IRONIC overtones, they were actually going to re-engine the B52 with 4 RR engines (cant remember the model) because the current engines on the Buff have not been in production in over 20 years. The RR engines were the only ones with the power/thrust ratios combined with the ground clearance (outboard nacelle clearance) that would fit. I have a VCR tape somewhere of my dad putting a B52 into a tire smoking, 8 wheel drift on the ramp at Edwards trying to drag a nacelle simulator (the lowest point on the nacelle for the RR engine).....it is funny as hell to watch. Anyway the IRONY is that a few years ago when this project went to congress for funding.....they said no...they didnt want a foreign parts supplier involved with military supplies. And then they award the new tanker to AIRBUS, which now has to be re-bid because the competition was rigged to favor AIRBUS.....ironic no?

[Buffalo Six]

oh and the current fleet of B52H's had their keels laid in 1964-5....just saying

[VEGETA]

which now has to be re-bid because the competition was rigged to favor AIRBUS.....ironic no?

I knew that the prick going for president was in on that but suprised to hear its being rebid, how did that happen as last I heard it was done deal even tho boeing had exactly what airforce asked for in all sized while airbus needed to develop lol

[Buffalo Six]

Actually it was the Air Force that rigged the RFP (request for proposal) when it became clear that Airbus didnt have an air frame to meet the size requirement and thus pushed the size to the A330 4 engine monster that cant meet the mission of staging out of small airfields or fit into existing hangers etc... They didnt tell Boeing about the change to the RFP until 4 weeks from proposal deadline, and even then cooked the numbers to favor Airbus....

dont even get me started........


McCain didnt have crap to do with it other than rightfully callign bullshit on the Air Force leasing 757's from Boeing and converting them to tankers because the top level people puttign that together were banging each other and are now or were serving jail time for cookign the whole deal. The Boeing side of all of that were VP's that came over when Boeing bought out MacD.....and according to Dad, Boeing military went down hill from there because all them dudes were, and I quote my dad here...."Fuck ups of the highest magnatude and corrupt to boot"...end quote.

[VEGETA]

ok thought you had stated before McCain had more to do with it then that. Still man would love to see this sort of thing more in the press


and dam it every time McCain's name come sup I want french fries
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCain_Foods_Limited
Not like McCain is a big producer of fries or anything lol


but anyway back on topic, any way your dad culd arrange a b52 ride for my dad and myself

[Buffalo Six]

sure veg...right after I get mine

Although I did get to fly the Saudi AWACS sim...and youll love this...used it to dog fight in....after they loaded a F15C software package into it....full motion....it was awesome!

[PanzerMeyer]

oh and the current fleet of B52H's had their keels laid in 1964-5....just saying

LMAO. Keels? These are planes not ships!