---------------------------------------------------------- Commander-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 09/28/06: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:56 AM - FW: Honoring Chuck Yeager (Bob Steele) 2. 08:18 AM - Re: FW: Honoring Chuck Yeager (David Owens) 3. 10:58 AM - Re: FW: Honoring Chuck Yeager (Randy Dettmer, AIA) 4. 11:30 AM - Re: FW: Honoring Chuck Yeager (John Vormbaum) 5. 11:32 AM - Re: FW: Honoring Chuck Yeager (Bob Steele) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:56:57 AM PST US Subject: Commander-List: FW: Honoring Chuck Yeager From: "Bob Steele" I hope the photos remain embedded in this e-mail. I have no idea who Desert Dave is - this e-mail came from my brother John who was in the Goldent Knights for 6 years. They broke the mold.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Continuing Adventures of Desert Dave and his Camera at Large There are precious few things that'll get me out of bed at 4am, but add an invitation to see General Chuck Yeager speak at the dedication of a statue of his likeness at the "Sound Barrier Park" in the heart of Edwards AFB to the short list. The statue was dedicated in a ceremony at the corner of Rosamond and Yeager Blvd a street named in the General's honor. A dubious honor by Yeager's thinking: They name streets after dead people, he noted during his remarks. Chuck seemed a little bit humbled by the honor (no, really)! But he also managed to get a few licks in. "I'm a bit PO'd" he quipped, "watching all these airplanes buzzing around and I'm not flying them". "I'm 83 and I could fly in an F-16 with no problem, but General Bedke doesn't think so." - alluding to the fact that a few years back the Air Force (base commander General Bedke) stopped allowing him to fly test pilot school fighters. His last military flight was a supersonic hop in an F-15 to open the Edwards Airshow just a few years back. Yeager was age 79 at the time. It was a fairly small ceremony, but check out the front row of guests! Left to right you've got Clay Lacy (record-setting aviator, Clay Lacy's company shoots about every piece of air-to-air film you'll want to see including virtually all airline commercials), Frank Borman (yeah, the flew-around-the-moon Apollo 8 guy), Bob Hoover (greatest pilot ever lived, period), and Baron Hilton (an accomplished aviator, and the next best Hilton to meet after Paris). Media coverage was very light. There were no more than a half dozen photographers, a few from the Air Force, a couple from the local desert newspapers, and me; so I guess these would qualify as "rare historic photo's", huh? Yeager ended his speech by joking with Bob Hoover they were getting close to running that last checklist. When we do, he said, the last item will be: "Man, we had a ball." .. and I'll bet they did! ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:18:56 AM PST US From: "David Owens" Subject: Re: Commander-List: FW: Honoring Chuck Yeager Really GREAT ... All must have David Owens Aerial Viewpoint N14AV AC-500A-Colemill ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:58:16 AM PST US From: "Randy Dettmer, AIA" Subject: RE: Commander-List: FW: Honoring Chuck Yeager Seven years ago I celebrated my 50th birthday by hiking up to the top of Mt. Whitney, and back in one day. On the way up, at about 13,000 feet msl (the peak is just short of 15,000 msl), I ran into Chuck Yeager coming down. He was 76 years old thenwhat a stud. He had been in the back country fishing for a few weeks. Later in the evening, after I returned to my motel in Lone Pine, CA (after 13.5 hours of hiking 22 miles up & down) I got to spend some time chatting with Chuck. I had just purchased my Commander 680F, and wanted to talk airplanes. Chuck only wanted to talk fishing. It was a real honor to be sitting there drinking a beer, looking up at Mt Whitney and sharing adventures on the mountain with the legend. Im still awed by the man. Randy Dettmer, AIA 680F / N6253X DettmerArchitecture 663 Hill Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 805 541 4864 / Fax 805 541 4865 www.dettmerarchitecture.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Bob Steele Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 7:55 AM Subject: Commander-List: FW: Honoring Chuck Yeager I hope the photos remain embedded in this e-mail. I have no idea who Desert Dave is - this e-mail came from my brother John who was in the Goldent Knights for 6 years. They broke the mold.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Continuing Adventures of Desert Dave and his Camera at Large There are precious few things that'll get me out of bed at 4am, but add an invitation to see General Chuck Yeager speak at the dedication of a statue of his likeness at the "Sound Barrier Park" in the heart of Edwards AFB to the short list. The statue was dedicated in a ceremony at the corner of Rosamond and Yeager Blvd a street named in the General's honor. A dubious honor by Yeager's thinking: They name streets after dead people, he noted during his remarks. Chuck seemed a little bit humbled by the honor (no, really)! But he also managed to get a few licks in. "I'm a bit PO'd" he quipped, "watching all these airplanes buzzing around and I'm not flying them". "I'm 83 and I could fly in an F-16 with no problem, but General Bedke doesn't think so." - alluding to the fact that a few years back the Air Force (base commander General Bedke) stopped allowing him to fly test pilot school fighters. His last military flight was a supersonic hop in an F-15 to open the Edwards Airshow just a few years back. Yeager was age 79 at the time. It was a fairly small ceremony, but check out the front row of guests! Left to right you've got Clay Lacy (record-setting aviator, Clay Lacy's company shoots about every piece of air-to-air film you'll want to see including virtually all airline commercials), Frank Borman (yeah, the flew-around-the-moon Apollo 8 guy), Bob Hoover (greatest pilot ever lived, period), and Baron Hilton (an accomplished aviator, and the next best Hilton to meet after Paris). Media coverage was very light. There were no more than a half dozen photographers, a few from the Air Force, a couple from the local desert newspapers, and me; so I guess these would qualify as "rare historic photo's", huh? Yeager ended his speech by joking with Bob Hoover they were getting close to running that last checklist. When we do, he said, the last item will be: "Man, we had a ball." .. and I'll bet they did! ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 11:30:24 AM PST US From: "John Vormbaum" Subject: Re: Commander-List: FW: Honoring Chuck Yeager Now THAT is a cool story! ----- Original Message ----- From: Randy Dettmer, AIA To: commander-list@matronics.com Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 10:56 AM Subject: RE: Commander-List: FW: Honoring Chuck Yeager Seven years ago I celebrated my 50th birthday by hiking up to the top of Mt. Whitney, and back in one day. On the way up, at about 13,000 feet msl (the peak is just short of 15,000' msl), I ran into Chuck Yeager coming down. He was 76 years old then.what a stud. He had been in the back country fishing for a few weeks. Later in the evening, after I returned to my motel in Lone Pine, CA (after 13.5 hours of hiking 22 miles up & down) I got to spend some time chatting with Chuck. I had just purchased my Commander 680F, and wanted to talk airplanes. Chuck only wanted to talk fishing. It was a real honor to be sitting there drinking a beer, looking up at Mt Whitney and sharing adventures on the mountain with the legend. I'm still awed by the man. Randy Dettmer, AIA 680F / N6253X DettmerArchitecture 663 Hill Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 805 541 4864 / Fax 805 541 4865 www.dettmerarchitecture.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Bob Steele Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 7:55 AM To: commander-list@matronics.com Subject: Commander-List: FW: Honoring Chuck Yeager I hope the photos remain embedded in this e-mail. I have no idea who Desert Dave is - this e-mail came from my brother John who was in the Goldent Knights for 6 years. They broke the mold.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Continuing Adventures of Desert Dave and his Camera at Large There are precious few things that'll get me out of bed at 4am, but add an invitation to see General Chuck Yeager speak at the dedication of a statue of his likeness at the "Sound Barrier Park" in the heart of Edwards AFB to the short list. The statue was dedicated in a ceremony at the corner of Rosamond and Yeager Blvd a street named in the General's honor. A dubious honor by Yeager's thinking: They name streets after dead people, he noted during his remarks. Chuck seemed a little bit humbled by the honor (no, really)! But he also managed to get a few licks in. "I'm a bit PO'd" he quipped, "watching all these airplanes buzzing around and I'm not flying them". "I'm 83 and I could fly in an F-16 with no problem, but General Bedke doesn't think so." - alluding to the fact that a few years back the Air Force (base commander General Bedke) stopped allowing him to fly test pilot school fighters. His last military flight was a supersonic hop in an F-15 to open the Edwards Airshow just a few years back. Yeager was age 79 at the time. It was a fairly small ceremony, but check out the front row of guests! Left to right you've got Clay Lacy (record-setting aviator, Clay Lacy's company shoots about every piece of air-to-air film you'll want to see including virtually all airline commercials), Frank Borman (yeah, the flew-around-the-moon Apollo 8 guy), Bob Hoover (greatest pilot ever lived, period), and Baron Hilton (an accomplished aviator, and the next best Hilton to meet after Paris). Media coverage was very light. There were no more than a half dozen photographers, a few from the Air Force, a couple from the local desert newspapers, and me; so I guess these would qualify as "rare historic photo's", huh? Yeager ended his speech by joking with Bob Hoover they were getting close to running that last checklist. When we do, he said, the last item will be: "Man, we had a ball." .. and I'll bet they did! ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 11:32:56 AM PST US Subject: RE: Commander-List: FW: Honoring Chuck Yeager From: "Bob Steele" Great memory / story! -----Original Message----- From: owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Randy Dettmer, AIA Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 1:57 PM Subject: RE: Commander-List: FW: Honoring Chuck Yeager Seven years ago I celebrated my 50th birthday by hiking up to the top of Mt. Whitney, and back in one day. On the way up, at about 13,000 feet msl (the peak is just short of 15,000' msl), I ran into Chuck Yeager coming down. He was 76 years old then...what a stud. He had been in the back country fishing for a few weeks. Later in the evening, after I returned to my motel in Lone Pine, CA (after 13.5 hours of hiking 22 miles up & down) I got to spend some time chatting with Chuck. I had just purchased my Commander 680F, and wanted to talk airplanes. Chuck only wanted to talk fishing. It was a real honor to be sitting there drinking a beer, looking up at Mt Whitney and sharing adventures on the mountain with the legend. I'm still awed by the man. Randy Dettmer, AIA 680F / N6253X DettmerArchitecture 663 Hill Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 805 541 4864 / Fax 805 541 4865 www.dettmerarchitecture.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Bob Steele Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 7:55 AM Subject: Commander-List: FW: Honoring Chuck Yeager I hope the photos remain embedded in this e-mail. I have no idea who Desert Dave is - this e-mail came from my brother John who was in the Goldent Knights for 6 years. They broke the mold.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Continuing Adventures of Desert Dave and his Camera at Large There are precious few things that'll get me out of bed at 4am, but add an invitation to see General Chuck Yeager speak at the dedication of a statue of his likeness at the "Sound Barrier Park" in the heart of Edwards AFB to the short list. The statue was dedicated in a ceremony at the corner of Rosamond and Yeager Blvd a street named in the General's honor. A dubious honor by Yeager's thinking: They name streets after dead people, he noted during his remarks. Chuck seemed a little bit humbled by the honor (no, really)! But he also managed to get a few licks in. "I'm a bit PO'd" he quipped, "watching all these airplanes buzzing around and I'm not flying them". "I'm 83 and I could fly in an F-16 with no problem, but General Bedke doesn't think so." - alluding to the fact that a few years back the Air Force (base commander General Bedke) stopped allowing him to fly test pilot school fighters. His last military flight was a supersonic hop in an F-15 to open the Edwards Airshow just a few years back. Yeager was age 79 at the time. It was a fairly small ceremony, but check out the front row of guests! Left to right you've got Clay Lacy (record-setting aviator, Clay Lacy's company shoots about every piece of air-to-air film you'll want to see including virtually all airline commercials), Frank Borman (yeah, the flew-around-the-moon Apollo 8 guy), Bob Hoover (greatest pilot ever lived, period), and Baron Hilton (an accomplished aviator, and the next best Hilton to meet after Paris). Media coverage was very light. There were no more than a half dozen photographers, a few from the Air Force, a couple from the local desert newspapers, and me; so I guess these would qualify as "rare historic photo's", huh? Yeager ended his speech by joking with Bob Hoover they were getting close to running that last checklist. When we do, he said, the last item will be: "Man, we had a ball." .. and I'll bet they did!