Aviation Observer Wings Question - Do they still use them ?

Hey Scotty!

This is Tom from Rota days! The NAO wings are still in the book, at least
they were a couple of years ago, when we had a female Aviation Physiologist
qualify for them at VX-20 when I was working in Ops. You don't see them
very often though.

VP-31 was the west coast RAG for the P-3, so except for nav trainers there
probably wasn't much "deploying" going on.

I lost my medical last year due to a bypass operation and finally had to
quit flying the Herk! I now work for NavAir in the Airworthiness shop doing
NATOPS manuals. Not as much fun, but I get to go to a lot of NATOPS
conferences and tell sea stories!

What are you up to?

73 Tom EA7BXP

Besides Getting old ... ... Well Still working Avionics Design at
Boeing, but now they call me Project Manager. Which I think means what
ever my boss doesn't want to deal with hits my desk. Im also doing
System Description Docs for the MMA and the 747-8 for the Auto
throttle/Thrust Management system. 8 more years and I can hang em up.

Ken is now 28 and in the Army in Germany ... Crystal is 26 and married
to an army dude in Germany. Both son and Son-in-law are headed to sand
box later. 2nd tour for inlaw first one for the son.

Diane still working at Albertson (major food store) she not book keeping
just enjoying being a Checker.

Sorry to hear of grounding ... and the Bypass. Told you those Greasy
things you ate in Rota would get to you ...


still doing ham lots of it. Im W7PSK now. N7HJ wasnt much of a call
and dint feel like it was ever mine. But since im on PSK31 80% of the
time i took the vanity call. you can find me on 14.070 till the cycle
picks up then Ill move up to 15 and/or 10.


Wife and I do a lot of traveling with a Good Sam club now. We have a
little 28ft Travel Trailer I tow with a 3/4 ton dodge diesel. Will move
to a 5th wheel some day and travel more.


Hope to hear from you.

me email here is a spamtrap but I can check it. I can get you real one
of you want

Send an email to me at w7psk at w7psk dot net and Ill get yours.



Scotty W7PSK
Former USN A/C