We called him ‘George’
In undergraduate pilot training, no one ever mentioned an “autopilot.” Looking back on it, it makes sense that a student pilot ought to...
Peter’s mother-in-law … and the family
“Hey, Mom, guess who’s coming to dinner?” That may have been the question Peter’s wife asked her mother when Peter invited the Lord...


Wasp in the cockpit
I have several questions that I would like answered when I get to heaven. Some are very serious about disease, pestilence and violence....
Flying at night
I will never forget the first time I was scheduled to fly at night. I was a student pilot at Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, Texas, in...


The ILS indicator and the Cross
Before I was a chaplain, I was a pilot. I flew the Super Constellation, EC-121 and the Super Jolly Green Giant, HH-53. The “Connie” was a...