knolde Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Afternoon All: Hurricane Issac was not much here in Pensacola, a bit of rain and gusty winds. I wanted to mention that I had a cateract operation on 1 August and flew on again on the 12th. I am amazed at the results; the eye that was fixed is clearer and I have no depth perception problems. I have no "halo effect" problems and while I still need my glasses, for reading, however, my far vision seems better and clearer. I will have the other eye done in February and I have far less concern now. Acording to the surgeon and the doctor I got a second opinion with said that "everyone gets cataracts and it is just a matter of how much they affect the person. In addition, age does play a role and if you are in the mid-70s, as I am, cataracts are a fact to be faced. Anyway, I just thought you might be interested in a first hand account. Secondl, from the store of "old guy stories:" in 1969 I was flying from Kadena,AFB, Okinawa to Anderson AFB, Guam in the backseat of an RF-4C (we were in a 4 ship). The RF-4C Recce bird had an HF radio and we were tuned in to the moon landing. We waited with baited hen Neil Armstrong struggled with the door of the Lunar Landing Module so he could step out. We waited and then he was on the surface of the moon and uttered the words of it being a great step for mankind. I, and the seven others in the flight, felt the awe of the moment. I realized that there were very, very few people on earth who were as close as we were to this monumental event. This simple flight was and remains one of my fondest memories of flying!! Sincerely, Dr. Ken Nolde, Major USAF (ret.) N840KN 500 great hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N89WD Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Very cool, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runtoeat Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Ken, I'm a little younger (not much) and recall viewing the actual TV coverage of the lunar landing and all of those in the room watching being spellbound and just holding our breath during the final landing and hatch opening. I still have a photo I took of the TV picture of Armstrong stepping onto the moon! Listening to the real time HF transmission must have been fantastic and is something that very few humans experienced and will experience again in the lifetimes of most who are now here. Every time I look up at a full moon, I never cease to be amazed that we actually had humans standing on the surface up there. One of the greatest regrets I have is not going to Cape Canaveral and watching one of the Saturn V's going to the moon. Good story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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