Random shots

Management guru Peter Drucker passed away last November 11, 2005.
Businessweek ran a very insightful article about his life and his
ideas... you got to hand it to him... for someone who did it based on
feel and the seat of his pants... he sure showed tons of
scholars/bookies like me that oftentimes... its pattern recognition and
intuition that gives you the edge. You also have to credit him with
being one of the first to pinpoint corporate social responsibility and
good governance as important pillars of a company's strength. My dad
introduced me to his books, and they have truly made a difference in
how I handle my career and serve in my job. I recommend his stuff...
especially to technical guys like me who weren't immersed in a
business/marketing environment in college... his stuff is sure to get
you up to speed in the corporate world.



Yesterday, 2 - F16 fighter jets landed in NAIA, one of them apparently
had problems with its control/avionics system... being one of the most
maneuverable attack/fighter aircraft around has a couple of
disadvantages... for one... the airframe is inherently unstable...
requiring more than the usual aileron/rear control surface package to
handle the plane... a pilot will go crazy trying to control those
surfaces manually... this plane is a virtual brick without a computer
running it.



Anyway, that's the closest we'll all be to having F16s here in the
Philippines... the current state of government finances has ruined our
armed forces... particularly our airforce into a pathetic transport
cor... In fact, most of the pilots/troops... if they haven't already
left for the civil aviation sector... are being retrained as ground
forces...



Oh yes... we still have an air force, except that... we wait for the enemy to land... then we kill them on the tarmac...