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F-15 Eagle Driver, "Disco" Dildy (Part 1)
F-15 Eagle Driver, "Disco" Dildy (Part 1)
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Length:
123 minutes
Released:
Sep 22, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Buy a tee! https://www.10percenttrue.com/product-page/magnum-classic-teeSupport me with a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/10percenttrue Discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/9vJ3hPYFQh00:00:00 Intro00:03:40 Getting into flying and the military 00:07:00 Early non-conformism and academy adventures 00:13:30 FAIP 00:19:25 Dangers of complacency00:21:35 Setting sights on flying the Eagle00:27:40 Early influence/fighter culture?00:30:50 State of Air Force at the inception of the Eagle00:38:10 The fighter mafia and replacing the Phantom with the Viper NOT the Eagle00:47:20 Inauspicious specs of initial Viper!00:48:35 “Free” bomb dropping capability built into the Eagle00:51:05 Getting started with the F-15 at Bitburg00:56:25 As to Cs and developments in weapons and avionics 01:07:10 Back to Bitburg and the threat/myth of the Flogger01:14:55 Tactics in the face of comms jamming (pre-datalink)01:20:42 Sparrow to AMRAAM01:28:00 Importance of SA01:35:15 Expectation vs reality (briefing vs doing)01:41:10 “Tumbleweed”01:44:40 Personal development (and golf)01:59:30 Preview of future episodesSupport the show
Released:
Sep 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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