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USMC F/A-18 Hornet Exchange. Tug Wilson, Part 2

USMC F/A-18 Hornet Exchange. Tug Wilson, Part 2

From10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit


USMC F/A-18 Hornet Exchange. Tug Wilson, Part 2

From10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit

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Length:
140 minutes
Released:
Dec 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Pre-Order Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs: https://www.10percenttrue.com/shopSupport me with a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/10percenttrue Discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/9vJ3hPYFQh0:00 Intro 1:00 On today's menu…..2:02 Timeframe for the move to VMFA-134 - swapping brand new Ds for old As and meeting the Reserves10:51 Brown Hornets but not Aggressors13:30 What sort of BFM competency can a reservist expect to maintain?19:00 Sharing space with Topgun?20:45 AF weapons instructors looking down on Marines, some tales…..28:03 Elmendorf deployment - staying at the crackhouse, Eagle squadron arrogance and redressing the balance4525 Lessons learned?48:04 Comparing Eagle and Hornet in BVR 53:45 Secret squirrel AMRAAM stuff and access to materials59:30 Prevalence of numbers over seat of the pants in the reserves? 1:03:40 APG-73 (D) vs APG-65 (A) practical differences?1:10:20 AMRAAM multiple launch? 1:14:55 Sorting “the sort” and not wasting shots1:19:02 More on cheating (yes you were taping the bit before about bending fins on bombs) 1:23:10 Does experience give you the ability to make the numbers without studying them and F3 strafe story. 1:29:22 Dropping bombs 1:38:28 A cautionary tale among the “fun”1:42:54 Mortality coming more into the frame? 1:46:30 What threat was training (in the marines) focussed on?1:50:20 Key West Det1:54:20 Any learning from missile shots?1:57:30 Nellis/Vegas burnout1:59:20 Tax on family life/finding balance2:10:00 Closing thoughts, keeping in contact, reunions and a possible returnSupport the show
Released:
Dec 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Interviews and anecdotes from military pilots and aircrew from across the globe. As the rule says, so long as it's 10 percent true, you're allowed to tell the story! Head over to the 10 Percent True YouTube channel to listen and watch at the same time.