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0:00 Intro and welcome back Jim
0:55 “Coming down” after the Libya raid
3:30 Raiders set apart and psychology?
7:10 Avoiding inflation of ego
9:20 Test pilot school - ambition/aspiration/evaluation
15:20 Weapons school not a priority 
16:55 Evaluation flights and data points 
20:20 Variations in sample data
25:10 School 
28:05 Balance of classroom/flying and type variation and contemporaries 
39:05 Did it feel safe?
42:10 Is there a type of person that excels as a test pilot
44:30 System testing? No thanks, I want to go back
48:10 Strike Eagle
55:50 Commercial break
56:44 Testing on the 111 and AMRAAM
1:03:50 The B-1 and shooting at it!
1:10:08 Have Nap AGM-142
1:11:40 Weapons separation?
1:15:15 Did weapon testing ease the “pain” of not being on frontline / Desert Storm begins
1:19:20 Planning for a brand new fighter (F-15E) with new crews and little operational capability
1:24:40 ACE - airborne command element 
1:25:50 Back to Elgin and then “somewhere else” with a polygraph required
1:30:25 En exclusive bar in an undisclosed location
1:34:42 Will this work ever be declassified? 
1:36:00 Close calls and reflection? 
1:41:40 A promise to return and reflect on Air Force Training Command

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0:00 Intro and Jim’s background
6:18 Turning initial (F-111) disappointment into determination 
11:44 How she wants to kill you, but WSOs are good!
16:36 Arriving at Lakenheath and an overview of the F-111F
29:25 The mission
33:35 Flying heavy/the end of the world/not all pylons pivot 
38:14 Genesis of the Libya raid, accumulation of “indicators”
47:20 Stepping to the jets, time to go
49:30 The “original” small scale plan, crew selection 
54:57 An ad break we can all get behind!
55:50 Planning, involvement of actual participants, deconfliction with the Navy
1:01:40 CSAR plan?
1:03:30 Practice of long missions?
1:05:30 Deception plan
1:07:50 Planning in more detail
1:11:32 The step in more detail
1:13:36 Emotions and managing them throughout this phase?
1:16:08 Vietnam lessons passed down by vets
1:18:40 The SAM threat and mitigation? 
1:21:17 A couple of side stories before “we” drop off the tanker
1:27:01 Lights off and dropping off the tanker……
1:41:50 Downtown - approaching the target
1:45:14 Off target - delousing ship and 662kts!
1:49:01 First go pill - time to tank
1:52:22 The BBC keeping the crews company on RTB
1:54:55 Coasting in/sunrise/ national anthems
1:57:10 Handing piddle packs to the “welcoming committee”
1:59:20 Debrief and details
2:07:38 Any lasting after effects/thoughts?
2:10:10 Loss of Karma 52
2:14:25 The influence of the raid on remaining service 
2:16:20 The “red headed stepchild” lives up to the moment 
2:18:10 Why the raiders avoided any limelight

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0:00 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 Reserves
10:51 Brown Hornets but not Aggressors
13:30 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 balance
4525 Lessons learned?
48:04 Comparing Eagle and Hornet in BVR 
53:45 Secret squirrel AMRAAM stuff and access to materials
59:30 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 shots
1:19:02 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 Det
1:54:20 Any learning from missile shots?
1:57:30 Nellis/Vegas burnout
1:59:20 Tax on family life/finding balance
2:10:00 Closing thoughts, keeping in contact, reunions and a possible return

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0:00 Welcome back, Tug
1:25 Life beyond the Phantom & hoping for an exchange tour
5:28 What the FAC? /pre-tour apprehensions 
10:48 Purpose of exchange given Tug’s background 
15:25 initial impressions of Hornet and overview 
20:35 Phantom or Hornet?
21:55 getting the most out of the Hornet? (Jesus that was a long question!!)
27:48 AoA…….
29:40 airflow disruptions to engines at high alpha? (Don’t be such a nerd!)
33:40 avionics and ergonomics 
41:50 crew coordination 
47:08 cultural differences and calling out less able WSOs
50:25 building experience in MC aviation 
53:20 “working up” to night bombing including a strafing sortie
1:00:20 can you get comfortable with night bombing and live drops. 
1:05:15 AIM-9 shots and Marine Corps can do attitude
1:06:18 FAC-A
1:13:45 banter?
1:16:38 the best dogfighter? Hornet vs friendly contemporaries (EM Nerds look away)
1:30:30 connection to the aircraft
1:33:05 the numbers game, flying as prescribed?
1:36:10 leaving the envelope
1:43:55 any repercussions?
1:46:20 carefree handling vs not abusing it 
1:51:30 emotional steady state in fighter pilot life?
1:55:20 a story to finish “best weekend in an airplane”
2:05:05 outro and preview

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0:00 Welcome back, leaving Coningsby and the F3….
4:05 North Bay jobs
10:26 Bagotville and back to the Hornet
13:10 NATO TACEVAL
23:10 Staging to Italy for Kosovo
25:00 Planning and executing the first strike & lessons learned 
35:05 Subsequent mission
36:50 Rotating out and getting replacements up to speed
42:00 B-1 story
46:00 Target timeline and process 
51:05 IR MAV
52:20 ATO issues/frustrations
59:00 back to the B-1 guys
1:02:30 ground mapping radar
1:03:10 Serbian threat
1:10:38 Reflection on contribution 
1:12:30 Near misses
1:19:15 Losing friends 
1:21:42 Another mishap story
1:26:15 Guns on the “tennis court” - fighting Eagles
1:33:40 Radar sort considerations
1:36:05 NCTR
1:36:52 FWIC
1:42:10 Wrapping up

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0:00 Intro and a quick sidebar on medals
2:45 Plan for today
3:35 Exchange with RAF on the Tornado F3 - how it came about/cultural differences 
11:45 F3 radar limitations/NAV quirks/witches tit
14:30 OCU
16:49 To 29 Squadron “Tripplex”
19:48 Akrotiri 
26:00 The value of exchange tour? Transfer of ideas/knowledge?
27:45 Skyflash limitations and F3 ergonomics 
31:40 F3 vs F-18 handling characteristics 
36:30 Another Cyprus story(s)
39:55 Training to engage at range but with limitations 
42:26 DACT vs Mirage 2000
44:25 Further discussion of limitations and advantages of the F3 
49:15 Eielson and Cope Thunder
58:00 Playing with Dutch Vipers 
1:00:50 Bone escort
1:02:00 Parties
1:06:25 Back to tactical flying and a stint in the Falklands
1:20:20 What was the expectation in terms of potential action in the Falklands
1:22:00 A Canadian's view of the type of flying in the Islands
1:27:40 Low level
1:33:13 BFM vs a Navy destroyer 
1:35:40 Bosnia
1:40:15 “Most interesting” Bosnia story
1:45:00 Combat trepidation/validation?
1:47:30 Trying to “see” helicopters with the radar 

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0:00 intro & tea
2:00 “To shave or not to shave”, that is the question - intro & origins
11:13 Starting with the F-5, married or in a car crash…..
14:48 You don’t die tensed up! 
15:00 Map tricks
16:40 Looking for fast jets with an eye on the Hornet - turns out there ARE points for second place! 
19:10 F-5 a good lead-in to F-18
21:20 Attrition in training and doubts?
24:05 Fighting the F-4S
25:55 KA-3 with chicks in tow picture (lot of strange sound clipping in this section) 
29:00 F-5 and CAS (periodic sound interference continues)
33:40 A tangent 
34:10 What was the training scenario?
38:35 Expectations 
40:45 Maps, navigation and low level
44:45 Spatial disorientation, camo considerations, yellow Jags
51:30 Survival and the bear (not TU-95)
55:20 Close calls/coping mechanisms/cautionary tales 
1:01:30 Air to air F-5………to…..Hornet
1:08:25 A single pilot with much more to do….HOTAS
1:12:58 The talent pool/competition 
1:20:18 Air Canada vs 9/11 
1:23:45 Beating a Hornet with an Alpha Jet
1:27:35 DACT vs others (14/15/16)
1:30:55 Flying an aircraft (like the Hornet) with carefree handling characteristics 
1:34:00 G…
1:36:30 Institutional shift/challenges therein/carrier landings

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0:00 Intro, an insincere apology and a sincere thank you
7:50 On today’s menu
8:10 2vs2 acquisition to prosecution including sorting and sanitising 
21:04 Maintaining position while manoeuvring 
26:45 Overmatch considerations and some trig homework
32:20 Peer adversary
41:30 The short strokes (inside 10 miles)
47:38 Beaming the APG-63?
55:20 Into the merge, switching and responsibilities 
1:06:43 Camo variations 
1:13:25 RCS/LO considerations “dance with who you brung”
1:17:55 4 vs 4 - the wall
1:43:42 Etiquette of switching (Sly cuts off Kluso)
1:46:45 Does training ever reflect or simulate the “fog of war” or the unforeseen “things that just happen”?
1:48:55 Tactics, their complexity or otherwise. Striking a balance. 
1:56:35 Sensor fusion and night ops
2:03:18 Fallout from the ‘94 Blackhawk Shootdown
2:15:40 Episode 6 is coming & a parting shot.

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0:00 intro
1:16 Bodo - why F-15s were there
6:20 intercepting Bear/Badger/Coot without a radar lock and why
12:05 interesting intercepts 
15:55 Naval Badgers a different challenge 
16:44 “KGB Coot”
18:00 Velocity Search vs TWS?
20:10 SIGINT 
25:25 levels of “co-operation” of the intercepted 
31:25 no IRST, no loss?
38:00 continued but a hostile witness!
45:35 HOBS and associated tactics 
54:40 MATRA story
1:01:10 “Eagle Eye”
1:10:15 defensive shortcomings
1:15:20 Light Grey Aloofness/Ego-jet/Stratification of the community 
1:35:05 AMRAAM the great equaliser
1:38:30 to share the secrets of employment or not?
1:45:15 Jekyll & Hyde?
1:48:10 loose ends and YT comments questions including VMAX, can you trust the books? 
2:04:00 callsign story

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0:00 Intro
2:55 Disco’s career chronology
7:20 Eagle vs friendly contemporaries 
26:35 Making fighter pilots smarter 
27:00 Flanker factor
29:10 Intel deployed for political leverage instead of frontline efficacy 
33:15 Exiting a fight on your own terms and 3D chess
40:45 1 vs 2
43:20 Max performing
56:30 “Feeling” the L/D curve 
58:35 Eagle cheat codes? CAS and roll coupling 
1:03:30 Being where you don’t want to be
1:08:30 The 2 v 1 and the importance of comms before Datalink
1:13:50 Can you disengage from an Eagle 2 ship?
1:16:50 Mitigation for the Eagle’s size/visual detectability 
1:20:35 Balancing your defence with remaining offensive 
1:25:30 DTT - welcome to Steve’s rabbit hole
1:31:00 Weapon School Grads and politicising the patch
1:38:00 A short 1v2 story and a classic fighter pilot deception 
1:44:20 2v2
1:56:05 Enemy tactics that posed a threat, what to train to?
2:03:00 Iraqi AF competency and tactics beyond Desert Storm
2:06:40 High fast fliers

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00:00:00 Intro
00:03:40 Getting into flying and the military 
00:07:00 Early non-conformism and academy adventures 
00:13:30 FAIP 
00:19:25 Dangers of complacency
00:21:35 Setting sights on flying the Eagle
00:27:40 Early influence/fighter culture?
00:30:50 State of Air Force at the inception of the Eagle
00:38:10 The fighter mafia and replacing the Phantom with the Viper NOT the Eagle
00:47:20 Inauspicious specs of initial Viper!
00:48:35 “Free” bomb dropping capability built into the Eagle
00:51:05 Getting started with the F-15 at Bitburg
00:56:25 As to Cs and developments in weapons and avionics 
01:07:10 Back to Bitburg and the threat/myth of the Flogger
01:14:55 Tactics in the face of comms jamming (pre-datalink)
01:20:42 Sparrow to AMRAAM
01:28:00 Importance of SA
01:35:15 Expectation vs reality (briefing vs doing)
01:41:10 “Tumbleweed”
01:44:40 Personal development (and golf)
01:59:30 Preview of future episodes

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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:25 - Recap of previous episodes
00:01:25 – Fast Jet Tac Weapons course outline
00:02:33 – Bringing lessons learned at Tac Weapons to 9 Squadron at RAF Marham
00:08:18 – Transitioning from the Hawk to the Tornado GR4
00:09:49 – Flying qualities of the GR4
00:13:47 – The idiosyncrasies of the GR4 / Ridge Crossings
00:16:15 – Acceleration qualities of the GR4
00:18:31 – Examples of Hawk and GR4 handrails
00:20:42 – GR4, SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) and the ALARM
00:23:09 – What the ALARM designed for
00:23:58 – The ALARM, the Tornado and potential use in the European Theatre
00:26:54 – Planning an ALARM mission
00:29:00 – Brief overview of ALARM modes (Direct, Loiter and Dual)
00:29:46 – ALARM Loiter mode description
00:33:18 – Self-suppressing with ALARM
00:34:14 – SEAD mission planning and execution with two people in the cockpit
00:36:33 – ALARM Dual mode description
00:38:00 – ALARM Loiter mode - concerns about exploitation of landed missiles
00:38:19 – Using ALARM and rules of engagement concerns
00:40:28 – ALARM loadouts on the Tornado
00:41:20 – Deconflicting targets with ALARM in Loiter mode
00:43:50 – Question about how the ALARM “sees” the radar emitter
00:44:18 – Weight-class of the ALARM
00:45:02 – Did the RAF learn from the USAF/USN about the SEAD mission?
00:49:16 – Potential Cold War ALARM missions
00:51:24 – Did ALARM have the same modes as HARM (HAS, TOO, etc)?
00:53:19 – Tolerances of threat reaction modes of the ALARM
00:54:35 – Introduction to the Brimstone missile
00:55:47 – Difficulty of identifying target from the air at low-level
00:59:13 – How did the crew of the Tornado use Brimstone in flight?
01:00:48 – Brimstone targeting capabilities
01:04:53 – ROVER integration, working with JTACs
01:11:28 – Post 2003 shift to insurgent enemy, prospects following ejection?
01:16:36 – GR4 cockpit, redistributing the workload
01:20:52 – Pride in the Tornado? Envy of other jets?
01:24:59 – Force culture, upgrade quals, mentorship
01:34:57 – Ejection! Thrust reversers and nose gear.

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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:30 lessons learned from Op. Granby?
00:05:00 Personal attitude towards going on operations in the Tornado
00:09:00 Incirlik detachment flying recon
00:15:20 any interest from Iraqi IADS?
00:17:26 the political picture and “down days”
00:23:00 did going to combat provide validation?
00:27:00 the human costs of going to war
00:33:20 returning from detachment and training continues 
00:37:15 confidence in the ECM suite of the Tornado
00:40:30 utility of the training range?
00:44:40 Skyshadow pod
00:47:50 Maritime role & Sea Eagle
01:01:20 Sea Eagle vs the threat
01:06:20 Nukes still a thing?
01:07:50 “force culture”/CRM/workload
01:14:30 did relying on the Navigator lead to pilot skill atrophy?
01:20:00 when the shit hits the fan…
01:26:00 GR4 improvements, LRMTS & NAVFLIR
01:35:40 could Tornado work in Ukraine scenario?
01:44:40 TFR - using it, deciphering it, NVGs in the mix
01:57:00 trust in the system?

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:42 Trepidation, departing for the airfield strike
00:05:00 Pushing to target low level, AAA
00:08:18 Loft profile, what went wrong?
00:13:11 Heading home, missile impact, battle damage
00:16:29 Ejection, injuries
00:19:32 Escape and evasion, capture. There's always hope
00:21:30 The nasty people in Baghdad, bombed
00:23:15 Expectations of capture and interrogation, preparation
00:26:55 Military training, dealing with the situation at hand
00:29:40 Is giving in inevitable? Need to know basis
00:34:02 Getting used to the beatings, interrogation methods
00:39:40 I will not be a damaged human being
00:43:20 Fear of death - before and after captivity
00:48:25 Returning home
00:52:30 PTSD & changes post-war
01:04:10 Returning to the RAF 
01:10:12 Sense Of missing out post-shootdown? 
01:16:08 Growing up & aircrew retention
01:20:20 Wrap-up

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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:57 - Nick's background
00:03:00 - Joining the RAF
00:03:49 - Basic flight training and holding
00:04:35 - 100 Squadron as an Ops Officer
00:05:17 - TAC Weapons course at RAF Valley
00:12:30 - Weather and impact on Flight Training
00:16:55 - Methods of instruction while a student at RAF Valley
00:22:02 - Instructing at RAF Valley
00:27:21 - Hopes and dreams for next assignment after training
00:30:25 - Type of person for a single seat vs crewed assignment
00:34:33 - How does the physical realities of flying impact a student?
00:37:14 - Did the early assignment to GR1 change the approach to Tac Weapons course?
00:39:21 - How many fast jet hours by the time of course completion?
00:40:53 - How do you stay focused with the breaks between training?
00:43:30 - Learning about and flying the aircraft at 13 SQN
00:45:08 - Did flying in the Tornado at 13 SQN help when on course later in career?
00:47:40 - The academics at Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment (TTTE)
00:51:31 - Learn and dump
00:55:08 - A TTTE student washed out - what happened?
00:56:34 - Did TTTE instructors only instruct their own nationals?
00:57:56 - Were there differences in instruction techniques between different nationalities of instructors?
01:00:46 - Difference between TTTE and TWCU
01:05:15 - Loss of Tornados at TRCU and the importance of correct attack profiles
01:07:47 - Communications between front and back seats in the Tornado
01:10:30 - TTTE and TRCU - pairing up with students during the course
01:11:50 - Details on loft bombing attacks in to Tornado
01:13:17 - Steve's Sim Session in the Tornado IDS
01:13:56 - Particularities of flying the Tornado (Wing sweep, flying AOA, different stores=different limits)
01:19:00 - Flying with the SPILS turned off (Spin and Incidence Limiting System)
01:22:13 - Response to getting bounced when flying in the Tornado IDS
01:30:40 - Tornado GR1 EW Suite discussion

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:00 fast jet first impressions
00:07:25 life after fast jets, choosing your own path 
00:14:30 Buccaneers to instructor tour to Gulf in Tornados
00:18:43 reconciling the love for the job and the requirements of fighting a war
00:28:30 TACEVAL and (no) life after the 1st strike
00:32:05 the call to war….where’s Kuwait???
00:34:10 preparing for war
00:38:05 Squadron leadership - swapping corporate knowledge for cannon fodder 
00:44:30 the low level mission in detail
00:53:20 the simplistic view
00:56:20 the target
00:59:50 ready or not?

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00:00:00 Intro
00:03:38 D.A.C.T. aka Dissimilar Attitudes (in) Culinary Tastes
00:06:15 APR-47 roundup and DOS program demonstration 
00:26:26 Workflow of APR-47?
00:29:53 Threat prioritisation and system confidence 
00:33:00 displayed emitters and warnings?
00:34:40 HARM, yeah but also Shrikes, MAVERICK and dumb bombs
00:39:07 Maverick tape debrief
00:59:50 AGM-65 limitations in high threat environment 
01:02:05 DEAD vs SEAD in F-4G terms
01:04:50 Shilka envelope and engagement considerations
01:07:00 is low level still valid tactic?
01:09:32 Nellis 
01:15:40 Weasel Hostage Crisis sign 
01:17:50 WA vs WA
01:18:40 Airshows……
01:27:40 interlude from airshows 1st deployment to Turkey and trees burned by the RAF
01:41:09 2nd deployment to Turkey 
01:48:00 a match made in Lake Mead and back to Airshows
01:57:10 after Airshows……it wasn’t me
02:00:40 one more airshow tale including lightsabers 
02:07:00 the legacy of WW and its providence in the modern (F-35) world. 
02:11:55 Aggressors?

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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:50 Starbaby’s background story
00:08:30 why didn’t you want the front seat and Pilot vs WSOs
00:15:00 Specialised undergraduate Nav training & fighter training 
00:20:20 student pilot “tries to kill” Starbaby
00:22:30 EWO school 
00:26:00 Starbaby vs Nazgûl!!!
00:29:00 Spang, German food rules and whizz wheels 
00:34:00 the war hero split
00:37:30 loosing focus 🤪
00:38:30 tactics development 
00:40:50 Steve vs camera
00:41:30 Zaragoza - a terrible pilot, dive toss, a Ramen noodle fire and green beans
00:56:40 the difficulty of not being an alcoholic - changes in fighter culture?
00:1:01:10 first combat deployment in Saudi
00:1:18:05 Steve’s daughter attempts infiltration (yes you can hear her!)
01:18:30 SAM tactics analysis post Gulf War
01:23:00 Air Force chooses Stealth over EW and the ongoing repercussions 
01:33:00 Radar tape debrief
01:48:15 HARM vs aerial targets again
01:54:25 trench coat & heels

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