USMC F/A-18 Hornet Exchange. Tug Wilson, Part 1

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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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