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Pre-Order Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs: https://www.10percenttrue.com/shop Support me with a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/10percenttrue  Discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/9vJ3hPYFQh 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 Support the show

Pre-Order Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs: https://www.10percenttrue.com/shop Support me with a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/10percenttrue  Discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/9vJ3hPYFQh 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 Support the show

Pre-Order Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs: https://www.10percenttrue.com/shop Support me with a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/10percenttrue  Discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/9vJ3hPYFQh 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 Support the show

Pre-Order Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs here: https://www.10percenttrue.com/product-page/red-eagles-america-s-secret-migs-3rd-ed-pre-order Support me with a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/10percenttrue  Discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/9vJ3hPYFQh Tug's F-4 Episodes 👇🏼 https://youtu.be/CWJd8AVS-Dk?si=OAQtR_hGJNFGP8D9 https://youtu.be/JuZV_cWQNOk?si=4v1FTDGkCRl2-23D ) 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 Support the show

Buy 10PCT Merch! https://www.10percenttrue.com/shop Support me with a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/10percenttrue  Discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/9vJ3hPYFQh 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 50 second plug for Red Eagles Support the show

 Buy 10PCT Merch! https://www.10percenttrue.com/shop Support me with a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/10percenttrue  Discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/9vJ3hPYFQh 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  50 second plug for Red Eagles Support the show

Buy 10PCT Merch! https://www.10percenttrue.com/shop Support me with a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/10percenttrue  Discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/9vJ3hPYFQh 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 50 second plug for Red Eagles Support the show

Buy a tee! https://www.10percenttrue.com/product-page/magnum-classic-tee Support me with a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/10percenttrue  Discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/9vJ3hPYFQh 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. 50 second plug for Red Eagles Support the show

Buy a tee! https://www.10percenttrue.com/product-page/magnum-classic-tee Support me with a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/10percenttrue  Discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/9vJ3hPYFQh 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 50 second plug for Red Eagles Support the show

Buy a tee! https://www.10percenttrue.com/product-page/magnum-classic-tee Support me with a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/10percenttrue  Discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/9vJ3hPYFQh 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 50 second plug for Red Eagles Support the show

Buy a tee! https://www.10percenttrue.com/product-page/magnum-classic-tee Support me with a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/10percenttrue  Discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/9vJ3hPYFQh 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 50 second plug for Red Eagles Support the show