I only have two things that I am more than willing to do without. Politicians and Coronavirus.
Thankful for God, Country, Family, necessities for life (house, food, etc.) Everything else is a bonus.
Two. The A-10 and the F/A-18. Marines don’t normally fly more than 1 plane, but I got caught in a change of squadrons (Aircraft Wing) and was changed from Miramar to San Diego. There was about a 10 month training period between the 2 airplanes. Not much was the same when it came to the avionics...
Do you know anything about the A-10 Warthog? People have seen it on TV and marveled at it during certain conflicts such as Kosovo on different cable channels, but seldom has anyone ever looked up and read what the capabilities were of this fine airplane. It has all the newest armaments available...
The A-10 Warthog is a killing machine. That's its only mission in life. Kill. Kill. Kill. It does it's job very well.
Did you know that every A-10 pilot has his own codename? This is how we communicate. No names are given over the radio, only codenames.
Same for F-18 pilots.
Ah yes, the A-10 Warthog. I flew this masterful flying machine for 2 years. It’s an incredible machine of force and dynamics. I only wished that it could have been used for carrier ops.