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Pretty interesting podcast with first hand accounts of Midnight Hammer. 3 parts:

That’s for the USN proper. USMC still flies Cs and Ds.

They only have Cs and Ds. No more As since a long time ago.

Science says it is statistically relevant. Being mature is having emotions and biaises and being able to look past them to make decisions based on objective observation.

42,000 people in 36 countries mean around 1,200 respondents per country. For a Canadian poll to be statistically relevant, 1,000 to 1,500 people would need to respond. Assuming 1,200 Canadians responded, it is statistically relevant, whether you like it or not….

We’ll have a hard time transitioning from the F-18 to the F-35A, largely due to low number of experienced pilots.

A band, presumedly made up of USAF pilots, making AI music, released the album “Alarm Red” and it is mostly about Operation Epic Fury. While meant to me humourous, there is still some truths in the songs which gives an aperture on how the war is perceived by USAF pilots. The song “Dude (Skit...

Our OTU will be at the 309th FS at Luke AFB. We will provide aircraft and pilots to the squadron. The RAAF repatriated their training unit at RAAF Williamtown

No Squadron will have 30 jets. A really big squadron is 24 jets or so. 15-20 would be more realistic. 30 F-35s would yield 2 average Squadrons. That’s in line with how the Aussies operate. Of course we need all 88 but failing that, at the very least 45 F-35s to have 2 front line units and an OTU.

In other news, the Future Fighter Capability Projects pivots away from the F-35 to a British-designed and built platform, saving over $99M per aircraft and diversifying away from the US.

I highly doubt a hypothetical MQ-9 with a sensor suite would have the same capabilities as an E-7, even if you put 8 up at the same time.

I am still flying, still the Hornet at an operational squadron, until the summer! There are test pilots in every community and given the scope of new aircraft we’re getting, I’d say it’s a good time to be in the test pilot business! Many people on these forums have/had amazing careers but...

Not necessarily.

There are different levels of interoperability.