Flying the CF-5 and CF-18 Hornet. "Bones" Ledsham (Part 1)
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English - November 25, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBAviation Leisure Science aviation history fast jet fighter jet war military flying air force combat fighter pilot Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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
50 second plug for Red Eagles