Flying the F-4G, Part 1: Starbaby Pietrucha

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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:50 Starbaby’s background story
00:08:30 why didn’t you want the front seat and Pilot vs WSOs
00:15:00 Specialised undergraduate Nav training & fighter training
00:20:20 student pilot “tries to kill” Starbaby
00:22:30 EWO school
00:26:00 Starbaby vs Nazgûl!!!
00:29:00 Spang, German food rules and whizz wheels
00:34:00 the war hero split
00:37:30 loosing focus 🤪
00:38:30 tactics development
00:40:50 Steve vs camera
00:41:30 Zaragoza - a terrible pilot, dive toss, a Ramen noodle fire and green beans
00:56:40 the difficulty of not being an alcoholic - changes in fighter culture?
00:1:01:10 first combat deployment in Saudi
00:1:18:05 Steve’s daughter attempts infiltration (yes you can hear her!)
01:18:30 SAM tactics analysis post Gulf War
01:23:00 Air Force chooses Stealth over EW and the ongoing repercussions
01:33:00 Radar tape debrief
01:48:15 HARM vs aerial targets again
01:54:25 trench coat & heels

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