Flying the CF-5 and CF-18 Hornet. "Bones" Ledsham (Part 1)

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