Show Notes
The F-14 and F-15 were developed only a few years apart and their intended missions overlapped, so a rivalry was only natural.
On this episode, a USAF F-15C pilot assigned to a Navy F-14A squadron for an exchange tour provides wide-ranging and entertaining comments on squadron environment, training, and other topics – as well as the fighters themselves: handling characteristics, engines, and much more.
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Doug “Norton” Carney peppers the discussion with different terms for some familiar Navy items, such as calling the PLAT the “danger channel.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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