Flying the EF-111A Raven - Super and Pyro (Part 1) 

Many thanks for the feedback, Tony. I hope Pyro and Super also get to read it!

Hehe. Yes, that intro came out of nowhere. I intend to press him a little on it in Part 2.

How to get a 2.5 mile long bomb. Follow the plan where you drop all the flat nosed high drag practice bombs. Change ballistics, optical sight settings and reherse back up options from laydown to toss. But forget to change the countdown timer leaving an extra five seconds. Be so happy that you execute the “pickle, paddle, pull” so perfectly that you smile. Count down and observe 3 Gs in two seconds. Expect release to come another two seconds. No release light. What the F. Oh shit what were those abort criteria. Right, no steeper than 45 degrees nose high. Woops. 55 deg nose high not too bad. What the F. When did the release light come on. Ah S.. part of the abort is to let go of the pickle button. Almost one minute later the bomb finally comes to earth. Then I have to go through the painful process of talking the range officer’s (my flight commander) eye’s on to the smoke spot. “Well Tom , Its not off range so you won’t bust the ride. But that is a FOUL so you and Jonny need to safe up and leave the range”.

Bn/Nav troop 76-82 worked Big D / Little D so probably responded to your call more than once. I still miss the pig.

More to come! Thanks for your feedback :)

So he was reliable CND generator…

Baldric, you great oaf! Tim, many thanks for subscribing, commenting and feeding back.

Haha, nice Blackadder reference...

Thank you!

Thanks, SS. Of course, this means that I now need to do an AMA where I say. "Single Sprocket asks how it felt when..." ;)

Cheers, Nils. I won't sustain this rate of work beyond March, but am glad that it's giving a lift to your day!

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Glad you enjoyed it, Robert. I think that the world of tactical jamming is massively under reported and under appreciated. Of course, the classified nature of the business means that only with the passage of time can it really be discussed!

@@10percenttrue this will definitely be one of your interviews I watch more than a few times, there’s so much here! When are you writing a book on the EW aircraft? Hint hint!

Yeah, I need to press Pyro on those stories!

I learned in my 6 years of operational flying that if I had a better memorization memory (when not aided by adrenaline ) I would have avoided a few of my mistakes.

In his bio, the data of his wing commander job between 2008 and 2010 has been masked....

Lol. Yeah, and yet I love how unassuming and easy going he is (same for Pyro).

ECM = Electronic Countermeasures

Thank you, Ammo!

Glad you enjoyed it, Amanda. Thanks for tuning in and commenting.

Thanks, Rich. Link now fixed!

Hi Steve link is not functional for HK where i live : any alternative options to assist ?

Coming soon!

Cheers, Greg. I am looking forward to recording part 2 this week!

I'll ask him on part 2, Mike.

Attended Henry Ford II

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@@10percenttrue Now that I've actually watched/listened to the video, it's one of my favourite yet. There is so much detail to their mission that isn't immediately obvious. I'm looking forward to part 2.

I'm not 100%, but have a google search for the EA-18 Growler, took over the EW job, I guess those are easier to maintain due to commonality with the regular hornet

Sorry, I missed this. If you drop by the Discord channel, I sometimes run an AMA where you can post your questions.