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Originally Posted by cougarpelt
thanks flybouy, Your name implies that you have had similar life experiences … I flew A-7s, A-4s, F-18s, C-1s and C12s for the Navy for 22 years beginning in Viet Nam in 1971 with 33 missions in that war that our government lost. Then I flew for PanAm for 3 years until they folded. then air ambulances in Lear jets for 2 years before I decided that I had pressed my luck far enough and quit flying for good. My youngest son is following my career path … 20 years flyinig F-18s for the Marines (to spite me) and now is flying 737s for Delta. I fly vicariously through him as he relates his experiences in the cockpit. Watch "angle of attack" on Amazon prime to see a great documentary on Naval Aviation! A statement I heard for the first time in that film is: "The last Naval Aviator has probably already been born!" Aircraft are being flown by "GAMERS" as more and more aircraft are remotely controlled. I wonder if we will live long enough to see airliners remotely flown by gamers??!!
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That's awesome, thank you for your service! And tell your son I want a ride!