Well, I can remember seeing the Tomcat perform at Ramstein during the 1976 airshow. I was impressed, but the old man (F-4 pilot) was kind of, "meh". The film "Final Countdown" introduced me to Tomcats in VF-84 colors (My fave scheme on Navy F-4s) and I was hooked. "TOPGUN" came out, loved it even more, and I got a book by Heatley that featured all his pix while he flew A models. WOW. Amazing pictures if anyone is still into printed books. Then the flight sims, "Fleet Defender" being a fave for years with me. Heatblur via DCS world has given us a chance to really taste the freedom that sexy Grumman wench gives us. I hate it met the fate that it did, surely some Hornet Mafia guido was behind the destruction of the tools and dies used to make this great airplane. For anyone interested, check out Youtube - "Aircrew Interview" by a young lad in the U.K. - plenty of great interviews, including some with former Tomcat drivers. Amazing stories one and all.