Kjetil Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 The more I study Warhog, the more respect I have for those who have this as a profession.They must be top athlets too.I just read "Warthog flying in the Gulf War. " The book is strongly recommended.;)
hassata Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 Also the more respect I have for ED. I'm re-reading Vipers in the Storm (also highly recommended), and even though it's about a different aircraft, ED have just nailed aspects of flying and working the avionics. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Qazme Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 Yeah I have HUGE respect for the pilots in the military. Especially guys running CAS because while we are stressed not to get shot down and make this munition hit the target, when / if it goes wrong, "oh well restart", there is no restart button for blue on blue events or really losing your life. Not to mention the cool head you have to have on your shoulders for the lengths of time you are in pure boredom and then sheer terror. My dad is a police officer and he often explains his job as, "50% paperwork, 45% pure boredom, 5% sheer adrenalin." That's kind of how I imagine the guys and gals fighting for us, either in the air or on the ground. I mean after all who can't respect them, everyone has at least one family member in the military now a days.
Kjetil Posted May 16, 2011 Author Posted May 16, 2011 I am deeply impressed by ED and their work.Was on amazon and ordered the book now.Thanks for the tip!
cichlidfan Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 Two other good reads. A-10s Over Kosovo by Col. Christopher Haave and Lt. Col. Phil Haun both USAAF and Warthog by William Smallwood ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
hassata Posted May 17, 2011 Posted May 17, 2011 (edited) :thumbup:A-10s Over Kosovo by Col. Christopher Haave Check post 4 here: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=60293 Edit: looks like it's no longer available from the link in the thread. Try here: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Febooks.gutenberg.us%2FAU_Press_Collection%2FBooks%2FHaun%2FHaun.pdf&ei=PNvRTYiiN4jRhAe4uIjyCQ&usg=AFQjCNG_rj9hXUdIOsgnn92fYl_chIWuqw Edited May 17, 2011 by hassata [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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