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With the recent passing of ‘Sharky’ felt the need to revisit some of the stories about the events in the SA and the legendary FRS.1

Excellent. I was there...

A very interesting and nice video. Thank you and Thanks Mr Drake for this interview !

Former Navy here. To hear Mr. Metz say, “The gun on a fighter era is over”, is shocking to say the least. In war it’s inevitable that fighter planes are going to get into turn fights with other fighter planes, no matter how advanced our air to air missiles are.

we need more of this 49:51 come on the pilot couldn't do a crossword puzzle while AA refueling, i have done air to air refuel in this big girl and once again is the most hard plane to AAR in DCS, the pilot must have his eyes fixed on the lights of the tanker. i loved to much this, is sad that a year ago 2023 DCS hadn't the F-4 yet like it does now, would be sweet to see it in action since DCS F4E is a high detailed aircraft, would be nice to interview again Starbaby with the DCS F-4E

wow the computer had just 64k we came such a long way

this is Gold, tx so much, now that im flying it on DCS The version E, this is my Favorite plane to fly and the F-14A/B as well. Man flying the F-4E feels like driving a big mustang or Cadillac , not a easy plane to master at all, actually i think it is the most hard plane to Master in DCS, the F14 is way easier but the F4 isnt very forgiven if you make mistakes, you will loose all the energy in a heartbeat, the Landing im still trying to Master after 2 Months of trying it over and over and nice to listen the landing speed with around 3,335 U.S. gal of fuel is around 170-175knt because i was always trying it at 150-155knts now i know why i have always hard landings, surely i need more 15-20knt of speed to make this baby touch smoothly on the runway. Once again THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH, and Mr Capt Starbaby Pietrucha tx for your service, this video was so entertaining and helpful, cheers from Portugal

Damn Starbaby, idk what the hell that music was, but some AC/DC or Mötley Crüe would have done that video way more justice.

I love how the most interesting guy-YF-23 and F-22 guy-says nothing lol.

I read the book Viper Pilot by "redacted pilot" lol and whilst I liked the book I felt that the author was a bit of a dick. I do however like Mike Pietrucha.....and am glad that he seems to share the same opinion.

Politely defending the CF-5 - an airframe that would try to kill you if you pressed it in ACM or ground attack. Only in Canada you say?

Hear in one go! Really enjoyed Gabby stories!

Thanks Guys. An absolutely brilliant presentation. I hope for more from both of you.

As a former Weasel crew chief at GAFB, I have waited and hoped since Desert Storm that someone, anyone would take enough interest in our mission, our weapons platform to either put something meaty in print or do what you're doing. Hands down the best in depth F-4G content I've ever seen. I can't thank you enough.

I like the thumbnail picture for this video. That was the last jet I crewed when I left George. 562nd TFTS 69-7292

By the way....excellent job on the F-15 book.

im curious why the airforce never developed a weapon to couple with the harm for dead after it was suppressed, or even instead, like why not have a missile with a cbu payload that seaks on radars that are on, and uses an ins nav to targets that go quiet that blankets the entire area where the radar was with explosives, just seesm to me the most effective way to make sure once you find a target you dont need to keep suppressing it every time you go out there. the line of thinking that got me here was basicly do you wish you had access to cbu jsows to send after you launched a harm to destroy what ever you suppressed.

The utility hydraulic system was set up such that the number 2 engine pump put out a little bit less pressure than the number 1 engine. This is the reason why you always started the number 2 engine first because it used one gauge for both engines. The only way to tell if the number two engine hydraulic pump was working to specifications was to start it first otherwise if you start the number 1 first you’ll have 3000 psi sitting there on that needle and not knowing if the number two engine was putting out its specified pressure.

This is hands down the best interview I have seen since I came home from desert storm. I was a wild weasel crew chief at George Air Force Base. This brings back so many memories that I can’t count them. What an honor to have served with these men. It was always humorous to me that after that Spang jet crashed from fuel starvation, and they took the wings off, put it on a flatbed trailer, and some local rear ended the truck that was carrying this plane back to base it, I took photos of the airplane sitting there in a pile, but I never pilfered through it. It was just a relic of the war in which we kicked ass.

The Soviets didn't think the Physic paper was worth the trouble. As the number to achieve radar deflection was so big. You would need to spend 20 years for each angle the aircraft would see. It would make Maxwell have a migraine. The mathematical numbers was that big..

Why not a biplane?

These interviews with regular people who lack the bravado and ego are a gift….. his past didn’t grow with time….. his experience and pain is so real and understandable……. I grew up with the television version of the Vietnam War every day …..fortunately for me it ended 18 months before I came of age……

Been awile now. I think it’s time for another Gabby episode.

ICS box was the LS-460B. 1 hr 4. C-10832 UHF control box [have quick 1] We were always going around and around and around with Depot. The black plastic tips and the white for tone were always going missing, so we'd order new ones. Note: The Have-Quick II UHF control box, in the upper left corner, had a small connector so you could load the Word-of-Day. They never came in and we'd (after 90 days), by regulations, have to kick them back to Depot. Depot would complain we were sending the control boxes back to them without the caps. (Duh! That's what was missing and we couldn't get the parts! And its not like there were a zillion replacement control boxes in the system. So I tried ordering the whole switch. Those came in and we'd just take the cap off the replacement switch and fix the control box. Then the spring on the control box knob was weak. After awhile you could tap the knob and it would spin. (You'd pull back on the control know to access the have quick modes). One of my guys found a five cent fix. Take the face plate off and take the side panels off. Take the nut holding the control switch in place off and pull the switch back so you could slide a flat washer over the shaft. Slide the switch back into place and re-assemble. Depot lied and insisted on replacing the whole switch at 350 USD per control box. They didn't want to 'have to stock 50,000 different flat washers. That it would be using a flat washer in stock didn't matter to them. We were tasked to do as much stuff as we could do out in the (battle) field. Supplies and parts were always going to be an issue. It might be a couple of months before you got parts. It came down to politics. Screw'em. We fixed it ourselves. Command told us to keep doing what we were doing. Of course, they'd disavow any knowledge of such an action; if we got caught. If a visual inspection on a control box came up with a blown capacitor we'd order it. Sometimes supply didn't catch it wasn't something we were authorized to order. If the capacitor came in and it fixed the control box. Great. If it didn't-we'd kick the control box back to Depot. I know they've automatic test stations now. That takes all the fun out of it.

Such an honest humble man….. no swagger….. no puffed up chest….. a common man who did his job….. excellent person….excellent interview….

Starbaby is ALWAYS my favorite to listen to. I mean come on, he's the "greatest navigator since Magellan" 😂 That story he told about filling out his own evaluation had me laughing out loud. It's great to hear stories about unit level activities during the wars.

the best guest ever

Hi Spike, i wanted to ask you about checklists in the F4 during normal ops. Am i right in thinking that the PCL was used for the before & after start checks and all the other checklists for normal ops? Would the wso read out the checklist and the pilot/both respond to the checks?

Pure gold.

The AN/ASM-75A Compass System is very basic. Never had a problem with a flux valve going bad. A few times where the back seat and front didn't agree. I was always a bad indicator. The maintenance tech had to be very careful when ordering or repairing a control stick. The useable on codes were horrible. You could put the wrong stick on the aircraft. Same went for the Arm Control Panel. I remember an incident where the wrong stick and control panel had been installed on an OV-10 and the aircraft had rockets installed before a stray voltage check had been done on the pods. First person to get in the cockpit checked the 781 and saw no problems and hit the battery switch. The crew chief powered up the MD-1 generator and when the guy in the cockpit hit the inverter switch all hell broke loose. Rocket went down range on the ground, hit a sand pile, and scared a bunch of workers filling sand bags.

One of the most interesting interviews in Military Aviation I have heard! Awesome work guys. Ghost wingman = brilliant!

A stupid silly war ! As a New Zealander I still think that it was all about saving Thatcher!

Liked the interview. Was assigned to the 20TASS in Vietnam, (1970-1971). The OV-10a couldn't maintain altitude on one engine. We lost two aircraft, (same crew each time), they found a valley that was a bathtub with no outlet. The first time they had one engine shot out and couldn't climb out. Had to eject. Two weeks later they had a repeat performance. When ejecting from an OV-10 you punch through the canopy. The seat has a rocket and all the wires for the instrument panel run under the seat. It really pissed off maintenance if a crew did a zero Zero eject and the aircraft survived. We had that happen twice. I loved the sound effects of Spike. In Vietnam I could identify an aircraft by the noise it made flying overhead. Our jeeps were M148s and we seldom used a trailer to carry radios. Always love to hear what the OV-10 did after Vietnam. I know one was shot down by an F-16 in South America.

I love the cheems in starbay's background

Great review, cheers

Do you need Simapp Pro to be running to get the stick vibration working? If so, do you also need to be logged in too?

16:02 thank you for that too funny

Outstanding episode! I was stationed with the 5/17 in Korea as well! Cobra Crew chief with C Troop under Captains Schurott and Kester. Not sure if I left before you arrived in country but your accounts of the 160th confirm everything we ever heard from folks soldiers who had been there... Especially the family support system. Just FYI: found your podcast on Spotify and had to both sub to your RUclips channel and give it a like. I work nights and listening to your show makes time fly. I appreciate the level of detail you get into with your guests. Oh, and Mr Coker how about those accommodations at Camp Mobile (H220) 😂 not sure if you were there when we reflagged from the 4/7 Cav but when I first got there we still had quonset huts. Still though, some of the best times of my life.

Anyone has any info on location where this took place?

I agree with the format idea, you being framed smaller is "imagery 101" as far as focus and framing goes. Even _IF_ you've got a voice for radio and a face for youtube. 🙃

Where do I download this DOS program?

I really really really enjoyed this style and progression, brilliant! =)

Would make a great book

Steve I like the long formats. Would love an assessment of Chinese air capability.

As usual, a missmatch between your microphone levels.

I really enjoyed listening to Gabby. Dad had the same nuke mission at RAF Woodbridge, toss-bombing in the Voodoo in the early 60s. He also mentioned ad-hoc fighting the RAF Lightning. Not sure about the 70s, but when Robin Olds was CO in the 60s, there was a great social scene. Mom has good stories.

Fantastic interview, truly humbling what these guys did and Mr Morgans honesty in this piece. Can't imagine the level of focus and reflexes required to down three helicopters, or two planes in a matter of seconds, while flying at the very limits of your vehicles capability, close enough to the enemy to actually knock them out of the sky with your wing vortices! Then having to fly back with not enough fuel and nail a rapid landing in the dark while not qualified for that duty! Genuinely heroic. Also interesting that the software for the new sidewinders was written on the fly and a bit buggy, that can't have made things any easier. The more I find out about the Falklands war the more I realize we only won due to the profesionalism and tactical superiority of our troops, if we had been a bit less good at soldiering in all it's many forms and the Argentinians had had better leadership we could easily have faced a military disaster and defeat, it's thanks to people like Dave Morgan that the taskforce prevailed.

Most will overlook the fact that Its an "F".. not "B" nor "A"...

This guy is funny as hell

Good video. I found buttons and axis that I hadn't realized where there. This has been a welcomed upgrade from my Saitek X-65F.