‘Everything quickly went from blue to gray to black. Like really quick. Had I continued to haul back on the stick,…
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F-16 Fanboy who Became A-10 pilot explains why he would never trade its Warthog for a Viper
by Dario Leone‘All through high school, and then all through pilot training, I wanted to fly the F-16. Agile, multirole, and downright sexy,…
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A quick look at Scaled Composites ARES, the mini A-10 that never was that played the part of the secret Me 263 jet in the movie Iron Eagle III
by Dario Leone‘It’s fast, cheap to operate and easy to build. Most importantly, it has the ONE THING troops want and that the…
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A-10 with bullet hole in the underbelly continues operations after remote engineering assessment
by Dario LeoneAn A-10 Thunderbolt II damaged in a deployed location was quickly returned to service after a remote engineering assessment, while disbursed…
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Seven Warthog Squadrons to remain operational Through 2040s Despite USAF Plans to Cut A-10 Fleet
by Dario LeoneSeven squadrons of A-10s along with light attack aircraft in partnership with some countries will be part of US Air Force’s…
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‘Listen to The Doors when I strafe It’s kinda like getting paid to f**k:’ The story of the A-10 Pilot who liked to listen to Rock Music during BRRRRTTTTT runs
by Dario LeoneDespite being too busy listening to and talking on the radios and not being allowed to carry electronic devices with them,…
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Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Tucson, identified the proposed cuts in letters to the Air Force and to House committees that said cutting the planes…
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A-10 Pilot explains why Flying the Hog without Earplugs is like attending the biggest heavy metal concert in the world
by Dario Leone“One day I went out to the jet, strapped in, reached into the little pocket on my sleeve to grab my…
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Military Aviation
A Quick Look at ‘HObIT’ the HGU-55/P Helmet Add-On that Makes the A-10 Hog More Lethal on the Battlefield
by Dario LeoneOne HGU-55/P add-ons is the Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tracker, or HObIT, which allows A-10 pilots to use their helmet-mounted cueing system…
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Instead of dumping the Hog… Why not “double down?” Interesting A-10AA Close-Support Attack Aircraft proposal Surfaces on Facebook
by Dario LeoneThe proposal appeared on 23RD TFW Flying Tigers Facebook page and was aimed to save the legendary Warthog. As the media…
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