I was a Crew Chief on F-4 fighters 1966 to 1970 and A-7 and F-16's from 1988 to 1998 and I had Col. Chappie James (later General) and Col. Steve Ritchie (later Gen Ritchie) as pilots among many others that flew my jets. The way they treated us as fellow team members and not just lower ranking people showed they valued us and in turn we valued them. Some of the student pilots treated us like crap and it showed later when the washed out of training because they were too arrogant to understand that this is a team effort not just them that was important. Later in years as I had employees I treated them as valued people in OUR organization and they were very loyal and productive. A lesson that some "leaders" need to learn.
This woman is legendary for her airmanship in bringing a SEVERELY damaged A-10 all the way back from a target deep inside enemy territory and home to a friendly base. Without being an actual A-10 pilot, one can scarcely grasp what kind of feat Colonel Campell achieved in this endeavor as her aircraft had lost ALL hydraulic power due to combat sustained damage over the target. With no hydraulic power at all (there are normally two systems functioning), the A-10 has absolutely no aileron control whatsoever. In manual reversion mode (a worst case scenario), the A-10 can still be steered via the wing spoilers, but with very little of the roll authority available in an undamaged aircraft with functioning ailerons. It's one thing to fly an A-10 damaged to this extent, and entirely another to LAND an A-10 in this state. Manual reversion mode has only been attempted three times in the history of the A-10: In the first incident, the pilot ejected on final to runway due to losing control in manual reversion mode. In the second incident, the A-10 pilot attempted to land in manual reversion mode but unfortunately died when they lost control touching down on the runway with the aircraft subsequently crashing and burning. Colonel Campell was the third and ONLY pilot to ever successfully land the A-10 in manual reversion mode. Considering the amount of damage her aircraft received from enemy fire in addition to both hydraulic systems being shot out, Colonel Campell is truly a one in a million pilot possessing enough skill and discipline to land the A-10 in a circumstance that is generally considered impossible by most military pilots and aerodynamic engineers.
Haha…worked with probably most of military pilots, and civilian. Love the stories, but a personal viewpoint, the person is the measurement of quality of each. The best were those that enjoyed, but spent most time thanking others to get them there, and home. Ego is good, but kills
Get an appointment to The Air Force Academy. Know a lot of math and science (particularly aerospace engineering). Study hard. Don’t F-up. Be better than your classmates. Don’t be an A-hole to the enlisted guys. They’re the people who will keep you alive.
ok. She didn't ejected immediately but remembered to push an emergency button to keep plane flying. not to be "persecuted" by 20 men taking turns when captured on the ground. makes sense. that's one thing you need to to survive already, no matter how stressful it was. it's actually like not forgetting to run from a danger, when you need to run. what a heroism, surviving at one of the most illegitimate wars of the century as a mercenary.. (more illegitimate than putin's invasion of ukraine by the way, he can make up a reason to invade a bordering country, not same with coming from halfway of the planet to bomb a country for no reason).
You can get a bullseye but if you have sloppy parameters you can lose points. That's insane. The mission of the Air Force is to fly and to flight. If you achieve the mission of the Air Force......you WIN....period. If they are grading parameters then they should call it a "Parameter Competition" not a bombing competition.
Rael - you've missed the point. What she is saying is that if you don't pay attention to details you can fall short of accomplishing your mission. In that case you won't win. I think she's done a pretty good job.
@@nancychace8619 " What she is saying is that if you don't pay attention to details you can fall short of accomplishing your mission." But that's just the point. She said she got a bullseye but didn't get full credit....or something like that. My point was that if I was the commander I wouldn't care HOW they bullseyed the womp rats. See? Otherwise they should call it a parameters competition, not a bomb comp.
You did miss the point completely. The specified angle of approach and angle of departure are calculated to provide the most survivable environment when executing a bomb run. It is not an arbitrary number ginned up by a CO intent on forcing his/her will upon the competition. It could be that she was able to survive her encounter with that SAM precisely because she practiced and honed the skills necessary to hit that departure angle perfectly allowing her to escape the situation with her life and save her aircraft.
Umm yah, but there weren't a hell of a lot of dogfights over Iraq throughout the course of the war. Saddam quickly realized the futility of trying to engage US fighters in air to air combat and evacuated most of his air force to Iran before they were inevitably lost in battle. Meanwhile, A-10s were fighting in earnest over the FLOT from day one in an environment not particularly conducive to living a long life. :)
All the A-10 does is fight, and fight close to the enemy from the outset of the war. Your chances of survival in a F-16 in an asymmetrical air superiority environment are one hell of lot greater than a A-10 pilot dodging AAA and missiles down low, close to the heavy fighting (where the A-10 stays). The A-10 and her pilots are about as real as fighting gets in combat.
I was a Crew Chief on F-4 fighters 1966 to 1970 and A-7 and F-16's from 1988 to 1998 and I had Col. Chappie James (later General) and Col. Steve Ritchie (later Gen Ritchie) as pilots among many others that flew my jets. The way they treated us as fellow team members and not just lower ranking people showed they valued us and in turn we valued them. Some of the student pilots treated us like crap and it showed later when the washed out of training because they were too arrogant to understand that this is a team effort not just them that was important. Later in years as I had employees I treated them as valued people in OUR organization and they were very loyal and productive. A lesson that some "leaders" need to learn.
VMFA 235 "Death Angels" KMCAS F-4`s `73- `75 Semper Fi Nothing like F-4`s on AB`s at night climbing out of Kaneohe Bay.
This woman is legendary for her airmanship in bringing a SEVERELY damaged A-10 all the way back from a target deep inside enemy territory and home to a friendly base. Without being an actual A-10 pilot, one can scarcely grasp what kind of feat Colonel Campell achieved in this endeavor as her aircraft had lost ALL hydraulic power due to combat sustained damage over the target. With no hydraulic power at all (there are normally two systems functioning), the A-10 has absolutely no aileron control whatsoever. In manual reversion mode (a worst case scenario), the A-10 can still be steered via the wing spoilers, but with very little of the roll authority available in an undamaged aircraft with functioning ailerons. It's one thing to fly an A-10 damaged to this extent, and entirely another to LAND an A-10 in this state. Manual reversion mode has only been attempted three times in the history of the A-10: In the first incident, the pilot ejected on final to runway due to losing control in manual reversion mode. In the second incident, the A-10 pilot attempted to land in manual reversion mode but unfortunately died when they lost control touching down on the runway with the aircraft subsequently crashing and burning. Colonel Campell was the third and ONLY pilot to ever successfully land the A-10 in manual reversion mode. Considering the amount of damage her aircraft received from enemy fire in addition to both hydraulic systems being shot out, Colonel Campell is truly a one in a million pilot possessing enough skill and discipline to land the A-10 in a circumstance that is generally considered impossible by most military pilots and aerodynamic engineers.
Technically, by your information, she is a one in three pilot.
Just saying.
@@marcalvarez4890 Ah, the eternal conflict between actual statistics and hyberbole....
Imagine growing up with a mother like this.....oh GOD!
She is just awesome. Highly respect her
Thank you for your service.
I love this Lady! Very inspirational and motivational speech.
Awesome message! Way to go, KC!
Bloody, Killerchick. I remember that a-10 in Iraq. Respect.. Awesome thank you.
Incredible! fighter pilots are my heroes!
Small errors and precision matters!
Fighter pilot mindset
I'm not just a Uniform
Bloody, Killerchick. I remember that a-10 in Iraq. Respect.
Excellent video.
My current HERO!
Tbh I feel charged up before sleeping
Extra effort does matter ❤️ 🙏👍
Haha…worked with probably most of military pilots, and civilian. Love the stories, but a personal viewpoint, the person is the measurement of quality of each. The best were those that enjoyed, but spent most time thanking others to get them there, and home. Ego is good, but kills
Awesome thank you
most importantly, i now want to buy this company's products.
Brilliant
Here’s wondering how much training and qualifications have changed since “Revlon” crashed her F-14 Tomcat at sea.
How do you become a fighter pilot?
Get an appointment to The Air Force Academy. Know a lot of math and science (particularly aerospace engineering). Study hard. Don’t F-up. Be better than your classmates. Don’t be an A-hole to the enlisted guys. They’re the people who will keep you alive.
Salute
Open doors kicked in for 8 minutes, but important anyway
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Mud moving is different from fighter versus fighter - still needs balls and back teeth though
ok. She didn't ejected immediately but remembered to push an emergency button to keep plane flying. not to be "persecuted" by 20 men taking turns when captured on the ground. makes sense. that's one thing you need to to survive already, no matter how stressful it was. it's actually like not forgetting to run from a danger, when you need to run. what a heroism, surviving at one of the most illegitimate wars of the century as a mercenary.. (more illegitimate than putin's invasion of ukraine by the way, he can make up a reason to invade a bordering country, not same with coming from halfway of the planet to bomb a country for no reason).
You can get a bullseye but if you have sloppy parameters you can lose points.
That's insane. The mission of the Air Force is to fly and to flight. If you achieve the mission of the Air Force......you WIN....period. If they are grading parameters then they should call it a "Parameter Competition" not a bombing competition.
Rael - you've missed the point. What she is saying is that if you don't pay attention to details you can fall short of accomplishing your mission. In that case you won't win. I think she's done a pretty good job.
@@nancychace8619 " What she is saying is that if you don't pay attention to details you can fall short of accomplishing your mission."
But that's just the point. She said she got a bullseye but didn't get full credit....or something like that. My point was that if I was the commander I wouldn't care HOW they bullseyed the womp rats. See? Otherwise they should call it a parameters competition, not a bomb comp.
@@nancychace8619 " I think she's done a pretty good job."
........at what?
You did miss the point completely. The specified angle of approach and angle of departure are calculated to provide the most survivable environment when executing a bomb run. It is not an arbitrary number ginned up by a CO intent on forcing his/her will upon the competition. It could be that she was able to survive her encounter with that SAM precisely because she practiced and honed the skills necessary to hit that departure angle perfectly allowing her to escape the situation with her life and save her aircraft.
@@sjp35productions6 Whatever. I served in the military and I know darn well what a cluster X it is.
Only men in the audience...
A-10 pilot is respectable, but not a fighter pilot. The A means attack.
You sir are clueless.
😮 I didn’t think of that!
/A-10, Attack Pilot...
Umm yah, but there weren't a hell of a lot of dogfights over Iraq throughout the course of the war. Saddam quickly realized the futility of trying to engage US fighters in air to air combat and evacuated most of his air force to Iran before they were inevitably lost in battle. Meanwhile, A-10s were fighting in earnest over the FLOT from day one in an environment not particularly conducive to living a long life. :)
I wonder if you’d say that to her face? You might find out what kind of “fighter” pilot she is!
What do you fly?
A10. Not a real fighter pilot.
What do you mean?
@@mdc734 by definition the A-10 is not a "fighter" jet. It's an attack aircraft.
@@f18murderhornet 🙈 ahh ok. thank you sir.
All the A-10 does is fight, and fight close to the enemy from the outset of the war. Your chances of survival in a F-16 in an asymmetrical air superiority environment are one hell of lot greater than a A-10 pilot dodging AAA and missiles down low, close to the heavy fighting (where the A-10 stays). The A-10 and her pilots are about as real as fighting gets in combat.
An A-10 was no fighter. Start telling the truth. The truth matters.
Allways careless malls shopping habits. Air force men world