Thanks again to you and Starbaby for this fantastic series! Absolutely the highlight of my week. Honestly, I think it would be fascinating to hear you talk to some B-1B guys some day. Such an interesting and under appreciated airframe.
Could we get a video with Starbaby discussing CRM (crew coordination) in the Strike Eagle in honour of the DCS module release? I can't wait to take the WSO seat and hope to know best how to work with the pilot and divide duties.
That's already scheduled but at an undecided time with the Safe on Deck podcast. Since my life has never revolved around video game releases, we will get to it when we get to it.
@@StarbabyAirPiracyProductions Hi there from near Cambridge. Love your stories! I was on a GR1 Sqn at Lossiemouth during your LKH tour & recognise much of what you said about Incirlik & the various other TDYs you talked about (#stillhatethekingdom). You need to get yourself back to East Anglia to appreciate some warm flat English beer & a nicely cooked Sunday roast with all the trimmings! I go to the USA a lot as an airline pilot now, and whilst your beer has improved (love the microbreweries!), you guys murder vegetables! Seriously though, your banter epitomises what I miss about fighter pilot & WSO culture; I laugh out loud at your comments! Stay well old chap!
Memories of Jane’s F15E flight sim. Some great missions flying in Gulf War 1 with RAF Jaguars and the like. The back seater would say things like “ We blew that up bigger than Dallas! “ He would occasionally vomit during intense maneuvers. Too much fun.
"The guys writing it aren't the guys doing the mission" is the universal rule of management whether it's the USAF, Army, or a civilian job. Good leaders understand their separation from the nitty gritty and let people work like SB said. Bad ones micro manage from a distance.
Was this before GPS guided bombs became a thing? Just occured to me that you had laser/cloud issues, which would have been solved by GPS guidance... or no?
What’s the deal with the Doge in the hud? It’s funny, but I’m curious to the reference. If there’s a joke, or just blocking out another persons face…🤷🏻♂️ if’s it’s referred to in a previous episode, I missed it.
This pilot is a clown, as if he knows anything more than to drop the bomb where he's told and back to to cycling. Ask your superiors why they were shocked when the Serbian army left Kosovo, how come almost all the equipment was preserved? Well, because you were destroying decoys like idiots. If the decoys were unsuccessful, why did the factories that produced them kill themselves from work, they didn't stop production one day. it's hard for them to admit that we fooled them.
That's the challenge, certainly. If we were fooled, we had no way of knowing and logically, would still be fooled. Could have happened, and certainly had difficulty funding targets by May. But if there were tone of decoys, I would have expected a great many to survive until afterwards, and then I'd be asking where they were?
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Great video again.
And for self reference again:
Jamming Radio 35:12
B-1B Lancer strike package 56:30
Every Campbell in fighters has “soup” as a call sign. So, maybe. New guy, 492nd FS? Never flew with him though.
Thanks again to you and Starbaby for this fantastic series! Absolutely the highlight of my week.
Honestly, I think it would be fascinating to hear you talk to some B-1B guys some day. Such an interesting and under appreciated airframe.
Fantastic, compelling and interesting delivery Starbaby. You weren't bad at asking questions too Steve.
Could we get a video with Starbaby discussing CRM (crew coordination) in the Strike Eagle in honour of the DCS module release? I can't wait to take the WSO seat and hope to know best how to work with the pilot and divide duties.
That's already scheduled but at an undecided time with the Safe on Deck podcast. Since my life has never revolved around video game releases, we will get to it when we get to it.
@@StarbabyAirPiracyProductions Hi there from near Cambridge. Love your stories! I was on a GR1 Sqn at Lossiemouth during your LKH tour & recognise much of what you said about Incirlik & the various other TDYs you talked about (#stillhatethekingdom). You need to get yourself back to East Anglia to appreciate some warm flat English beer & a nicely cooked Sunday roast with all the trimmings! I go to the USA a lot as an airline pilot now, and whilst your beer has improved (love the microbreweries!), you guys murder vegetables! Seriously though, your banter epitomises what I miss about fighter pilot & WSO culture; I laugh out loud at your comments! Stay well old chap!
Fantastic as always!
Regards from Serbia... Starting to watch this .. comments will follow... ;)
Memories of Jane’s F15E flight sim. Some great missions flying in Gulf War 1 with RAF Jaguars and the like. The back seater would say things like “ We blew that up bigger than Dallas! “
He would occasionally vomit during intense maneuvers. Too much fun.
Really can’t wait for RAZBAM to release their eagle for DCS
It may be coming up next, but are you going to talk about the Grdelica train? That seems very pertinent to cover in this series.
I agree, and we will.
I really enjoyed this, perfect stuff to listen to as background stories, thanks guys ✌🏽
Steve and STARBABY thanks phor a great video!
Another great show!
We want more!!!
"The guys writing it aren't the guys doing the mission" is the universal rule of management whether it's the USAF, Army, or a civilian job. Good leaders understand their separation from the nitty gritty and let people work like SB said. Bad ones micro manage from a distance.
The low and slow "outlaw"...I was just an SrA, but TDY at the Vicenza CAOC. This kinda thing happened! (Low and slow got away with things)
Actually, many MIG-29 decoys were hit on the ground.
Was this before GPS guided bombs became a thing? Just occured to me that you had laser/cloud issues, which would have been solved by GPS guidance... or no?
This predates JDAM and even GATS/GAM was only on the B-2
Keep him telling stories. Starbaby is fantastic. Thanks for creating this content. I offer guidance if Starbaby wants to try Spanish food too!!
More wonderful content. Thank you both.
What exactly is a "combat" check ride? I'm familiar with regular check rides but this sounds like an odd concept to me.
Gotta get your annual check. It’s not like you’re going to fly home to do it at home base. So, a combat tac check.
494th bleed red baby. Loved my time in that squadron 96-99
an old buddy of mine flew 92-364 after it arrived around 95-96!!!
What’s the deal with the Doge in the hud? It’s funny, but I’m curious to the reference. If there’s a joke, or just blocking out another persons face…🤷🏻♂️ if’s it’s referred to in a previous episode, I missed it.
Cheems. Also, an unofficial and oblique reference to NAFO's fella, using a different dog of the same species.
I regret that I only have one like to give. Looking forward to hearing the upgrade certification ride 👍
Listening to this while waiting for the dcs F-15E to be released 😂
RIP
Hypothetically, could you desuit in an SE?
If you were short, limber, willing to unstrap and had eaten a bad burrito for lunch, yes. Hypothetically.
Another good episode.
Who dresses Starbaby? What’s with the collar airman?
Yeah, neither the director nor my valet caught that. I don't spend a lot of time in the mirror because I know what I look like.
I expected you to tell me that someone’s boyfriend got home earlier than expected, thus hasty wardrobe change. And someone fire that valet!!
08:55 how the fuck would you know that?!
Mostly because I had good track through a dive profile. But you are correct, that is inferred from the profile and not direct observation on tape.
Gettin a pizza and will watch the show :)
This pilot is a clown, as if he knows anything more than to drop the bomb where he's told and back to to cycling. Ask your superiors why they were shocked when the Serbian army left Kosovo, how come almost all the equipment was preserved? Well, because you were destroying decoys like idiots. If the decoys were unsuccessful, why did the factories that produced them kill themselves from work, they didn't stop production one day. it's hard for them to admit that we fooled them.
That's the challenge, certainly. If we were fooled, we had no way of knowing and logically, would still be fooled. Could have happened, and certainly had difficulty funding targets by May. But if there were tone of decoys, I would have expected a great many to survive until afterwards, and then I'd be asking where they were?
Such a great storyteller! Is it true Starbaby spent his B-Course weekends at George making chainmail and playing Alpha Omega?
Never heard of Alpha Omega but there was some chainmail manufacturing going on.