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Old 08-10-2013 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by 106dart

Tocuhé. I never really got motivated to join based on that kind of flying. And further to your point, it is the predominant type of flying in the USAF, which is rather anti-climactic. To me it was all about tactical flying. There is a reason the aerial demo teams are Vipers and Hornets, not Boeing 707s after all.

I do enjoy my current airframe a lot, I think it bridges the gap between the fighter I wanted to fly as a youth, and the heavy flying you mock in the above link.

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In the end though, it's all about job satisfaction. I think any kind of flying where you feel an immediate and direct impact on the mission is the kind of flying that would likely leave you satisfied. Ironically, I feel that way in my current AETC assignment much more so than I ever did in my "CAF" MWS. I've always envied the Coasties in that regard. Those guys hack their mission on a weekly basis. Promotion woes of that service aside, it must be a very rewarding feeling.
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