Nothing better (except doing the job of course). I do remember a momentary hiatus to the Eagle/Viper rivalry while flying out of Incirlik during the first Gulf War with the TJ F-16s. For about 45 glorious days we (they) rained destruction on the Iraqis, we killed a few MiGs and all was right in the USAF.

One mission? Dude, have you seen an Eagle mission planning session during Red Flag. One INS point - a time to be there and oh... BTW we'll be in a couple of 4-ship walls for the push. Our reset caps are here and here. Tell us when the last guy is on his way home. Questions? The only reason I didn't make it to the 25 club and the Mirage sooner every night was your guy's coordination sessions (DMPIs? WTH are those? Holy crap, their INS coordinates go to 3 decimals).

Most everyone was dead by the time they could see us anyway, so the Pterydactyl thing really wasn't a big problem . Also, you gotta think long term for addition Pterydactyl benefits. At the 20 year point in the Guard, staying visual was wayyyy easier in the Eagle. I usually avoided anything longer than a 6K BFM setup with a Viper 'cuz you guys were so tiny. Had to call a Fox-2 at the "turn in, fight's on" during high aspect so the little guy would flare and I could get a tally again.

Cheers.