Slice,

I'm sorry that the aircraft that you guys fly don't have the equipment that you would like it to have. I also want you to know that I respect all you guys do.
What I have a problem with is when I have a Chief pilot of a corporate flight department (A former fighter guy) tell me that a pilot with out fighter experience is basically a sub-par pilot. And I quote "even those C-5 guys with 10,000 hour pathes on thier shoulder. That doesn't mean $#it". Give me a break! Here's a news flash, I bet not everyone who went into military aviation wants to fly fighters. According to him I guess that still makes them sub-par. And I guess those civilians flying checks at NIGHT (no matter what the weather), SINGLE PILOT IFR, without a COUPLED Auto-pilot, without weather radar, in a 35yr old PISTON TWIN ( that can't climb at 5000FPM to get out of the weather). That time doesn't mean $#it either!?

Slice, I don't want this thread to be a "Who's better Military or Civilian" thread. That is not my intention. But, I'm sure you have to agree with me in that there are Fighter Pilots, and there are Pilots who just happen to fly Fighters. I'm sure not every pilot in your squadron is the best you have ever seen. I just think credit should be given where credit is due.

TG