USMC Hornet to Tornado F3 | Tug Wilson (In-Person Part 2)

[@Aircrewinterview]

Pick up Tug's book, ‘The Confessions of a Phantom Pilot’ here - amzn.to/3grjXR2

[@Thetequilashooter1]

I love how the US and UK work together. Much thanks to the British from CA, USA. 🇺🇸 🇬🇧

[@jaybee9269]

British and Australian fast-jet pilots are fucking that up royally by working for China(!) at the moment…

[@Thetequilashooter1]

@@jaybee9269 Yeah, I agree. That’s treason. If any pilot shares tactics or aircraft capabilities that are secret, then that’s also a crime and they should be fully prosecuted.

[@guaporeturns9472]

@@Thetequilashooter1 huh?🤦‍♂️

[@Thetequilashooter1]

@@guaporeturns9472 Sorry that I didn’t reply earlier. I just noticed your comment. If you Google Ex-UK pilots lured to help Chinese military, MoD says, you’ll find, Former British military pilots are being lured to China with large sums of money to pass on their expertise to the Chinese military, it is claimed. Up to 30 former UK military pilots are thought to have gone to train members of China's People's Liberation Army. The UK is issuing an intelligence alert to warn former military pilots against working for the Chinese military. Attempts to headhunt pilots are ongoing and had been ramping up recently, Western officials say.

[@guaporeturns9472]

@@Thetequilashooter1 Very interesting , I’m gonna look a bit deeper, thanks for the reply.

[@daveh1081]

Another great interview Mike. Tug is a real character. If he ever came back up to his home town, I'd love to buy him a beer! I have literally hundreds of aviation related books.........Tug's is the most honest and self deprecating and conveyed exactly what I missed out on as a failed OASC candidate from the early and mid '80's. Thanks Tug and thanks Mike.👍👍

[@Aircrewinterview]

Thanks Dave.

[@thefrecklepuny]

"Don't slag off my aeroplane, mate until you've flown it''. Great interview once again!

[@Aircrewinterview]

Cheers

[@markkujii4247]

Really good conversation ones again! Love to hear F-18 stories, because those are the protectors of Finnish airspace and I have listened to their training flight sounds many times at my summer house. In a couple of years we shall have some F-35 too, but in the meantime F-18 is the workhorse of the sky.

[@Aircrewinterview]

Thanks

[@PappyGunn]

You learn something every day. I thought the F3 would have been optimized for high altitude being an interceptor.

[@ftc9258]

Look at it. Looks spectacular!!! I guess, that says it all.

[@darrenhillman8396]

Lovely bloke. No side to him at all. Great question set, too. Looking forward to his next book. I have the first one - it was a very interesting and entertaining read!

[@Aircrewinterview]

Thanks Darren.

[@sedlo]

Another outstanding interview, Mike! Could listen to Tug’s stories all day.

[@Aircrewinterview]

Cheers mate.

[@Helibeaver]

What a nice guy. I need to get one of his books.

[@babboon5764]

The Phantom one is like Hen's teeth. You can get one from the States but the price is heading toward eye-watering. (If you import a copy .......... Can I borrow it? 🙄 )

[@ericmiddleton8367]

Amazing interview Mike, and Tug, you got a book sale!

[@Aircrewinterview]

Thanks Eric

[@davidsmith8997]

He makes a pretty good pitch for being easy to read when he said his current hobby is "gin"!🤣🍸I thought he was going to say the card game gin. I can't stand drinking gin myself, but that was a fantastic answer and a brilliant interview.

[@georgealty]

Currently romping through Tugs book and instigating my own happy hour on a friday. Great stuff.

[@siliconfreak2883]

I reckon this was the coolest background a fighter pilot had. Picking up his book now and great interview. Cheers!

[@BenLewis-ni1zb]

Love his way of taking on the f14’s!!

[@ngautoart]

I think your interview with Tug is the most enjoyable conversation with a fighter pilot I have ever had the pleasure to listen to. Great work, Mike! I'm off to buy his book. :)

[@Aircrewinterview]

Cheers, Neil!

[@kpsig]

That is the hard, though honorable, truth about the Tornado. A low level long range durable bomber. It was never designed to be a fighter for air dominance.

[@PaRadiZer]

Have to second the other's commenting here: Another great interview. Great!

[@SeaKingV]

Highly recommend the book, great read.

[@RICHARD-t1u9o]

My first ride in an F-15 was with a RAF exchange pilot, we were at Tyndall, FL and he was an exchange IP.

[@Aircrewinterview]

Nice.

[@louissanderson719]

Brilliant interview! Charismatic guy!

[@californiadreamin8423]

Great interview.

[@Aircrewinterview]

Cheers

[@californiadreamin8423]

@@Aircrewinterview It reminded me of a Canberra pilot I knew who was low level over Germany when they flew through a flock of birds and lost both engines. Pulling up to eject….too low for the Navigator to survive….the Navigator said hang on, we’re on right base for……., whereupon he performed a dead stick landing ….to be balled out for landing without permission !! Not sure how he would get the gear down but probably gravity and accumulator braking. I imagined after this near death experience they would keep in touch , but the answer was No. I still find this rather odd.

[@alasdairmunro1953]

What a nice chap, I’m off to buy the book!

[@paulliebenberg3410]

One of the best interview sets I've ever watched! Heart condition! No military flying or no flying at all? Hope not the latter.

[@Aircrewinterview]

Many thanks, Paul!

[@villiamo3861]

Superb - again!

[@tacoenvy]

I felt Mikes heart breaking when Tug was talking about the F3 haha.

[@Aircrewinterview]

Oh it it did!

[@tacoenvy]

@@Aircrewinterview haha I knew it! 😂

[@shawnrinkel8377]

Any chance for a audio versions of the book? Tug is a great speaker and could read it himself just saying.

[@saltyseadawg4768]

Oh, to have been a fly on the wall of that F-14 squadron's ready room the day after...

[@tinto278]

Has anyone taken this guy up for a ride yet? RAF looking at you!

[@yogiparashara4016]

Awesome content buddy , will his book be available via the Kindle?

[@Aircrewinterview]

Cheers mate. It is indeed amzn.to/3grjXR2

[@davidbrooks187]

The Tornado F3 was a purpose built like Cold War interceptor and it was the best in the world at that. It was built specifically for the purpose of intercepting Russian planes and weapons and destroying them. It was not a fighter and not designed to be one.

[@babboon5764]

I think the point about engine optimsation kind of points to Cruise Missiles

[@babboon5764]

Life can be pretty harsh times. For guy like that who has achieved so much, to end up grounded because of a heart condition Well the word which springs to mind is one which will trigger the KZbin censors and get the comment pulled.

[@tinto278]

AUKUS 🦘👑🦅 💪💪💪

[@Scoobydcs]

does this mean hes a hornado pilot?

[@stevenlarratt3638]

Just to let you know, Wilson was the name of the tug in thomas the tank engine and that is a naval Jackspeak term that has stuck, ironic for an Air Force pilot...

[@babboon5764]

'Tug' the other one, that's too cryptic or just keep on tugging as you do best. but There's no Engine in the Thomas the Tank Engine series called 'Wilson'.

[@stevenlarratt3638]

@@babboon5764 hence i said there is a tug called wilson.

[@russellscara7684]

air force- fly by the book navey- just don't break it