Originally Posted by
JamieKnight95
The original question, if it did not come across, was which aircraft from the perspective of the pilot and flying, is the best to be on.
You’re not really listening unless it’s what you want to hear, are you? There is no 'best' aircraft. The distinguished pilots on this forum have eloquently written about the enjoyment and satisfaction they have gained from flying just about every aircraft type that has ever entered service - even those types that are now the butt of jokes because of their well-documented shortcomings. These aircraft were not provided for them to have ‘fun’ in, and I suspect much of this enjoyment and satisfaction is more to do with the mission and the people with whom they served than the particular aircraft type in question. They will also confirm that service life can also be tedious, unpleasant, uncomfortable and dangerous at times. The same is equally true of the many non-flying professions in the military. If you just want to have fun you’d be better off joining a flying club. As BV says
“you need to have a long hard think about why you want to be an RAF pilot and what you want to get out of it”.