Salute ex-fast!
Would have loved to fly the Scooter, but only ones I encountered closely were the ones from Top Gun school and other units back in 1979 and 80. Everybody wanted to fly versus the Viper.
Our first nasal radiator exchange pilot in the SLUF and the Viper commented about the ease of the cat shot versus the pa CEP.inful and "interesting" roll of the A-7 we USAF folks had.
Until the Viper, the SLUF D and E models were the premier mudbeaters with accuracy. Most of us that flew both opined the SLUF was super for repeated passes we used in the CAS and CSAR roles. But we thot the Viper had a better first pass CEP.
Gums sends...