Salute - Again - Gums
You really should have a go in the Scooter - you would love it!
My limited experience was in the A-4M with the P408 engine - what a machine! I was on exchange with VX-5 at China Lake - great place to be, and I also flew the A-7E, which was also a great machine to fly - but the A-4M was more enjoyable, from a stupid pilot's perspective.
I then managed a second exchange tour with the USAF, and got to fly the F-16 at Luke. Another wonderful experience.
Before all of that, after a couple of Harrier tours, I was sent to fly the RAF Jaguar - another lovely aircraft to fly - and we did a Tactical Bombing Competition where the USAF sent some A-7D's to fly against us. They cheated - slightly - but in the best possible way - and they were really annoyingly good.
Can I start my life again, please??