Jetsbest, sounds like you got a lot out of the RAAF. I think it'd be a top job, but I have to get in first! I don't like my chances, but we'll see what happens. By the way, I'm assuming that you fly for an airline now, how does that match up? ie: meet pretty girls and travel the world! If I don't get accepted for pilot, I will look at a civil career, possibly in the airlines. (but I'm sure when I go through my mid-life crisis, I will wander what would have happened had I writted just one more appeal to the RAAF...)
Three Bars, same question. Do you miss life in the RAAF?
Roller Merlin, thanks for that. Only one query... what is this credit card thing? I'm assuming only have a certain limit of flying hrs which are paid for with it(?).
If that old guy could fight the Army system, that gives me a bit of hope.
Booger, is this focus on 'dog fighting' skills the same solution used for the F-4 phantoms (ie: no cannon fitted in the earlier models), I think the J model?? I can't remember where I read it, but it was a while ago, so please correct me if I'm wrong!!
A very interesting article.