10 years!
What an awesome aircraft.
Cut my teeth flying around Iraq, knew that the J was pretty good. Wasnt till I started working in Afghan that I realised how good.
Climbing out of Kabul knowing that SALT could be made if we lost an engine.
Shuttles to Bastion with gas for the day, 10-12t down the back, NOS onto a 4000' strip.
10t into Chagcharan (how high is it there? About 8500' or so?)
Absolutely loved my time on the J and still amazed that it is still so far advanced in many ways over anything else flying in an AT role, civvy or mil.
