Those Who Fly and Fix the F-35

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  1. longknife

    longknife New Member

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    I'm still on the fence when it comes to the F-35. The F-35 reminds me of the Brewster F-2 A Buffalo -> http://www.aviastar.org/air/usa/brewster_buffalo.php Probably the worse aircraft the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps ever flew.

    I'm going to stay on the fence and only listen to those who are actually flying the F-35.

    Pilots will say one thing on the record and something different off the record. That how it works in the military.

    A few weeks ago I talked to five Marine FA-18 pilots who are scheduled for transition into the F-35. All five said they would rather keep flying the FA-18.
    On the same day talked with One Marine aviator who's with VMFAT-501 which is a F-35 transition training squadron and he said he misses his old FA-18 C.

    We'll just have to wait and see.
     

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