@captainmattymo: Flying the F-16 was the baseline. Aircraft control, formation, navigation, shooting an ILS to minimums—you had to be able to do those things second nature at the end of every mission. Your real focus and attention was on tactics, threats, weapons, your formation, fuel, timing and getting to the target at precisely the right moment. I sometimes explain it like this: imagine doing a CrossFit workout while quarterbacking an offense, solving problems in real time…while having people shoot at you. Flying the airplane was just one piece of being a fighter pilot. Executing the mission was the job. Today - as an airline pilot, safely flying and managing the airplane is the mission. Two very different kinds of flying. Pretty fortunate to have done both. Happy National Aviation Day! #nationalaviationday #fighterpilot #f16 #pilotlife #viper

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