Comments by "Comm0ut" (@Comm0ut) on "Ukraine's pilots training as fast as they can to be ready for F-16s" video.

  1. The aircrew have by far the most demanding tasks to learn. Maintainers will love life compared to fixing fossils. F-16s are easy to learn how to maintain and to work on in austere conditions. Anyone transitioning from older airframes with much more labor-intensive systems will have an easy time converting as I did from fixing Phantoms. Proximity to European bases means parts won't be difficult to ship and items requiring back shop or depot repairs will be simple to truck or airlift back and forth.
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  2. How many years did you work on, with or fly Vipers and in what capacity? They aren't integrating into the US combined arms network they're integrating into their own established network with their own controllers etc. Ukraine is used to much more awkward, primitive systems while Vipers are quite user friendly. (I've roughly 22 years working A/B/C/D/CJs and four previous on Bronco and Phantom for comparison.)
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  3. Shill detected. Pilots in other wars learnt much more finicky and complex-to-use airframes in far less time. You''ve no relevant personal experience so why do you have an opinion?
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