Another superb interview with Chuck Magill. The information, here, is so much easier to take on-board, for me, because it is relayed to the point, without 'Gung-ho' bluster or hype. Words spoken quietly, as they impart knowledge, are so much more conducive to most learning curves, I think. Chuck is, without doubt a very brave, vastly experienced professional. Most such men and women are softly spoken: yet their respective mannerisms must not to be confused with weakness in any form. Listening to your questions and your interviewees replies fills me with confidence, in the knowledge that 'we' are blessed to have such folk protect us. Fair play.
I remember reading his story 3-4 after Desert Storm as a small kid barely understanding what he described and what happened. I was amazed though looking at his photo with mighty F-15 fighter. Thanks for inviting Sly Magill to the interview!
Its incredible to me, incredible......that the Navy would look at the early F-18 and say to themselves...."Yea, we don't need RWR. who cares if someone is targeting us"
Thank you for not monetizing your channel unlike other podcasts of similar nature. Instantly subscribed and shared to all of my colleagues! Keep up the great content, love the take on planning and mindset how ATO’s run and operate
Much appreciated, Al! I really hate adverts on tiny channels like mine (they sort of make sense when someone can actually make enough income to give up their day job), so appreciate you subscribing and sharing with your contacts.
Sly, thank you for your service and candid re-telling of your story - much appreciated! Listened to every second of the 3.5 + hours, well done (again) Steve.
Thanks as always Steve - AWESOME interview. It is cool to hear the story from the other four-ship lead to fill in the rest of the story from Kluso! He also confirmed a lot of things I already knew, like that the Eagle was much better than the Hornet back then...first time I ever heard anyone admit it! You have started '22 with some great stuff...hope you can keep it up! Marco
Great interview and interviewee, as always. I have read somewhere that the Iraqi Mig-29s didn’t have Archer capabilities back then. I’ve always wondered if the allied pilots knew that as in WVR that would’ve been extremely dangerous. And yet when you hear pilots discussing their engagements you never hear them mention being worried about it or even avoiding a merge.
....Sly about the F/A18. And who could have thunk thatvdress buttons couls say so much about relations. All very interesting and entertaining as are all the other posts I have heard. Also great the way you give your guest time to evolve their story rathar than rush them. Thank you for all your efforts, they are unique in this genre. I am circulating your most worthile site.
Thanks so much for doing these interviews! It was great to hear about the F-15 / FA-18 comparison. And just an amazing recount of Chucks shoot down mission and fighter experience! Again, Keep up the great work!
BRAVO for the content ! it's so rare nowadays to get interesting content without 2-3 adds every now and then. people left TV for exactly this. now youtube has become even worst.
A great interview with considered questions that get to the heart of what it takes to operate at that level of excellence and how the fog of war gets in the way. I’m impressed how your relationship the Desert Storm F-15 veterans encourages them to open up to you (and us) about their feelings of nerves and even their adversaries. The Eagle drivers I met on Red Flag would not have admitted to them!
Great one and first time visiting this channel - sub'd . A Marine pilot flying F15's opening day Desert Storm .... crazy story . I guess you never know where you may end up but he seems like a real solid rock type of guy that people want him on their team .Take the arrogant pilots out back and slap them around ... HaHaHa ... MARINE
Amazing combat story. The inclusion of the flight plan with the map of that mission made me remember how hard was mission planning in that era and before that. When we, "aircraft enthusiasts", sit in front of our PCs and try to simulate that missions in DCS or falcon 4 BMS, we put our missions together with a couple of tools in 20 minutes or so, forgetting how hard mission planning is really. Cheers for the interview again, Steve!
So true. I remember the mission planning software for Digital Integration's Tornado being very cool and later learning that DI actually did the development for the RAF's mission planning software as an offshoot of the game.
Fantastic war story Sly!!! Does anybody know the full name of SQ Commander PACO, I'm looking forward some other lessons from his leadership in war. Thanks you!
this is the Marine that got checked into the wall by Paco! in this episode th-cam.com/video/usa8s-j3kO0/w-d-xo.html . it is soo cool to hear stories that in one video that the same story that was told in another video by another pilot. i love your videos keep up the fantastic work!
Outstanding. Huge thanks to Sly for his time and generosity with the details. Huge thanks to you Steve……as always. The best just keeps getting better.
Thanks, Jim!
Another superb interview with Chuck Magill. The information, here, is so much easier to take on-board, for me, because it is relayed to the point, without 'Gung-ho' bluster or hype. Words spoken quietly, as they impart knowledge, are so much more conducive to most learning curves, I think. Chuck is, without doubt a very brave, vastly experienced professional. Most such men and women are softly spoken: yet their respective mannerisms must not to be confused with weakness in any form. Listening to your questions and your interviewees replies fills me with confidence, in the knowledge that 'we' are blessed to have such folk protect us. Fair play.
A wonderful and insightful comment, Tim. Thank you.
I remember reading his story 3-4 after Desert Storm as a small kid barely understanding what he described and what happened. I was amazed though looking at his photo with mighty F-15 fighter.
Thanks for inviting Sly Magill to the interview!
Hands down the best pod cast, so pure and true. I get excited when you post stuff and just keep up the great work Steve.
Thanks, Carl!
Great guest. Thank you Steve and Sly!
AMAZING Story. What a Legend this man is :)
Its incredible to me, incredible......that the Navy would look at the early F-18 and say to themselves...."Yea, we don't need RWR. who cares if someone is targeting us"
I convinced myself I had misunderstood what he was saying because I couldn’t imagine that being true.
another excellent interview.
Thank you for not monetizing your channel unlike other podcasts of similar nature. Instantly subscribed and shared to all of my colleagues! Keep up the great content, love the take on planning and mindset how ATO’s run and operate
Much appreciated, Al! I really hate adverts on tiny channels like mine (they sort of make sense when someone can actually make enough income to give up their day job), so appreciate you subscribing and sharing with your contacts.
That was worth watching. Thanks.👍
Brilliant! Great to see you back, mate!
Cheers, Mike!
Steve, I appreciate your professionalism.
Getting these stories on historical record will be appreciated for a long, long time.
Sly, thank you for your service and candid re-telling of your story - much appreciated!
Listened to every second of the 3.5 + hours, well done (again) Steve.
Thanks so much, Nic! Your support is much appreciated.
This was a fantastic interview.
Thanks as always Steve - AWESOME interview. It is cool to hear the story from the other four-ship lead to fill in the rest of the story from Kluso! He also confirmed a lot of things I already knew, like that the Eagle was much better than the Hornet back then...first time I ever heard anyone admit it! You have started '22 with some great stuff...hope you can keep it up! Marco
Great interview and interviewee, as always. I have read somewhere that the Iraqi Mig-29s didn’t have Archer capabilities back then. I’ve always wondered if the allied pilots knew that as in WVR that would’ve been extremely dangerous. And yet when you hear pilots discussing their engagements you never hear them mention being worried about it or even avoiding a merge.
Outstanding video. Thanks very much
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Fantastic
Thanks a lot for this podcast. Great story!!!
Thanks for listening, Ariel.
....Sly about the F/A18. And who could have thunk thatvdress buttons couls say so much about relations.
All very interesting and entertaining as are all the other posts I have heard.
Also great the way you give your guest time to evolve their story rathar than rush them.
Thank you for all your efforts, they are unique in this genre. I am circulating your most worthile site.
wonderful episode. stories were really great, thank you very much.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting.
Thanks so much for doing these interviews! It was great to hear about the F-15 / FA-18 comparison. And just an amazing recount of Chucks shoot down mission and fighter experience! Again, Keep up the great work!
BRAVO for the content ! it's so rare nowadays to get interesting content without 2-3 adds every now and then. people left TV for exactly this. now youtube has become even worst.
Thank you what a story! So good I had to stop listening on the Podcast and come and see the maps and the rest of it on TH-cam
Aces, cheers to you both
More Marines, please. Their experience and stories are top notch. They have a diverse experience, even before they get to flight training.
Real world stories are amazing....very humble man.
Ive seen part 1 of this series ( my system could not see comments section...strange) and was so pleased to obsorb the nuggets of information from sly
Sir! Thank you for your service!
Awesome podcast
A great interview with considered questions that get to the heart of what it takes to operate at that level of excellence and how the fog of war gets in the way. I’m impressed how your relationship the Desert Storm F-15 veterans encourages them to open up to you (and us) about their feelings of nerves and even their adversaries. The Eagle drivers I met on Red Flag would not have admitted to them!
Cheers, Nick
Great one and first time visiting this channel - sub'd . A Marine pilot flying F15's opening day Desert Storm .... crazy story . I guess you never know where you may end up but he seems like a real solid rock type of guy that people want him on their team .Take the arrogant pilots out back and slap them around ... HaHaHa ... MARINE
Thanks, Ed. Welcome!
Amazing combat story. The inclusion of the flight plan with the map of that mission made me remember how hard was mission planning in that era and before that. When we, "aircraft enthusiasts", sit in front of our PCs and try to simulate that missions in DCS or falcon 4 BMS, we put our missions together with a couple of tools in 20 minutes or so, forgetting how hard mission planning is really. Cheers for the interview again, Steve!
So true. I remember the mission planning software for Digital Integration's Tornado being very cool and later learning that DI actually did the development for the RAF's mission planning software as an offshoot of the game.
yeah....good old times...DI Tornado and its expansions, but did not know about the RAF.
Woah!
There is a strip at 32.7549N, 44.128E
33.7952N, 42.434E is Al Asad Airbase
33.33768N, 43.594E is Al Taqaddum
33.94N, 44.36E is Balad Air Base
Good stuff.
a Howard Hamlin approved video
Why bother to remember, when you can record the INS, download, playback in 3D ?
I suspect because the process of remembering it all 'sharpens the mind and hones the blade'.
“and then they ceased to fly” -Sly
Fantastic war story Sly!!! Does anybody know the full name of SQ Commander PACO, I'm looking forward some other lessons from his leadership in war. Thanks you!
Frank "Paco" Geisler: th-cam.com/video/DTs880Qesgo/w-d-xo.html
Thank you 10 percent!!!
"If it doesn't have an afterburner, I'm not interested."
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this is the Marine that got checked into the wall by Paco! in this episode th-cam.com/video/usa8s-j3kO0/w-d-xo.html . it is soo cool to hear stories that in one video that the same story that was told in another video by another pilot. i love your videos keep up the fantastic work!
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Dodged a few SAMs, bagged a mig-29, and became a dad all in one day. That’s living!
Why couldn’t you drink in Saudi? Islamic laws?