Former #usairforce #f15eagle, F-5 Tiger, and #f16viper pilot, and Fighter Weapons School graduate, Fred "Spanky" Clifton, describes flying the #mig29 Fulcrum as a #luftwaffe exchange #pilot following German reunification after the Iron Curtain fell.

0:00 The hook
0:44 Episode introduction
1:33 Guest welcome
4:25 First exposure to the MiG-29
11:28 Air Force Weapons School Graduate
15:07 First day in the squadron
17:15 First Fulcrum flight
21:55 Helmet-mounted sight
25:39 Dogfighting in the MiG-29
30:18 The MiG-29's air-to-air victories
32:00 Fulcrum fit & finish
35:13 MiG-29 tactics vs Western fighters
41:13 Longest & shortest flights
47:43 Fastest flight
49:29 Hours in the Fulcrum
50:06 Ejection seat
50:41 HOTAS
52:08 Parting thoughts (gun, chaff, long burns)
1:02:04 Credits

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Original music by Jaime Lopez. Video produced by Kevin Harold of Showgun Media.