The third in this trilogy of books as Ham trains to fly F-4 fighter jets we are exposed to the more highly technical jargon then ever before. Unless you have some understanding of avionics most of this language will be well over your head. The author isn’t afraid to go into mundane details like the line-up to use the facilities before flight-ops, even 25-year-old hot-shot fighter pilots can’t hold it indefinitely. When flying at Mach 2 things can go terribly wrong terribly fast. Minor slip-ups can become major screw-ups rather quickly. Although the book may be told from the chief protagonist’s point of view he freely admits to being an average fighter pilot and cops to the successes that were pure dumb luck. If you can get past the air force jargon this is a great read.
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