Originally Posted by Scrapdog

Alright dude, I'm sorry - this I can't stand for. 1. I am a "real" American pilot. I've been serving my country for just over 8 years now with 1100 hours of fighter time (F-15, F-16, F-22). How long have you served yours? Are you a "real" pilot yourself? Please don't answer - those were rhetorical questions. 2. You're seriously upset because I said Russian clowns? Get over yourself. I've called them clowns in the past and I'll continue. I know they've called US fighter pilots the same (or worse) and will continue as well. The way they run their country as well as their military is pretty clownish in my opinion. I guess you see it differently, however a country where a fighter pilot has to drive a cab on the side to earn some money to pay bills is pretty piss poor in my opinion (I don't care if that guy flew a Su-25 in Afghanistan or a Mig-29 over Red Square). 3. As far as the masturbation quip...well, I don't even get it. I guess you're trying to be funny and insult me...but it does neither. It makes you look like the buffoon.

Now, for the bottom line - please tell me how I'm "insulting" American pilots when I say the cobra is a stupid manuever done by Russian clowns. Guess what...the F-22 can do the cobra as well (and we practice that in our AHC rides) with the ability to generate up to 60 degrees of AOA. Doesn't make it any less worthless than just a pure airshow manuever.

Sorry folks, had to stand up for myself in light of this peon. Back to the original thread...