US Civilian owned F-16's

[mack7.62]

So TOP ACES a US company bought 29 F-16's from Israel, they are flying as contract aggressor's against the Air Force, pretty cool. Sixteen of the 29 have 19 air to air kills plus a couple of helo kills.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Sa0vzmBfs

[Hank6046]

I saw this already, my Step dad is a retired AF Colonel in the Phoenix who was trying to see how much it was to go for a ride with these guys

[john armond]

“If you wanted or if you think you need to have weapons to take on the government, you need F-15s and maybe some nuclear weapons.”
FJB

In all seriousness, that’s pretty cool.

[chuckman]

There's a company in eastern NC who does the same thing, they fly A-4 Skyhawks, contracted with Seymour Johnson AFB (F-15Es) and Cherry Point MCAS (F-35). There's another company that flies a French aircraft, too.

That's a very cool gig.

[Johnny Rico]

That's crazy. I've heard of private armies, but private air forces?

[Det-Sog]

God, if I wasn't pushing 60 I'd quit my airline gig and go do that in a second.

[glocktogo]

That's crazy. I've heard of private armies, but private air forces?

That's essentially what the Commemorative Air Force is.

https://commemorativeairforce.org/

[john armond]

That's crazy. I've heard of private armies, but private air forces?

Howard Hughes had “the largest private Air Force in the world” in 1927 that he purchased for filming Hells Angels. Over 100 WWI military aircraft.

https://internationalaviationhq.com/2021/07/10/hughes-aircraft-company/#:~:text=For%20Hell’s%20Angels%2C%20Howard%20had%20acquired%20a%20fleet,scenes%2C%20whilst%20old%20bombers%20were%20used%20for%20filming.

[hotbiggun42]

God, if I wasn't pushing 60 I'd quit my airline gig and go do that in a second.



Many, many years from now when your lying on your death bed do you think you will say. Damn im glad i stuck with the airlines?

[prepare]

Now the Patriots can call for air strikes.

[mack7.62]

God, if I wasn't pushing 60 I'd quit my airline gig and go do that in a second.

Hey if Tom Cruise can do it..........

[AKDoug]

Now the Patriots can call for air strikes.

Or the Gov't can hire them to do air strikes against the Patriots and say they didn't violate Posse Comitatus

[P2Vaircrewman]

Or the Gov't can hire them to do air strikes against the Patriots and say they didn't violate Posse Comitatus

There always has to be a party pooper.;)

[Det-Sog]

Many, many years from now when your lying on your death bed do you think you will say. Damn im glad i stuck with the airlines?

Honestly, I won't know until I get there. Every day, a big part of me regrets getting out of law-enforcement. All-be-it I wouldn't want to be working the streets nowadays at this age (any age) with all of the crap going on. Who knows. It's a game of musical chairs. As long as I've got a good chair when the time comes, I'll be OK with it.

[Korgs130]

There’s a dude in Quincy, IL that bought 46 F/A-18 from the RAAF to fly that same contract aggressor mission.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32869/this-man-owns-the-worlds-most-advanced-private-air-force-after-buying-46-f-a-18-hornets

[utahjeepr]

I mean it looks fun and all, but I don't think fast enough. I'm a "ten under, blinker on" kinda guy. :p