The Old Fly Guy Network
The Old Fly Guy Network
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Our mission is to provide a platform to engage with leaders in the general aviation marketplace. Exploring the background of these leaders and how their journey in general aviation began. Discover what drives these aviators to share their knowledge. Learn what these aviators see for the future in aviation. Discuss the lighter side of aviation and be inspired to take to the skies to follow our dream of flying.
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Explores themes related to the journeys of aviation leaders, highlighting their beginnings, motivations, and visions for the future of aviation, with episodes covering topics like the importance of technical expertise and the integration of personal passions, such as music in aviation.

Our mission is to provide a platform to engage with leaders in the general aviation marketplace. Exploring the background of these leaders and how their journey in general aviation began. Discover what drives these aviators to share their knowledge. Learn what these aviators see for the future in aviation. Discuss the lighter side of aviation and be inspired to take to the skies to follow our dream of flying.
In Part B of this two-part Old Fly Guy episode, the conversation with F-111F aviators Rusty O’Brien and Mace Carpenter moves from preparation to execution—focusing squarely on Desert Storm and how the F-111F delivered decisive results. With decades of shared flying experience, Rusty and Mace take viewers inside the real-world tactics, logistics, and mission planning that made the F-111F the most effective strike aircraft of the conflict.
This episode explores innovative techniques like radar ducting, precision strike tactics using laser-guided munitions, and the behind-the-scenes logistical efforts that kept the jet flying night after night. Rusty and Mace share personal stories from training missions and combat sorties, highlighting how crew cohesion, trust, and familiarity were just as important as technology. Often overshadowed by air-to-air fighters, the F-111F’s Desert Storm record speaks for itself—and Part B ensures its mission, impact, and legacy are finally given the attention they deserve.

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