 The F-16 is like a Porsche and it's a high-ride and then the F-35 is like a Toyota Tacoma it's solid it's a tank it's gonna it's not the maneuverability is not why the F-35 was built but for sole flying purposes and the sensation you get as flying in the air in a fighter with the F-16 it is it's it's unbelievable with the I guess the the best thing about flying the F-16 is the bubble canopy there's no canopy bow no metal restricting your view so it when you're flying up there and it's a clear day and it's a beautiful day it it's like you're sitting on top of the world like sitting on top of the rocket transitioning to F-35 it's still a fighter so it's a high performance aircraft but when you're comparing the two the maneuverability of the F-16 obviously is is one of the top fighters in that you know in that realm of aerodynamics in the world so moving to the F-35 there's a lot of similarities between the F-16 and the F-35 specifically with button pushes but sensation flying the airplane it's like the greatest roller coaster you can imagine your body has to build up to the high g environment obviously so first time going up in an airplane in a high g airplane you're probably going to have some sensations you've never felt before but it's amazing what the human body can do the human body can adapt to to those sensations and you get used to it it's a huge leap in technology they with the joint program for the F-35 they've already done a lot of stuff as far as that technical leap from fourth gen to fifth gen and obviously the F-35 is what we call like a stealth aircraft for fifth gen in space it's a flying computer the systems are all your troubleshooting a computer when you're flying the F-16 most of the time you're troubleshooting a little bit of computer but a lot of airplane I've always wanted to fly there's just nothing like flying I started flying in little airplanes in 2006 right when I graduated high school and just fell in love with it immediately man there's just always been a pull to try to fly fighters a high-performance fighter airplane I just don't think that can be matched anywhere else in the world or any profession else in the world it's uh it's just something that's always pulled me in I wanted to do it and just now as I get older I still love flying fighters and I want to do it as long as I can but there's just something about being airborne in general whether that's in a little airplane or moving on into the future like you're qualified in a fifth gen fighter and that's something we need as a country and that's something that is going to be highly desirable to stay in in the guard reserve or even active duty for some fighter pilots out there that might be what they want to do and if you get this qualification you're just it cannot be matched in any other profession