Pulling Gs In U.S. Air Force F-16D

Credit: U.S. Air Force
Descending through a heavy layer of thunderclouds as the pilot worked the radio, I gripped the handrails. Rationally, I knew I was safe—Lt. Col. Kevin Walsh had flown combat sorties in Iraq and Afghanistan and surely had hundreds of difficult landings under his belt. Still, looking up through the F...

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