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Get Hoser here SHOOT!
The story of Joe "Hoser" Satrapa



Navy pilots that got trained by him are still pround to say "Hoser trained", him and Dale "snort" Snodgrass were living legends (hoser passed away now)

The book is full of stories like above and wilder.. And they are reputed to be all true.

Like how over vietnam his wingman got shot up.. ejected.. and the plane kept going without its pilot.
So Hoser shot down that Crusader.. his answer : a kill is a kill.

Then moved on to Vigilante because he was the best behind the boat.
Didn't like Vigi's as that's not a real fighter.

End up retiring.. and the SecNav had to haggle to get him to come back as TopGun instructor..

On his first flight in an F14.. he did a dogfight against the then best F14 pilot.. and got guns on him in 60 or so seconds.. then he repeated it a few times more.

During AIM9L eval he went up for 2v2 against 2 eagles.
his wingman had tech difficulties.. so he went up alone
did radio chatter with his own rio to pretend to be with 2..

Eagles broke there neck looking for the second Tomcat.. He gunned both Eagles.

Then they wanted a rematch when they found out he was alone
Gunned em a second time.

On debrief he pretended to be a 2nd lt nugget.. vs the Eagles where one of them was a full bird colonel....


Hoser got chewed out a number of times for SHB's over Nellis. where USAF didn't allow it
Nellis base cmdr : Why did you do a 600 knot break?
Hoser cause i don't have enough rudder authority for 700 knots!!




https://www.amazon.com/Hoser-Here-Shoot-Tomcat-Sunset-org-Staff/dp/B009AP715I
Very good book

Another good one is FLY NAVY
https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Fly-Navy-Discovering-Extraordinary-Enduring-ebook/dp/B004OA63I0/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_es_US=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3 %91&dchild=1&keywords=fly+navy&qid=1595880903&s=books&sr=1-1

includes several stories bout Hoser as well

Or Bye Bye Baby.. the Tomcat sunset book
https://www.amazon.com/Grumman-F-14-Tomcat-Reminiscences-Service/dp/0760339813
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