F18 Hornets of VFA-81
Sunliners shown in aviation art print Top Cover by aviation artist Michael
Rondot. The F18 Hornets are shown in simulation combat with F16's.
Top Cover by Michael Rondot. With Top Cover, Michael Rondot portrays a pilot's eye view of the speed
and excitement of modern high-tech aerial warfare. High over a panorama of
broken clouds, a pair of F/A-18C Hornets from VFA-81 'Sunliners' dive onto
a group of F-16s simulating an attack on a formation of low flying
A-7 Corsairs far below. The low-flying A7s are in deep trouble, having
been bounced by the F-16s, and will evade as hard as they can to shake off
their opponents. For the F/A18 Hornet pilots the priority id to kill the
F16s before they can threaten the A7s. The fight's on! You could easily be forgiven for believing that US Navy and Marine
Corps aviators enjoy an unfair advantage in life. They fly the finest
aircraft around, in the most demanding and exciting roles, and they get to
practise their art in some of the most beautiful and exotic parts of the
world, basking in the glamour and mystique of US Naval Aviation. the
reality is more down to earth. Flying the F/A18 Hornet in both the air-defence and the ground attack role is hard, challenging work. Pilots
from the attack community have to learn the skills of air-to-air fighting,
and air defenders have to learn the art of putting bombs and bullets onto
a pinpoint target from a first pass attack in bad weather. It is an
uncompromising and unforgiving environment, with no room for bullshit.
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