“Sure, I realize that it makes life tough in the cocktail lounge when you have to explain that, while you really ARE a pilot, the thing you fly is called “Wart Hog” but Buck Up! “
Pure bullrap and you have no idea what you are talking about. Do yourself a little favor and educate yourself how the “Hog Drivers” feel about this aircraft. That is their given title, not some idiot yaking in a bar.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18002876-hog-driver
Have known a couple and know they love it. Used to know of a certain bar with an A-10 gun barrel as a footrest.