The pilot says, "Oh, the old 'wrong place at the wrong time' situation, another example of Murphy's Law in action." "Glad you got out of that mess though, don't want to think of what might have happened if you got left behind." He chuckles, then says, "Oh, don't sell our 'old birds' short, we did learn some new tricks to do with them." "You might have been in for a surprise had things gone hot back then."
He says, "Yeah, being on the ground too long does make a person a bit sluggish, like you are losing your edge." Smirking, the pilot says, "Fat Amy might have a punch, but, she has to be able to hit something with it to do any good." He pauses at her question, he says, "I flew Tomcats as they were being phased out, damn shame, the Cats had a lot of useful life left in them."