You do not seem to understand the navigational problem and skill level here. Multiple waypoints, time on target is not simple thing. Now add in aerial rendezvous for different aircraft type.
I don't give a shit. None of it needs to happen near populated areas of civilians.
I'm not referring to money spent elsewhere, just money spent on pilots in the air.
And if the military was better at money management, they could afford to get all of their pilots the hours in the air they deserve/want, but they blow their budget on useless bullshit and garbage contacts that force mandatory purchases to be made from places like SKILCRAFT (who make the world's worst toilet paper).
As I said you don't understand the point of the training.
Flyovers of populated areas of citizens does not have a valid point. If they start doing shitty flyovers in my town, I'll start using lasers to try and take them down. I do not give a fuck.
Not against Ukraine which until very very recently has been pretty much on par technologically. I think their first F-16 aerial victory was recently, and it was a particularly old version of the F-16.
Well, then you don't remember the Ghost of Kyiv from very early in the war that was taking out Russians left and right using a MiG-29. The only thing advantage Russia has ever had is sheer numbers.