wow, there within like 6 inches of each other, one screw up and all go down.
You see, right there is why it's obvious you're not a fighter pilot... "6 inches", "screw up", "go down", and not a single "so to speak". You'd be buying rounds or singing to atone for your sins if you said any of that in a fighter bar.
Appropriate responses would of course include sage observations such as "if that's your definition of 6 inches, your wife is either a very lucky or very gullible lady".