You didn’t drastically lose altitude. Here’s what happened...1) during takeoff an engine failed, 2) two professional pilots very safely took the airplane into the air, 3) they flew a pattern around the airport while taking care of the problem, and 4) they descended back to the airport for a landing. Thank about it,…

“I’d rather the ticket price was higher and could pay for everything in one fee than have to pay for ten extra things every time.”

It’s cool that you think he was looking at you and waving, but I guarantee his eyes were locked on the horizon in front of him. There is no room for error in that situation and 100% of his attention is on maintaining level flight.

The F-16 powers the gun with an electric motor. The F-15 powers the same gun with a hydraulic motor. The F-35’s gun in bigger. I would guess that a hydraulic motor is more compact, but then you have to run the lines, etc. Tyler might just be guessing. It's not clear to me.

How can any video available on YouTube be called rare?

The F-16 carries about 5 seconds of ammunition.

No. The pilot controls the burst. You wouldn't want the gun to stop firing just when you achieve a good tracking solution!

That logic lacks. It’s like asking, “if a rifle can reliably kill at 1000 yards, why do we have infantry?” The answer is that someone has to operate it.

“...burn a flick...”
I had to stop and think about this one for a minute. I’ve never heard this idiom for watching a movie.

The size of those early HUDs were limited by the space needed for the display, which sits underneath the combining glass.

We used to fly low levels at 480 knots groundspeed to make the mental math easier (8 miles per minute). That would be around 450 knots indicated.

Most of the noise is the environmental control system blowing air into the cockpit. The air moving past the canopy doesn't make much noise, nor do you really hear the engines much from the front.

There is nothing similar about the F-16's slats. They change the camber of the wing to improve maneuverability. The F-14 and F-15 engine intakes change shape to control airflow to the engine, as stated above.