This is one of the most awsome sights to see in real life, one of these huge birds flying by using just the thrust to keep it in the air. It took my quite a few tries to do this without stalling and dropping to the ground.
  As for the edit, I wasn't happy with the sky, so I rendered a new one using Terragen.
  Also, I softened the focus a little overall, I think that FS makes the screen shots a little too sharp. (Besides, I wanted to give it a little bit of a summer haze).
I often like to fly #7 because it has a tandem cockpit, and I like to imagine giving people the ride of their lives. 

What F/A-18 is that?

You are absolutely correct Bob.
Thank you for the comment, it means a lot coming from a great editer such as yourself.