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FPP167 - From F-16s to F-35s to YouTube with "Hasard"
Episode 167
U.S. Air Force Reserve fighter pilot, Justin "Hasard" Lee, describes his career flying the block 50 F-16 before transitioning to the F-35 and ultimat…
2 years, 9 months ago
FPP166 - Big Plans for the San Diego Air & Space Museum with "Slug"
Episode 166
Retired U.S. Navy fighter #pilot, James "Slug" Kidrick, makes a case for aviation museums and how to keep patrons, besides just children, walking in …
2 years, 10 months ago
FPP165 - How Military Forces Help and Heal with "SugarBear"
Episode 158
Retired U.S. Navy captain and MH-60 Seahawk pilot Alan "SugarBear" Worthy explains how military forces and weapons systems designed primarily to dest…
2 years, 10 months ago
Flight Testing: First Flight and Envelope Expansion
Miss the old show format where Jell-O answers listener questions and makes announcements in his usual quippy style? Well, you're in luck! This week h…
2 years, 11 months ago
FPP164 - A Lesser Man Would Have Died! Sea Stories with "Lefty"
Episode 164
Former U.S. Navy A-4 Skyhawk, A-7 Corsair II, and F/A-18 Hornet pilot Jerry "Lefty" Schubert stopped by the show during a 2020 Happy Hour to share st…
2 years, 11 months ago
Hypersonics
Designing and flying a vehicle intended to travel at five times the speed of sound or more presents significant challenges—add a human occupant and t…
2 years, 11 months ago
FPP163 - "Trots" Talks Tomcats and TOPGUN
Episode 163
Retired U.S. Navy Captain Tom "Trotts" Trotter describes flying the beloved F-14 Tomcat and how it compares to the F/A-18 Hornet, then attending TOPG…
2 years, 11 months ago
Aircraft Structures: Non-Destructive Testing
Mr. Tim Kinsella joins former U.S. Air Force Flight Test Engineer and Fighter Pilot Podcast cohost Ken "Primetime" Katz to discuss the various non-in…
3 years ago
FPP162 - U.S. F-16 Pilot Explains Infamous 'Dodging Iraqi SAMs' Video
Episode 162
Former U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper pilot Jeff "Tico" Tice was callsign 'Stroke 1,' the flight lead for the ill-fated "Package Q" strike on Iraq just da…
3 years ago
FPP161 - High Risk Resupply Missions in Vietnam with Bob
Episode 161
Former U.S. Air Force cargo pilot Bob Strang describes flying the beloved but not-well-known C-7 Caribou on risky resupply missions during the Vietna…
3 years ago