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Episode 24
Troop transport, MEDEVAC, CSAR, ASW, VERTREP, special operations, ground attack… these are but a few of the many missions rotary-wing aircraft perfor…
7 years, 6 months ago
FPP023 - The Distinguished Flying Cross
Episode 23
What do astronaut Alan Shepard, actor Clark Gable, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, and president George H. W. Bush all have in common?
Each distinguished him…
7 years, 7 months ago
FPP022 - Test Pilot School
Episode 22
No matter how well designed a military aircraft may be, it will always require extensive testing and evaluation to ensure it performs as intended. An…
7 years, 7 months ago
FPP021 - The Real 'Viper'
Episode 21
Few pilots ever have an opportunity to meet an enemy aircraft in aerial battle. Fewer yet come out victorious. And even fewer still—in fact, only one…
7 years, 7 months ago
FPP020 - After the Cockpit
Episode 20
Military aviators are generally hard-working, improvement-seeking, self-motivated individuals accustomed to working well under pressure, on tight dea…
7 years, 8 months ago
FPP019 - Air-to-Surface Weapons
Episode 19
Today’s combat aviator enjoys a wide variety of munitions from which to choose when attacking surface targets. From free fall general purpose bombs, …
7 years, 8 months ago
FPP018 - Air-to-Air Weapons
Episode 18
Just as a viper relies on its venomous fangs and a hornet its stinger to deliver a lethal attack on adversaries, so too do modern combat fighter airc…
7 years, 8 months ago
FPP017 - Desert Storm MiG Kill
Episode 17
We’ve all heard that ‘war is hell,’ but this week we hear it from a different perspective: that of a young pilot, new to the fleet and the F/A-18 Hor…
7 years, 9 months ago
Facebook Live Q&A Replay with "Dud"
A replay of the June 5, 2018 Facebook Live listener question session with episode 5 guest Fitz "Dud" Lee.
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7 years, 9 months ago
FPP016 - The Air Boss, 2018
Episode 16
The U.S. Navy has one of the largest air forces in the world comprised of a wide variety of aircraft from helicopters to strike fighters to patrol pl…
7 years, 9 months ago