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The Afterburn Podcast

#133 Trent “Teddy” Meisel | F-16 Fighter Pilot

The Afterburn Podcast

John "Rain" Waters

Society & Culture, Aviation, Leisure

5961 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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0:00.0

Air Force fighter pilot ejected this morning in South Korea.

0:03.9

The dramatic footage was captured on a local CCTV footage showing the fiery impact.

0:07.9

Pulling the handle with the left hand and things got really loud and really, really aggressive, really fast.

0:13.8

All the caps and all the boldface you've ever done that any time the word eject is on it,

0:17.6

they always talk about all the sims that you do,

0:22.6

you know, engine failure right after takeoff, you know, Zoom stores, Jet Eject.

0:25.0

Like, you've said it a thousand times, you've done

0:26.7

it a thousand times in the SIM, but

0:28.1

they never talk about, like,

0:30.7

what lies on the other side of that yellow handle.

0:33.1

It's, and it is a

0:34.2

significant emotional event.

0:48.0

My program, Kerr, said, 35, 4, and it is a significant emotional event. Teddy, thanks for joining me on the podcast, man.

0:50.0

It's honor.

0:50.4

Have you on here looking forward to the conversation we have today.

0:53.1

Yeah, for sure.

0:54.0

You had a pretty sporty time in the Vipers so far, which will definitely get into.

0:57.6

So I think people want to hang around. But obviously, F-16 pilot, you do have a few of those guys who like hunting in this, which will be interested in

1:11.0

chat about as well as how you started that and what you're doing with Fortin Hunting Cove.

1:15.0

So haven't been in the Viper very long, but it's been a, it was a wild ride about a year two in.

1:20.9

Literally a wild ride. But, you know, hey, here you are. Did you get a tie or a pin?

1:27.4

I don't want to throw too many spears because you've

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