#270 - How Fighter Pilots Think Clearly in the Sky

Black Rifle Coffee Podcast

Black Rifle Coffee Podcast Network

Society & Culture, Comedy

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Welcome to the Black Rifle Coffee Company podcast, where real stories and honest conversations brew. In this episode, join host Mike Glover as he welcomes guest Hasard Lee. Hasard Lee is a highly accomplished U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, recognized for his exceptional skills and leadership. He began his career flying the F-16, earning the prestigious title of 'Top Instructor Pilot of the Year' for the Air Force's largest F-16 Combat Wing. In the War in Afghanistan, he led his pilots as a flight commander in over eighty combat missions, making him the only fighter pilot to fly two different types of jets into combat on the same day while supporting troops under fire. Hasard was then selected to fly the F-35, the most advanced and expensive weapons system ever developed. As Chief of Training Systems for a major training base, he led the advancement of new technology and teaching methods for future fighter pilots. Hasard's bestselling book, "The Art of Clear Thinking," combines his firsthand experiences as a fighter pilot with historical turning points to provide powerful decision-making principles applicable to business and life. He is a prominent content creator with a highly popular military aviation channel on YouTube, having reached millions of viewers and engaged with numerous social media platforms. Hasard frequently shares his expertise with organizations and businesses, delivering talks on decision-making improvement, innovation, and mental toughness cultivation. Instagram: @hasardleeBook: “The Art of Clear Thinking” https://a.co/d/fiFiWr9Website: www.hasardlee.com-----------------------https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/ Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter:IG: @blackriflecoffeepodcastTwitter: @brccpodcast

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0:55.7	Hey, welcome back to the Black Rifle Coffee podcast. Got a special guest, Hazard Lee. That's a cool
1:00.8	name. Where does Hazard coming from? It's a call sign. Is it? Yeah. So, you know, you can't as a
1:06.8	fighter pod tell the public where that came from, but over a glass of scotch, happy to tell you. That's awesome. I imagine it has something to do with hazards. Well, it's an acronym, so H-A-S-A-R-D. So, you know, as fighter pilots, you don't get to choose your call sign. So usually it's something stupid you did or time you almost died or, know making fun of your last name so it's a
1:28.7	good story happy to tell you over glass yeah we'll talk about that post in the underground we'll talk
1:33.1	about that um the art of clear thinking and i'm i'm really interested in the subject matter
1:38.4	we talk about it decision making and situation awareness and and maintaining a focus on the task, but understanding
1:46.3	cognitively, you're going to have to make some sound decisions in these stressful
1:51.8	scenarios.
1:52.8	And we talk about it in self-defense mainly, but or catastrophe and disaster.
1:58.8	But I was fascinated by this because it's a protocol in the book that you've introduced
2:03.8	kind of as a, I don't know, mantra and a protocol you've established in your life as a pilot.
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