Flying F/A-18 Hornet Post-maintenance Check Flights at FRCSW

Fighter Pilot Podcast

Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton, Retired U.S. Air Force Fighter Test Pilot

Leisure, History, Aviation, Technology, Personal Journals, Government, Society & Culture

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2023

⏱️ 95 minutes

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This week, guest cohost Ken 'Primetime' Katz turns the tables and asks our usual host Vincent 'Jell-O' Aiello to explain his role at the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest and what it is like to fly a post-maintenance check flight in F/A-18 Hornets. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

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0:31.0	When I was there, I thought every F-18 pilot in the fleet should come through and spend a couple
0:37.2	hours here because when you see how many components are inside how many hours and
0:41.7	hours or sometimes days just to put on a landing gear maybe.
0:45.7	I think there's a lot of value in people having that appreciation. You're going to close five close. Oh!
0:53.0	Last one!
0:55.0	Last one!
0:56.0	Another samelung.
0:57.0	Another samelung.
0:58.0	Go on Get out of here. Somebody got hit on the wall. We're going to get out of here.
1:04.0	Gosh, stop being in the turbine!
1:06.0	How is finding me boys?
1:09.0	Welcome to the fighter pilot podcast.
1:11.0	I am your occasional host Ken Katz, call sign Prime Time. Today our
1:15.9	guest is well known to all Fighter Pilot Podcast listeners. Welcome Jello.
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