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Fighter Pilot Podcast

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

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

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🗓️ 22 April 2019

⏱️ 86 minutes

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A discussion on arguably the most prolific, effective, and fun-to-fly fighter of the modern jet age, the Viper. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

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0:00.0	Thanks to our sponsor National University.
0:02.3	National University knows how important flexibility is for busy adults going back to school.
0:06.8	After all, NU was founded by a U.S. Navy veteran.
0:09.6	That's why NU offers year-round enrollment as well as four and eight-week online
0:13.5	course options, master's degrees and doctoral programs in the most high-demand
0:17.2	field so veterans and service members can advance their careers.
0:20.1	NU is a yellow ribbon school and accepts the post-911 GI Bill while offering veterans help to cover what the G-I-Bill may not.
0:27.0	To find out more, visit NU.EDU.
0:31.0	This week on the Fighter Pilot podcast, retired United States Air Force
0:35.9	Reserve Colonel Mike Terreel Day joins us to explain what it's like to fly the
0:41.2	most exciting and prolific Western fighter of the modern jet age.
0:45.0	It's basically a single seat with a high visibility bubble canopy, single engine, single tail,
0:51.0	side stick, front line fighter. And when you sit in it I'd say about
0:55.2	75% to 80% of the airplane is behind you so you have this feeling that you're at the end
0:59.9	of a pencil and you're flying a magic carpet.
1:03.0	Clear to kill.
1:06.0	Clear to kill.
1:07.0	A lot.
1:08.0	This is a couple of hard left.
1:11.0	Murder foot.
1:12.0	Go, Angie. Class one, Class one.
1:15.0	I hope you know.
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