FPP173 - Fighter Pilot Legacy with "Guido"

Fighter Pilot Podcast

E. Vincent "Jell-O" Aiello, Retired U.S. Navy Fighter Pilot

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

4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2023

⏱️ 132 minutes

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Summary

Retired U.S. Navy Captain Jim "Guido" Dimatteo is the son of a WW2 fighter pilot, himself a former A-4, F-14, F-16N, F/A-18 pilot and still an F-5 pilot, the former purveyor of a successful bar & restaurant, a rugby veteran, former Director of the Red Bull Air Races, Director of the Breitling Jet Team North American tour, and so much more as you will learn on this exciting episode.

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0:00.0	To me, the reason why I still do it is I love
0:02.8	nail aviation and the patriotism and the camaraderie.
0:06.3	Everything that is made up in the concept of
0:08.6	fighter pilots in this relationship that we have.
0:11.1	And to be able to still feel like I'm contributing
0:14.0	is incredibly rewarding.
0:30.0	Hello and welcome to the fighter pilot podcast.
0:36.8	I'm your host, Vincent Iolo Carl Sangello.
0:39.0	And joining me in studio today is retired U.S. Navy Captain Jim
0:42.7	DiMateo. He flew the A4, the F5, the F14, 16, and 18.
0:47.4	He's an aviation hall of famer and just an all-around great guy.
0:50.2	Guido, welcome to the show.
0:51.5	Thanks, Jello. All-around great guy.
0:54.1	That's usually not in the intro, but thank you very much.
0:56.8	All right, well then let me do that one better.
0:58.4	You've got a real pain in my ass to get in this studio, mister.
1:01.2	I know. I apologize, but I'm glad I'm here.
1:04.4	So thank you for having me. I'm looking forward to it.
1:06.4	Well, let's see. It was my airline schedule.
1:08.9	It was a tack of the killer African bees.
1:11.4	It was your schedule. It was 100 things.
1:14.1	It was. But here we are.
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