FPP180 - Why We Need TOPGUN Adversaries with "Farley"

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

🗓️ 27 November 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Retired U.S. Navy F/A-18 pilot Jack "Farley" Stewart explains who "adversary" pilots are, what they do, how TOPGUN trains them, and why it is vital to have professional adversaries (or "aggressors," as the U.S. Air Force calls them). Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

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0:31.0	When I looked at my role as an adversary in my mind those guys are getting ready to go
0:36.0	overseas and I wanted them to be the absolute sharpest they can be so that if for
0:41.0	some reason they end up in a shooting war with whoever, I want them to have the confidence that they know how their adversaries are going to perform in real world. Samiks, broken in 2005, close.
0:53.0	Oh, Jackson.
0:55.0	We can't get one.
0:56.0	Last one, last one.
0:58.0	Other Sam lunch.
0:59.0	Another Sam lunch.
1:00.0	Go location. Watch your head.
1:01.0	It's wrong.
1:02.0	Somebody got hit on the road winter dam.
1:04.4	Get out of here.
1:05.4	There's nothing in the terminal!
1:07.4	Oh, and welcome to the Fighter Pilot Podcast.
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