FPP194 - "Heater," the Quintessential Navy Fighter Pilot

Fighter Pilot Podcast

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

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

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2024

⏱️ 132 minutes

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Summary

A discussion with a Navy F-4 Phantom pilot-turned TOPGUN instructor, adversary pilot (flying actual MiGs), F-14 pilot, aviation photojournalist, author of 'The Cutting Edge' and, oh yeah, inspiration for the smash film, 'Top Gun.' Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

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0:00.0	Thanks to our title sponsor National University.
0:02.8	National University is committed to supporting veterans, active duty personnel,
0:06.8	and military families through flexible online courses
0:09.6	and master's and doctoral programs in high demand fields providing excellent career advancement
0:14.5	opportunity. National University is a yellow ribbon school that proudly
0:18.0	accepts the post-911 GI Bill and goes the extra mile by offering additional
0:22.4	assistance to cover expenses that may not be covered by the GI Bill.
0:26.0	To learn more, visit nU.edU.
0:31.0	Going a week without a dog fight like a lot of free guys do and then going that same week and having 15 or 20 dog fights
0:39.2	It's totally different when you get there. Probably my best moment was not only
0:45.2	getting the orders to top them but getting there and being saturated in that kind of
0:50.6	environment and realizing that there is no other place I'd rather be.
0:56.3	So every morning I woke up and went to Tuck then, I was the happiest guy on there. Stand on.
1:03.0	Stand on.
1:05.0	Stand on. The
1:08.0	Last one, that one.
1:09.0	Another Samblood.
1:10.0	Another Samblood.
1:11.0	Same location. Watch your head.
1:12.0	It's on.
1:13.0	Quick, somebody got hit on roll with the call weather down.
1:15.0	Get out of here.
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