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Fighter Pilot Podcast

Tomcat RIO with "Bio"

Fighter Pilot Podcast

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

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

4.92K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

A short discussion with a former F-14 Tomcat RIO, TOPGUN (school) instructor, Top Gun (movie) advisor, and now-author on his latest of three books. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

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0:00.0

Hey everybody, Vincent Ayello here from the Fighter Pilot Podcast.

0:06.0

And as you know, I've been harping lately on all the good military aviation books that are out there.

0:12.0

And I finished one recently I want to tell you about.

0:13.9

It's called Tomcat Rio.

0:15.9

And it's written by the same gentleman as Top Gun Days.

0:19.8

And he joins us today by Zoom.

0:21.8

Dave Bironic, calls on Bio.

0:23.8

How are you doing?

0:24.8

Hey Jello, I'm doing great.

0:26.1

Thanks for having me on your show.

0:27.8

I listen to your program a lot,

0:29.5

and it's nice to get back in the cockpit

0:32.0

with you and your guests.

0:33.0

Well, I'm so glad to hear that because it's designed for people who didn't have a chance to lead the life,

0:38.0

but here you are somebody who did and you still appreciate it and hopefully get something out of it.

0:43.0

So thanks for that.

0:44.0

All right, let's talk about your books.

0:45.6

Now there's a third I didn't mention, isn't there?

0:48.4

Yes, the two you mentioned is Top Gun Days, which came out first,

0:53.3

and that talks about my first squadron tour

0:55.8

and my tour as a Top Gun instructor,

0:57.4

including working on the movie.

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