FPP194 - "Heater," the Quintessential Navy Fighter Pilot
C.J. "Heater" Heatley is THE man. F-4 Phantom pilot. TOPGUN instructor. Adversary pilot (flying actual MiGs). F-14 pilot. Aviation photojournalist. Author of 'The Cutting Edge'. Inspiration for the s...
1 Jul 20242h 14min
All about Remotely Piloted Aircraft
We finally did it. The Fighter Pilot Podcast is going pilotless...er, well, remotely piloted (but is such an operator really a "pilot?") On this episode, Dan "Killjoy" Martin, former U.S. Air Force ...
24 Jun 20242h 1min
FPP193 - Combat Search & Rescue in the Navy
Retired US Navy helicopter pilot, Tamara "T-Lo" Graham, explains the nuances of planning and flying Navy CSAR missions to guest host Matt "Flounder" Arny. Learn more about the Navy & Marine Corps Jun...
17 Jun 20241h 9min
"Nasty" Leadership Habits
Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Mike "Nasty" Manazir shares important leadership (and followership!) lessons from a lifetime in service, including piloting an F-14 Tomcat and commanding a nuclear-power...
10 Jun 20242h 13min
FPP192 - Horrors of the Vietnam Air War 50+ Years Later
John "Shylock" Koch was an A-6 Intruder bombardier / navigator (BN) who flew more than 200 combat missions during the Vietnam War, most with the same pilot. As you will learn during this emotional in...
3 Jun 20241h 38min
OFW-4: 5th Generation Fighters
'On Future War' is a 12-part series exploring the evolving landscape of military strategy and defense technologies with a focus on the Pacific. On this episode, Mike "Pako" Benitez and Andrew "Scar" ...
27 Mai 20241h
FPP191 - Leading (and Filming!) the Blue Angels
Retired US Navy Captain Greg "Rug Dance" Wooldridge knows a thing or two about the Blue Angels because he led them a time or two...actually THREE times. That was in the 1990s. Back then, Rug Dance wa...
20 Mai 20241h 17min
Buccaneers and Tornados and Sea Harriers, Oh My!
Former Royal Navy Sea Harrier pilot Paul "Tremors" Tremelling makes his debut as a Fighter Pilot Podcast guest host interviewing his friend John "JP" Parker. As a career Royal Air Force pilot, JP fle...
13 Mai 20241h 22min
