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https://youtu.be/PrSzeP8gIaI
Dave Berke, the only Marine Corps pilot to fly the F-22 and F-35, discusses 5th generation fighter technology and the F-35B.
Thanks to Authentic Media (www.authenticmedia.io) for allowing me to post this on my channel.
Also, checkout the Safe on Deck podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI6ty4FeKpM3p14acae-AjQ
Jim Jimenez provides an outstanding collection of insights, anecdotes and reflections on becoming a Test Pilot and specialising in weapons and sensor trials, and then "dropping off the radar" and entering the world of black programmes.
https://youtu.be/byRDVw5HhyE
Jim Jimenez once shot an AMRAAM at 5,000' AGL, in a dive, while inverted and pushing -1.5g, at 803 Knots/Mach 1.5.
He also shot Zuni rockets at a B-1B in flight.
Don't believe me? Here it is from the man himself:
https://youtu.be/DEry_zDtKuE
Full episode out: Sat 20 Jan 1700Z
Jim Jimenez regales with tiny insights into being part of a black programme: stories of a polygraph test and the bar at Area 51.
https://youtu.be/M4ja84eOHU4
Full episode out: Sat 20 Jan 2024, 1700 UTC.
https://youtu.be/66BD1_KP8VY
Jim Jimenez adds to the very limited oral record of Operation El Dorado Canyon with his recollections of the April 1986 raid on Libya.
It's a riveting retelling of an historically important military action from which many lessons were learned.
youtu.be/8kDSSGp7NTw
If you're interested in a primer on the F-111F, Jim Jimenez is your man.
The first thing you need to know was that it was loud. Really loud.
FULL EP OUT: Sat 13 Jan 1700 UTC
Jim Jimenez recalls the time he met the Air Force Chief of Staff.
https://youtu.be/V_8kxcNAMBM
Full episode out Sat 13 Jan 2024.
https://youtu.be/repczLWym_s
Jim Jimenez kicks off 2024 for me with a jaunt down memory lane to discuss his role in Operation El Dorado Canyon, the April 1986 raid on Libya.
Here he describes how on this, his first combat mission, he descended into an undercast and thence the blackest night he'd ever experienced, only to find that his radalt had failed...
Full episode out Sat 13 Jan 2024
https://youtu.be/DQExthWjpH4
Tug rounds off his USMC Hornet exchange interview with a wonderful blend of humour, humility and Eagle drubbing.
This is a cracking episode. Perhaps the best I have recorded... let me know your thoughts.
https://youtu.be/PO13ubiy4uI
The Elmendorf Crack House? A humbled Eagle driver?! What are these things of which you speak?
Take 10 minutes to find out.
If you regret it, I'll give you your money back.
If you don't, share this with someone else!
Full ep out: Sat 23 Dec 1700 UTC
I'll be publishing a limited run (1,000) of Red Eagles in softback in 2024.
Pre-order yours now to take advantage of a 25% discount.
Pre-Order Discount of 25% applied Softback, limited-edition print run. Pre-orders signed by the author 450 pages 98 photographs 148 x 210 millimetres (5.83 x 8.27 inches) Cover on Silk Coated 300gsm Text on White Uncoated Offset 100gsm Images on Silk Coated 130gsm .5kg weight From the mid-1960s unti...
The first part of my two-part chat with Tug Wilson about flying the F/A-18 Hornet on exchange with the US Marine Corps.
https://youtu.be/Q68uOUKlCTQ
Anyone got a story to beat his "Best weekend ever" anecdote?
"I got caught out".
https://youtu.be/mFLbAUkCNFY
Tug Wilson explains how he managed to get out of control in his F/A-18 Hornet during a defensive BFM sortie.
Full episode out Sat 16 Dec 1700 UTC
https://youtu.be/YVu4tv64scY
Get ready for a Christmas deluge of Tug Wilson storytelling.
Today: "Like a mad dog sh*tting"
14 Dec: "Out of control Hornet"
16 Dec: Ep 1, Full
20 Dec: "Elmendorf's Crack House & The Humbled Eagle Driver"
24 Dec: Ep 2, Full
And... don't forget to pre-order Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs: https://tinyurl.com/2p9mmc8m
In the third and final installment of my interview series with him, "Bones" Ledsham recounts going to war in the RCAF CF-18 Hornet.
https://youtu.be/LQWZEy-FapY
Next up, Tug Wilson, king of banter, rejoins us to talk about his USMC F/A-18 exchange tour!
2023 Round Up!
15k subs and an old book about to go back into print. Not a bad end to the year :)
Thanks to all of you who have supported 10PCT this year, and thanks to all my guests for your time and storytelling!
https://youtube.com/shorts/LR5YMbCCNMo?feature=share
"Bones" Ledsham shares the quite staggering story of the RCAF's underpreparedness to take its CF-18 Hornets to war in Kosovo, 1999.
https://youtu.be/cRLpceJl5QQ
Full episode out: Sat 9 Dec 1700 UTC
https://youtu.be/reUQ76JinkM
"Bones" Ledsham joins us again to share his experiences on exchange with the RAF flying the Tornado F3 in both peacetime and combat.
"Bones" Ledsham discusses Tornado F3 DACT against the Mirage 2000C. I was surprised by what he said.
https://youtu.be/ZPcDFOLWKW0
Full episode out Sat 2 Dec, 1700 UTC.
RCAF fighter pilot, "Bones" Ledsham, joins us for the first of three full episodes discussing his time flying the CF-5, F/A-18 and Tornado F3.
https://youtu.be/pivVsgQLXrM
In today's episode, Bones talks us through low-level flying and the introduction of the Hornet to RCAF service, warts 'n all.
A clip about dogfighting in the F/A-18 Hornet from the forthcoming first episode with Canadian fighter pilot, "Bones" Ledsham.
https://youtu.be/8VkQpLJK3kE
Full episode out Saturday 25 Nov, 1700 UTC.
Over the next few weeks, you'll get to know "Bones" Ledsham quite well.
https://youtu.be/nIfP8jlVtzY
First episode will drop Sat 25 Nov 1700 GMT, but in the meantime, I'll release three clips over the five days to whet appetites.
Share and sub, please!
"Spike" Benyshek, he of F-4G Wild Weasel fame, takes us on a leisurely tour of the OV-10 Bronco.
https://youtu.be/O5qrc3fTq54
Enjoy the change of pace, because next week we're back to fast jets: a month of Hornet talk with "Bones" Ledsham (RCAF) & our old mate, "Tug" Wilson" (RAF).
For those who need a palette cleanser from the high-speed Eagle talk of late, "Spike" Benyshek joins us once again for a cockpit tour - this time for the more sedate OV-10 Bronco.
https://youtu.be/KwBeH6eOPW8
He'll be back this weekend to tell us what it was like to fly.
In this, the fifth installment of Disco's in-depth exposition on Cold War Eagle tactics, he delves into 2v2, 4v4 and the world famous Eagle Wall.
https://youtu.be/vRTSpISFbSA
Disco will return next year to discuss building the F-15 into an air campaign.
https://youtu.be/KUKR8mKghUA
Join me for another two hours of Eagle talk with Disco.
In this episode we talk:
*Bears, Badger and Coots
*No lock intercepts
*IRST, HOBS and BFM tactics
*Defensive shortcomings
*The Eagle community's reputation
*Call signs
"Because I was inverted!".
Disco regails us with stories of Bear intercepts in the early '80s.
Full episode out this Friday (3 Nov '23).
https://youtu.be/xTrjwavz5q8
"Right. Deep breath. Firstly, are you OK?"
I jest, of course, but it is Monday and you may be feeling the start of another work week.
To help de-stress you, here's Disco talking about the F-15's EAGLE EYE.
Full episode out this Friday (3 Nov '23).
https://youtu.be/DU2dsCMrB1c
Disco, Part 3... at long last.
Disco breaks down APG-63 and HUD video of a 2 v 2 of Eagles against Phantoms. He also talks death and losses, GLOC and Eagle driver shenanigans. Don't miss this episode!
https://youtu.be/jsmi_nKOKcc
Raid Assessment Mode (RAM) was a secret mode of the F-15 Eagle's APG-63 radar.
Deleted due to obsolescence in 1985, Disco reveals how the mode could suck the pilot into the 'drool cup' and kill his SA.
https://youtu.be/KicMBF6Wdsk
Full episode out: 20 Oct 2023
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