Fighter Pilot Podcast

'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 Touko 20241h 1min

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 Touko 20241h 18min

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 Touko 20241h 23min

Gil "Duster" Rud has led a charmed life, from meager roots on a North Dakota farm to joining Naval Aviation and eventually commanding the Navy's demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels. Duster explain...

6 Touko 20241h 51min

'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, Dr. Lance "Boil" L...

29 Huhti 20241h 14min

Former F-14 pilot-tuned-astronaut Reid "Tonto" Wiseman describes flying the Tomcat and NASA's return to the moon after more than a half century. Postscript: since this episode aired, Tonto circled th...

22 Huhti 20241h 2min

Since April 1924, the Royal Canadian Air Force has defended Canadians and all freedom-loving people not just in the skies over North America but indeed, all over the world. On this episode, Lieutenant...

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Most aviation enthusiasts can readily explain what a pilot is and does, but what about a Radar Intercept Officer, Bombardier / Navigator, or Tactical Coordinator? On this episode, FPP friend and occa...

8 Huhti 20241h 10min