
FPP185 - Flying the President
Retired US Marine Corps Colonel Jim "Boone" Jamison describes being an HMX-1 Presidential Command Pilot during the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush presidencies. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
26 Feb 20241h 31min

OFW-1: Defending Against Power Projection
'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 inaugural episode, Mike "Pako" Benitez and Scott...
19 Feb 20241h 39min

FPP184 - Fighter Pilot Best Practices
Planning, briefing, executing per standard operating procedures (SOPs) while using checklists, and then debriefing--these are some of the best practices military aviators routinely employ to ensure sa...
12 Feb 20241h 48min

Hobo to Hero: A World War II Bomber Pilot's Saga
Art Palmer is a child of the dust bowl and self-admitted "hobo" who joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and piloted B-24 Liberators during World War II. Art's plane was shot down on his 50th mission and he...
5 Feb 20241h 27min

FPP183 - F-111s in Desert Storm
Imagine flying along at night, in combat, so low that you look up to see car headlights. And that's just the beginning. On this episode, former US Air Force pilot Jeff "Guinnbob" Guinn and navigator ...
29 Jan 20242h 6min

Fighter Pilot Math
"Do you have to be good at math to be a fighter pilot?" On this episode, the host Vincent Aiello shares a September 2020 blog addressing this question, providing examples of the common math concepts f...
22 Jan 202411min

FPP182 - Designing the A-10 Warthog
Hal Sundt author of Warplane, How the Military Reformers Birthed the A-10 Warthog describes the origination story of the close air support aircraft the U.S. Air Force never wanted but pilots and groun...
15 Jan 20241h 6min

What Makes a 'Good' Fighter Pilot
Situational awareness. Confidence. Teachability and ability to teach. ...wait, helpful? Ever stop and think about the traits that make a 'good' member of your industry? This week, host Vincent Aiello ...
18 Des 202313min




















