Fighter Pilot Podcast

Good vs bad. Right vs wrong. Humor, redemption, drama, romance, action, closure, and of course, Naval Aviation. Top Gun: Maverick is many things but best of all, it is simple entertainment that people...

15 Jun 20221h 52min

"Real speed." "Real G forces." "Really amazing!" These are the assertions of those who made the blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, and those who have seen it, and they're right. On this episode, second-ge...

5 Jun 20221h 8min

On this bonus episode, FPP host and former TOPGUN instructor, Vincent "Jell-O" Aiello and past podcast guests and fellow TOPGUN instructors Andy "Grand" Mariner (episode 7), Dave "Chip" Berke (59), an...

29 Mai 202249min

Top Gun (the movie): You probably know the storyline cold and can name your favorite flying scene. You can even quote several lines from the film (e.g. “son, your ego is writing checks your body can’t...

25 Mai 20221h 53min

As part of 'Top Gun Month' we are revisiting episode 7 with now-Captain Andy "Grand" Mariner who rejoins the show five years later to update us on his career and the Navy Fighter Weapons School since ...

20 Mai 20221h 7min

On this episode, author Brad Elward, returns for the conclusion of what he learned about the Navy Fighter Weapons School during his nearly decade-long research and writing of TOPGUN: The Legacy: The C...

15 Mai 20221h 17min

'Top Gun Month' kicks off in earnest with this exhaustive look at the Navy Fighter Weapons School with Brad Elward, author of TOPGUN: The Legacy: The Complete History of TOPGUN and its Impact on Tacti...

10 Mai 20221h 13min

'Top Gun Month' kicks off here on the Fighter Pilot Podcast with a discussion on... wait, what?! Sure, the long-awaited sequel looks to be "all that" but let's not lose track of what else is happening...

5 Mai 20221h 3min