FPP135 - Carrier Air Traffic Control
According to the FAA, the primary purpose of ATC is to prevent collisions, organize and expedite the flow of air traffic, and provide information and other support for pilots. That's great for airspac...
15 Mar 20221h 21min
Saab Gripen E Update
Designed to defeat any adversary for the next 30 years, the Saab Gripen E is made for forward-thinking air forces, incorporating cutting-edge technologies and the latest systems, sensor, weapons, and ...
10 Mar 202230min
FPP134 - U.S. Air Force Flight Test Engineers
Military aircraft, the systems they incorporate and weapons they employ, are incredibly complex contraptions requiring extensive development and testing. Pilots fly the aircraft and maintenance profes...
5 Mar 20221h 48min
STOVL vs Cats / Traps with "Tremors"
Short Takeoff / Vertical Landings like an AV-8 Harrier or traditional catapults and arresting gear a la F/A-18 Super Hornet--which do you think is more difficult? 'U.K. Month' wraps up with this repla...
25 Feb 202239min
FPP133 - SEPECAT Jaguar
U.K. Month continues with a look at the SEPECAT Jaguar. The anglo-French jet that was too much of a handful to serve as a trainer as designed, found success as a low altitude strike platform, includin...
15 Feb 20221h 29min
FPP132 - English Electric Lightning
U.K. Month kicks off with a look at the English Eclectic... make that 'Electric' (oops!)... Lightning. Actually, that's no Freudian slip because with vertically stacked engines, guns & rockets attache...
5 Feb 20221h 37min
FPP 131 - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
We turn the way-back machine to 11 on this in-depth discussion on aircraft of the vintage and golden eras of aviation, courtesy of the folks who fly these magnificent aircraft in the skies over New Yo...
25 Jan 20221h 5min
FPP130 - Flight Surgeons
'Flight surgeon'—that must be a specially-trained medical doctor who performs surgery on a specially-adapted aircraft, right? Not exactly. On this episode, U.S. Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel Ro...
15 Jan 20221h 15min
