#27: Martin "Perty" Pert - Harrier, Hawk, Eurofighter, Red Arrows
"Perty" joined the Royal Air Force right out of the gate. He has flown numerous aircraft and has a few "notches" on his belt. He has instructed, survived an ejection, gone to war a few times, and mos...
16 Mar 20211h 9min
Q & A Session #3
Have a question submit yours https://www.theafterburnpodcast.comClimb rate F-16 vs F-15?How often to officers cross over from other career fields to become a pilot?Controlled ejection parameters, requ...
10 Mar 202115min
#26: Army Ranger CSM (Ret) JB Spisso
JB served over 26 years in the Army, 10 of which was in Special Operations in the esteemed 75th Regiment. We chat leadership, his experience jumping into Panama during Operation Just Cause and a few o...
2 Mar 202150min
Q & A Session #2
Have a questions? Swing over to https://www.theafterburnpodcast.com/Want to support the Show? https://www.theafterburnpodcast.com/What are Go-Pills, Side-Effects. "Knuckles" returns to add science ...
24 Feb 202119min
#25: SR-71 Blackbird Pilot - Lt Col (Ret) Les "Slash" Dyer
"Slash" entered into the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He started his aviation journey flying the C-7 before transitioning across several platforms. By the time "Slash" retired he added the B-52, ...
16 Feb 202134min
Q & A Session #1
Have a question? info@theafterburnpodcast.comSupport the Podcast https://www.patreon.com/theafterburnpodcastHow do you maintain and build your passion for flying when you are several years into your f...
9 Feb 202116min
#24: Discussion About F-16 Fatality - with F-35 Pilot Jeff "Bender" Page
"Bender" is a fighter pilot, a former F-16 pilot and now he currently flies the F-35. In this episode we dive further into the mishap breakdown from episode #23. The goal is to bring more context to ...
2 Feb 202158min
#23: F-16 Mishap - Fatality - 30 Jun 2020 Shaw AFB, SC Lt. David "MEZr" Schmitz
On 30 June 2020, Lt David “MEZr” Schmitz was killed in an F-16 mishap at Shaw AFB. He was conducting a night mission qualification sortie. Upon his initial landing attempt his aircraft struck the in...
19 Jan 20211h 4min
