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FPP025 - Flight School (US Navy)

FPP025 - Flight School (US Navy)

FromFighter Pilot Podcast


FPP025 - Flight School (US Navy)

FromFighter Pilot Podcast

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Length:
85 minutes
Released:
Sep 1, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Doctors attend medical school.  Attorneys go to law school.  …Plumbers acquire the skills of their craft at a plumbing trade school. So where do fighter pilots get their start?  Duh.  At flight school, of course. The US Air Force and Navy maintain discrete flight schools.  While they share some aircraft (i.e. the Beechcraft / Raytheon T-6 Texan II) and occasionally exchange students and instructors, the two flight schools otherwise differ in their focus and execution. We will talk about the Air Force’s school on a future episode but, for this week, join Major Mike “BS” Walsh—the podcast’s first US Marine Corps guest—as we delve into the US Navy flight school from beginning (immediately following commissioning) to end (FRS completion).  We discuss the syllabus, aircraft flown, training locations, what it takes to succeed, and what preparation (if any, arguably) students should undertake before attending. Like med-, law-, and plumbing school, US Navy flight school is lengthy and arduous, but the rewards that follow are well worth the effort. Due to the lengthy interview, this episode does not feature a listener question segment.  New bumper music by Jaime Lopez.
Released:
Sep 1, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Fighter Pilot Podcast explores the fascinating world of air combat: the aircraft, the weapons systems, and most importantly--the people. Each episode features a guest who helps explain the topic at hand such as how ejection seats work or what it's like to fly on and off nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Strap in and hang on for this incredible show! If you love the roar of a high-speed flyby or are enamored by the poise and confidence of the brave men and women who pilot these aircraft, then this show is for you!