So you think you know the answer on who wins between the F-16V and the J-39E? Well let’s see if you agree with our resident expert, former F-16 pilot, and View More ›
Dogfight! F-16V Viper versus J-39E Gripen: Who Wins?
About Nate Jaros
Nate Jaros Nate “Buster” Jaros is a retired USAF fighter pilot with over 2,000 hours in F-16 C/D/CM and T-38A/C aircraft and over 500 hours in General Aviation aircraft. He has a Bachelor of Science degree as well as a Master of Business Administration and owns, operates, and maintains a 1969 V-tail Bonanza. Buster currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada and is a long-time member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association as well as the American Bonanza Society. You can find his book Engine Out Survival Tactics: Fighter Pilot Tactics for General Aviation Engine Loss Emergencies at most major retailers or at http://engineout.weebly.com
All Posts by Nate Jaros
A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot – Part I
By Nate S. Jaros I am often asked what it is like to be a fighter pilot. Sure, we boast about how fast we fly, how to shoot missiles, drop View More ›
How to win a dogfight: Understanding the importance of Angle of Attack
Former F-16 pilot Nate “Buster” Jaros shows us how Angle of Attack (AOA) is extremely important in basic fighter manuevers and how optimizing it can help kill the enemy. Angle View More ›
A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot – Part III
By Nate S. Jaros Continuing our three-part series on a Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot. If you missed the last segment, we finished our sortie. Now it’s View More ›
A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot – Part II
By Nate S. Jaros Continuing our three-part series on “A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot.” If you missed the last segment, we came in early for mission View More ›
Civilian contractor killed and USAF Airman injured during a F-16 live-fire training exercise
Losing someone during a training exercise, or while “just training” is always a difficult pill to swallow. It’s extremely painful to all involved, but because it happened during training versus View More ›
Spare Vipers and Iraqi Heat
By Nate S. Jaros As most of the country is currently in a deep freeze, I thought it would be fun to reflect back to a particular time in my View More ›
Near Miss Over Syria
As a pilot, I have had multiple “near miss” events. Most pilots I know have had similar experiences. Some of these events still scare me today when I think about View More ›
In the Seat With AGCAS: Those Lost and Those Saved
It was June 2009 and myself and members of the 34th Fighter Squadron “Rude Rams” at Hill AFB Utah had just finished our night flight training over the UTTR (Utah View More ›
A New Fighter On the Horizon
Former F-16 pilot Nate “Buster” Jaros alerts us about a new fighter that is secretly being developed, but it appears to have lots of challenges. There is a new fighter under development. In View More ›