Dale Brown’s latest novel, Iron Wolf reviewed by Fighter Sweep
Summer Reading: Iron Wolf by Dale Brown
About Paco Chierici
Paco Chierici flew A-6E Intruders and F-14A Tomcats during his 10 year active duty career. He flew the F-5 Tiger II for a further 10 years as a Bandit concurrent with his employment as a commercial pilot. Paco is currently a 737 captain. Paco is also the creator and producer of the award winning naval aviation documentary Speed and Angels. Paco has written articles for various international and domestic magazines as well as regular contributions to Fighter Sweep. He has signed with an agent to represent the sale of his debut novel, Lions in the Sky, a naval aviation thriller. Paco has the standard panoply of medals and ribbons but his proudest accomplishment is the Top Nugget award for landing grades from his first deployment.
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Great story about a Bad Angel
Fighter Sweep fans, This is an amazing story that came to us from a friend of FS. It was told following a visit to the Pima Air & Space Museum View More ›
Introducing UK Contributing Writer Peter Wall. Sonic booms over England!
Hello Fighter Sweep community, I’d like to introduce our newest, and youngest contributor. Peter Wall is only fifteen and lives in England. He is training in civilian gliders and is View More ›
Watch: Cool Time Lapse Video of Carrier Operations
FighterSweep fans, check out this awesome time lapse video of flight deck operations on the USS John C Stennis. As you are chowing down on hot dogs and barbecue this View More ›
Is US Military Aviation on the Brink of Total Failure?
A recent article in Aviation Week and Space Technology highlights a growing concern that the cannibalistic effects of sequestration and the high tempo of combat operations of the last decade View More ›
Turkey caught between a rock and a hard place
Istanbul Attack. Erdogan surrounded by threats.
FAA Releases New Rules Regulating Small Commercial Drones
Today John S. Duncan, Director of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Flight Standards Service issued an Advisory Circular detailing new rules designed to regulate and phase in small commercial drones. Read View More ›
Fighter Sweep welcomes new Freelance Writer: J. Kirkbride – The Pilot Training Machine Part I
We are excited to continue building our Ready Room of contributing writers. J. Kirkbride joins us from the Air Force side. He’s been a First Assignment Instructor Pilot (FAIP) for View More ›
New Fighter Sweep Assistant Editor, “Smokin” Joe Ruzicka reports: A-10 Warthog Replacement Should be a “Coke” Machine
Happy Father’s Day Fighter Sweep community. I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce the new Assistant Editor for Fighter Sweep. We are incredibly excited to add someone with “Smokin” View More ›
EgyptAir 804 – Second Black Box retrieved
Today, Friday, a search vessel recovered the Flight Data Recorder, the second of the two black boxes from EgyptAir 804. The Flight Data Recorder maintains a continuous log of the View More ›