Scott Wolff, Author at Fighter Sweep - Page 26 of 31

About Scott Wolff

Scott Wolff is an accomplished writer and renowned aviation photojournalist. He has held the position of Managing Editor for a print flying lifestyle magazine, and is the Host and Editor for FighterSweep. Scott's area of expertise is military flight operations, drawing on ten years of experience working extensively with all branches of the armed forces. He holds an FAA pilot certificate, the culmination of a life-long passion for flying airplanes. Scott has received military altitude chamber training, emergency egress training, and has logged time in a variety of civilian and military aircraft. He is also a member of the International Society of Aviation Photographers and Nikon Professional Services.

From The Cockpit: F-35 Lightning II Demonstrator

I am often amazed at my timing–good or bad. Today I was definitely in the right place at the right time and I just had to share the experience with View More ›

From the Cockpit: Strike Fighter Ball 2014

We’ve seen the West Coast Hornet Ball, thanks to our good friend and compatriot Wingnut. The Australians have thrown their hat into the mix, and did a darn fine job. View More ›

From The Cockpit: Thunderbird Solo

I, like many of my friends, was bit by the flying bug thanks to the United States Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron–the Thunderbirds. In my case, I was three years View More ›

From The Cockpit: DubFighter

Watch a short video made by Wingnut for the 2013 Hornet Ball, an annual event for West coast F-18 Hornet and Super Hornet squadrons.

From The Cockpit: The Nasty SHB

As Paco says, “It’s a Navy thing. More, it’s a CV thing, ‘CV’ being the code for carrier, the kind of carrier that has cross-deck pendants and planes with hooks. View More ›

From The Cockpit: Cloud Surfing in the Super Hornet

If you’re on a VFR flight plan in American airspace, cloud-surfing is big no-no in the eyes of the FAA. But since we’re talking about F/A-18F Super Hornets on deployment, those rules don’t apply.

From The Cockpit: SOLO TÜRK!

Air General Ali Öztürk, commander of the Turkish Air Force and the very first demonstration pilot of the SOLOTÜRK F-16 display team.

From The Cockpit: F-16AM Fighting Falcon Flies Norway’s Fjords

The fjords of Norway were formed when massive coastal glaciers retreated after successive ice ages, leaving deep U-shaped valleys dug out by stone and ice with steep walls and floors View More ›

Burner Friday: Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle

Happy BURNER FRIDAY, everyone! This rendition of our favorite Friday activity was submitted to us by a member of our community currently deployed in support of contingency operations overseas. An View More ›

Merry Christmas!

Today is a day when millions will celebrate this special season and they will be doing so in a variety of ways. If you are one of those observing this holiday View More ›