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Pulling G’s – A Fighter Pilot’s Response to Gravitational Forces

January 4, 2015

…and so it was that the mysterious force of gravity was revealed to Isaac Newton and the human mind for the first time. Then came the fighter pilot and the Newton’s force was soon exploited for its tactical advantage.

Rocky Jedick 4 Comments Expert Analysis
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The A-10 IS Relevant…Still

January 3, 2015

Soldiers like the A-10. They can see it, they can hear it, they have confidence in it. And that’s the one thing that we have to account for as we move forward.

Hawg Driver 1 Comment Expert Analysis
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Burner Friday: Dassault Rafale

January 3, 2015

I believe it was William Lear who once said “If it looks good, it will fly good.” This is something that can definitely stated for the Dassault Rafale. Although it View More ›

Jason Hyatt 1 Comment Military Aviation
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Back in the Fight: USAF F-16Ds Return to Service

January 2, 2015 USAF F-16Ds Return to Service

Back in August, over half of the Lockheed-Martin F-16Ds in the USAF inventory were removed from flight after cracks were identified along the canopy sill longeron. This particular longeron in View More ›

Jason Hyatt No Comments Air Force
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From The Cockpit: DubFighter

January 1, 2015

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.

Scott Wolff No Comments Navy
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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 ›

Scott Wolff 2 Comments Navy
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From The Cockpit: Cloud Surfing in the Super Hornet

December 30, 2014 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.

Scott Wolff 1 Comment Navy
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From The Cockpit: SOLO TÜRK!

December 29, 2014

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

Scott Wolff No Comments Military Aviation
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UPDATE: AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Debris Located

December 28, 2014

Early this morning, AirAsia executives confirmed search and rescue assets had located debris from QZ8501, and recovery operations were underway. The debris and other items were spotted in the Karimata View More ›

Jason Hyatt No Comments News
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From The Cockpit: F-16AM Fighting Falcon Flies Norway’s Fjords

December 27, 2014

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 ›

Scott Wolff 1 Comment Military Aviation
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