WHAT IT’S LIKE TO HIT THE AFTERBURNER IN AN F-16 FOR THE FIRST TIME
The first time you select afterburner in a fighter is an experience you’ll never forget. Over a decade later, I can still remember every second of it. I had... Read more.
HOW DO FIGHTER PILOTS PEE WHILE FLYING?
As a fighter pilot, one of the most common questions I get is: How do you go to the bathroom in an F-16 or F-35? Let me start off by describing the cockpit. A cockpit... Read more.
AN F-35 PILOT EXPLAINS WHY THE JET’S BAD PRESS MISSES THE POINT
There’s no other jet I’d want to go into combat in than the F-35A, the Air Force’s newest supersonic stealth fighter. As a fighter pilot who’s... Read more.
FIGHTER PILOT BREAKDOWN: AERIAL REFUELING
Aerial refueling is one of the more dangerous tasks fighter pilots need to master. Throughout pilot training, you’re taught the biggest mistake you can make... Read more.
THE SECRET TO FIGHTER PILOT MORALE IS APPARENTLY CHICK-FIL-A SAUCE
When I deployed to Afghanistan, a single care package full of Chick-fil-A sauce increased the morale of the squadron for weeks. I deployed as an F-16 pilot to... Read more.
FIGHTER PILOTS HAVE TO CONSERVE MENTAL ENERGY LIKE JET FUEL. HERE’S HOW
One of the sayings we have in the fighter community is that as soon as you put on your helmet, you lose 20 IQ points. A modern fighter pushes what the body and mind... Read more.