"I christen thee Eagle, and may you reign supreme in your domain." Iris Rose Hansen Never were more prophetic words spoken.

This was fun! It brought back a slew of wild and fun memories! I was a munitions dude at Kadena AB Japan in 1980 and the F-15C's and D's were just arriving. We only had 4 the day I arrived to the squadron. These fighters were the state of the art and designed with easy/rapid maintenance, compared to the F4E's they replaced. The load crew I was on won the Load Crew of the Quarter which meant we were going to get incentive rides!! Hell Yeah!! But, during the previous incentive rides too many folks ended up puking all over the rear cockpit. The powers that be decided to stop the incentive rides, DAMMIT!! So close but so far, right?! To this day when I see an F-15 flyover I get immediate goosebumps and a wee bit teary-eyed! Those 18 months in pure bliss (like being on the Ferarri F-1 Racing TEam). Why I let myself get transferred to Fairchild AFB (much closer to home - Seattle WA) I'll never know. The camaraderie between the pilots and the maintenance folks was AWESOME! Which sadly, never happened in a B-52 squadron.

@rtlamb

4 жыл бұрын

@Joshua N. Ajang nope, I left well before that in 1982.

Laughed hard at that intro, lol

Being one of the lucky few to have flown all US varients of the air-to-air Eagle; the most fun for 1v1 pure BFM in order were: F-15A MSIP (light nose, -220 motors, only at FL ANG, now gone), the race car of Eagles! F-15A (light nose, -100 motors) F-15C MSIP (med nose, -220) F-15D (more drag, -220) F-15B (more drag, -100) F-15C AESA radar (hvy nose, -220), but AESA rocks for BVR! My two cents.

You should have seen the smile on my face as I was listening to this while I was driving! And I'm giving this a second listen right now! I have been waiting for this for so long and you finally deliver,great work!

@tinto278

2 жыл бұрын

Man that guy talking was drunk hahaha, must have come from the bar in the hotel in Vegas.

FPP Team, Thanks again for you effort and time put into making this great content. Really love your work and the quality and detail is second to none as far as I’m concerned. Can’t wait to hear about the F-15. Thanks again!!!! Keep it up please!

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

VTwin Builder thanks for the kind words, we’ll do our best!

Awesome video, fellas! From the perspective of an enthusiast, but somebody who isn't a pilot, these interviews give nice insight in to what it's like to be a fighter pilot. Helps me dream!

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

That's why we're here!

I suppose if you have over 4,000 hours in the jet you can call the gun anything you want even a M51A haha! Great interviews and can't wait for Part 2

@FighterPilotPodcast

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody’s perfect

Well, what can I possibly say. This pair of podcasts is, well, simply perfect. I always have a healthy respect for the Eagle but after this, it's become my favourite US jet fighter of all time. The guest speakers (spiderman and stretch), clearly have chemistry, having known each other for 20 years, and it shows. For them to get "Jello" into that chemistry, is brilliant. I consider spidey to be Mr F15. This is one that can be listed as, like the aircraft itself, dominator of its field. Absolutely brilliant.

Wonderful, made my day seeing this pop up!

Well worth the wait gentlemen! I graduated from high school in ‘86 in Panama City, I got to hang out at Tyndall a couple of times.... F-15s were a huge part of the backdrop of my teens. Love the story about the bent one out on the pole.

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

💪

Interview starts at 19:42

Most intelligent discussion yet. These guys are at the Avant guard regarding fighter pilot datum. Thank you this podcast. Carl

@FighterPilotPodcast

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. And thank you, Carl.

I have never clicked on an episode faster in my entire life. Thank you Jello, and... Spidey! Just wrapped up the episode, only one complaint and it is a major one: IT IS TOO DAMN SHORT AND I NEED MORE. MOARRRR!

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

MrAssists we’ll lucky for you there’s a Part 2 on the 13th (or earlier if you check out Patreon;)!

@IWSFODD

4 жыл бұрын

@@FighterPilotPodcast Already on it. I made a promise, didn't i ;)

Full fidelity fighter F-15C for DCS, it was true king of the air. Great interview, Spiderman was a fantastic guest. Thanks guys👍

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Spiderman will return.

@JETZcorp

2 жыл бұрын

We're getting the Mud Hen, but there's just some special sauce in that single cockpit, no CFTs, and light-grey paint (especially the early very-light ones). I'd pay full flagship-module price for a high-fidelity Charlie Eagle with JHMCS. If it flies it dies. Skraaww!

@tinto278

2 жыл бұрын

@@FighterPilotPodcast Great podcast! Was Spiderman at the bar before hand?

@josephthomas8318

Жыл бұрын

​@@tinto278 well he is a pilot

@tinto278

Жыл бұрын

@@josephthomas8318 😉

Can’t wait for part 2!!

Homeland defense, 24/7, No Fail Mission. Love it. Thanks for the podcast and thanks for your service.

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Any time, Dialectic!

What FANTASTIC discussion. My favorite podcast so far. 👏👏👏

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Funfact, F15 has the only space ace. Satellite shootdown.

The Israelis used the F-15Bs and Ds as Strike aircraft and were also used as satellite communications relays. They have an R2D2-like pod right behind the cockpit. The Israelis used them to strike the PLO headquarters with GBU-10s.

@boddurakesh1216

4 жыл бұрын

@Joshua N. Ajang yes

And Spiderman and the other gentleman are really cool folks,really nice sense of humor!

What a BEAST of an aircraft !

Crash course in a new type. lol Hope he goes into a little detail about the -15X in part 2. It sounds exciting!

I was at Khamis.Mushayt a ,the same time. Aussie weapons working on Tornados. Worked alongside with Weapons Load Crew boys on F15C. :)

13:00 Example that immediately came to mind was VADM David Venlet. In 1981, he was part of the aircrew as an F-14A RIO in VF-41 that shot down two Libyan Su-22s in the first Gulf of Sidra "Line of Death" incident. He transitioned to become an F-14 pilot afterwards, and was the Navys F-35 program manager.

This video made my day 🙏🏾

"Come on... do the f100 already!!" Is what I'm saying.... I love the hun Just looks like speed

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Considering the 'century series' fighters with their accompanying episode number (i.e. FPP100 - F-100 Super Sabre)...

@jtnotlim7920

4 жыл бұрын

@@FighterPilotPodcast very cool idea.

@TLTeo

4 жыл бұрын

@@FighterPilotPodcast that would be amazing! Being Italian I'm looking forward to episdoe #104 :)

@martijn9568

4 жыл бұрын

@@TLTeo an episode almost being nothing but trash talking, count me in! I still like the Star Fighter, despite all its flaws

Thank you so much for dedicating some episodes to the legendary F-15! What an amazing airplane! Not wanting to sound picky but listening to this does inspire me to consider a career in the Air National Guard and working towards a commission and pilot slot for the opportunity to fly F-15. However, recently with what I've been reading online, it seems the Air Force higher ups don't want to continue this aircraft for much longer, and I fear I that if I were to achieve my goals it may be too late.

@FighterPilotPodcast

2 жыл бұрын

The F-15X is just arriving in Guard units and will likely be there awhile

@dinosaurfan2409

2 жыл бұрын

@@FighterPilotPodcast That's good to hear, but I've seen news articles online saying that production has been cut and some units may not get the new variant and may go to the F-35 or might no longer be a flying squadron.

@FighterPilotPodcast

2 жыл бұрын

@@dinosaurfan2409 Gotcha

@dinosaurfan2409

2 жыл бұрын

@@FighterPilotPodcast Sorry for sounding so down. This is something I do worry about. I want the F-15 to keep flying. Of course, you have connections and friendships with people in the squadrons still so you would know better than me any day.

So awesome it needs its own month!

What a wild interview! whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!1111!11

just made my morning coffee 100x better, love you guys

My all time favorite fighter

I'VE BEEN WAITING!!

Aha! A few pounds for air to ground! 54:25 great interview guys!

47:30 The debrief was absolutely hilarious

The one dislike at this time (3-4-20 0333 Pacific standard time) is probably a Flanker pilot. What another awesome ep!

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Know any?

Its eagle time! Really enjoyed the interview. One little thing though: as a german i gotta mention that henry ford did not come up with the car, a guy by the name of Karl Benz did decades earlier in 1885. What ford invented was the mass production, but you're certainly not the only americans thinking that ;)

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing that out; a misunderstanding on my part.

@kainhall

4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't it "otto" that made the first car (gas and brake pedal, and steering wheel) Iirc, Benz used a tiller like a boat Abd the model t was the first car to have features you find in modern cars Enclosed, windows and doors, spark ignition, etc It's like who invented the first plane, or jet engine.... or rifle Everyone credits the french for smokeless powder, but both the Brits and Americans (any country with a big military) came up with their own formulas VERY soon after Same with self contained brass ammo

@TheRadiag

4 жыл бұрын

@@kainhall I'm a bit spotty on the knowledge of exactly the things that nikolaus otto did, but he did invent the four-stroke combustion engine. The type of engine we use now which is similar to it is also named the "otto-engine" in his honor in germany. But I think you're better off googling about him than listening to me. Very true, the model-t was absolutely instrumental in getting the car popular and cheap enough for everyone (most) people to own, while also making it a lot more user friendly. Looking at the Benz Patent-Motorwagen (there are a few videos on youtube here of a replica that mercedes owns) its a lot more complicated to operate, but it was the first production... well essentially horse-carriage that was capable of moving under its own power. Engineering and Invention is always an iterative process thats done by multiple independent people. Benz is regarded as the inventor of the automobile though.

Best intro of you’ve ever done

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. That was mostly me, my mom, and stepdad! 😂

I actually didn't know that fighters could pull more than 9gs for brief periods of time. I thought that most fighters have a built in limiter to keep pilots at or below 9gs. You guys are more insane and badass than I thought 😂

@FighterPilotPodcast

2 жыл бұрын

Many jets do, but not all. And even those that do can be overridden.

F-15 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤 Awesome one of my favourite aircraft. I don’t know why Australia didn’t get some F-15’s. At least I get to see some fly when the RSAF & USAF bring them to Darwin for excises like Pitch Black. What an awesome thing you guys are doing for the Aussie kids wanting to get into the RAAF. One guest I would love to hear on the show is Aussie Top Gun Matt Hall 👍🏻👍🏻🙃🙃

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

We’ll see what we can do, Mat. But you’re right, the Eagle would be a great addition to the RAAF!

@matk4731

4 жыл бұрын

The Fighter Pilot Podcast Thanks mate. Really love the show. 👍🏻👍🏻🙃🙃

wow & wow - super cool - best pod cast on you tube for sure

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Equal to the Task Aviation very very kind of you!

@equaltothetaskaviation6440

4 жыл бұрын

@@FighterPilotPodcast mate you do an outstanding job & thank you for giving us an insight to the fighter pilot world

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

@@equaltothetaskaviation6440 👍

Wooohooo - finally!

To answer the qualifications question, in the Navy and Marines pilots can hold more then one current aircraft type rating and actively keep them current. Whereas in the Air Force only one type rating can be held at a single time. For instance I know an F15 pilot who is being assigned to the F16 and he has had to give up his F15 qual and go to F16 train him at Luke do the full training.

1:03:00, the airframe he is referring to was F-15A 74-0095, and was one of the gate guards at Tyndall. Unfortunately, this aircraft was severely damaged when it was flipped onto its back OCT 2018 during Hurricane Michael.

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Bummer!

Amazing Episode Jello!

Sir, at that part on having Sidewinders and Sparrows only, is that for some squadrons or were all F-15s at that time not really not AMRAAM compatible? If the latter, to what year?

1:01:10 So many great moments in this

Awesome opener! 😂👍

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Would you believe that was mostly me, my mom, and stepdad? 😂

@aviationavenue2261

2 жыл бұрын

@@FighterPilotPodcast wow, that’s awesome! 👏👏👏👏👏

Oh my god my life is complete

The F-15 Eagle, the only plane that comes to mind that has just about taken up the whole alphabet with its variants lmao.

@brad7820

4 жыл бұрын

F-18 has A/B/C/D/E/F/G

@christophermailloux4706

4 жыл бұрын

The H-60 would like to talk.

@Anderson_Hwang

4 жыл бұрын

F-4 has A/B/C/D/E/F/G/H/J/K/M/N/S (Obviously according to Wikipedia) I myself couldnt memorize that many

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

DokturProfesur the B-52 is trying it’s hardest to keep up as well!

@guzzonovantanove6504

4 жыл бұрын

@@FighterPilotPodcast F-16 joined the channel

Now I understand why the F-15A/B were phased out by the F-15C/D. Sad that the F-15A/B didn’t stick around in the 2010s. Even though...the MSIP II (Multi-Stage Improvement Program), the MSIP upgrade for F-15C/D, was implemented on some F-15A/B airframes. The MSIP II F-15A/Bs have similar sets to the F-15C/D. I have a question that keeps me thinking: were the MSIP II F-15A/Bs still incapable of using the AMRAAM? Edit: As it turns out, MSIP F-15As do have capabilities for AMRAAM. Another question was what were the features in the cancelled MSIP I upgrade for the F-15A/B?

Anyway there could be a episode featuring P2Neptunes? Great aircraft. My Father flew in those.

@FighterPilotPodcast

3 жыл бұрын

We hope to feature an episode about all patrol planes, old and new.

Speaking of the vertical stabs .... never look at them at speed with the speed brake out as they wave around looking like they are going to depart the plane.

Spiderman is way to cool as a callsign, is that an airforce thing nowadays?

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Describe "nowadays." The dude served a heckuva long time!

I would love to see both of these men get a couple hundred hours in the F-15 EX just to get their thoughts on the newest version.

Spiderman got to be one of the coolest callsign in callsign history.

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

May be too cool, steeeve! 😎

Lol not sure what you were trying to say Jello, but it didn’t sound like any French I know:P looking forward to next episode:)

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Aww man, so much for two years of high school French!

Awesome war bird

@scarcatch

4 жыл бұрын

malky

Lmao, the intro: HEy guYZ do THe f-15 alREAdy!!1

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Would you believe that was me, my mom, and stepdad? 😂

@WalrusWinking

4 жыл бұрын

@@FighterPilotPodcast I figured those were phone calls. 😅

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

@@WalrusWinking that was the idea!

Maybe you can revisit this in the future. Say, get insights from a non-US Eagle operator, notably Singapore, South Korea, Saudi and Qatar with their own Strike Eagle sub-variants and Advanced Eagles, or maybe get Boeing test pilots to shill the Eagle X.

Eagles were the Iraqis’ worst nightmares.

@Ali-be3hg

4 жыл бұрын

Hwang Anderson I’m an Iraqi yet I love the F-15E, my favorite fighter jet.

@admiralkipper4540

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ali-be3hg It’s a shame Iraq got done so wrong

@shawnomack45

Жыл бұрын

It's every enemy's worst nightmare

MORE!!!

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Part 2 is available now on our Patreon page... www.patreon.com/posts/34624863

@Gman-109

4 жыл бұрын

@@FighterPilotPodcast I'll sign up tonight when I get home - first YT channel I'll be a Patreon too, and I have over 1000 subscriptions. Should show how great a channel this is...TFPP has rapidly become my favorite channel and podcast, even my missus asks to listen to it in the car now.

I wish these were filmed! Still great though.

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

We may do it in the future, Dustin, just a much bigger editing feat!

104:0 Air-to-Air combat record, the bulk of that from Bekaa Valley in 1982 and Desert Storm 1991.

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

LRRPFco52 a good thing it hasn’t gone up any higher, all things considered.

StarScream in Transformers 1986 movie is the best F15 ever. TomCat got 9 feet gap between engines

Not a pound for air-to-ground!

25:27 By the time he pulled out, so to speak. LOL

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

We don't want anyone to confuse what kind of show this is.

Finally! 😂 Just kidding. I'm a little behind!

@FighterPilotPodcast

Жыл бұрын

No worries! Time stands still in the FPP universe. 😎

Found it funny he took the time to explain g’s on the fighter pilot podcast

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

He forgot about episode 6. 😆

He says that when entering into the engagement with the Hornet that he was at 12,500 lbs of fuel, but the tanks were dry. Isn't that nearly full?

@FighterPilotPodcast

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps he meant external tanks.

F-15 Rules!

Hey Jell-O. Elon Musk said today that manned fighter jets are obsolete. Says remotely flown drones with computer assist will win in any A2A combat scenario. Your take?

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

bartofilms I’m sure eventually there will be enough sensors and computers that will do what a human can do real time, but it’ll be a while until they are cheap enough form mass production as we know it...but who knows! -Boat

@AvengerII

4 жыл бұрын

I think people sometimes listen to Elon Musk a little bit too much. The thing I've noticed is that people pay too much attention to titles (MD, Phd, etc.) and dollar signs in people's portfolios. They're just assuming Mr. Title or Mr. Billionaire is always telling the truth, they're honorable, and that they know best. I would take the word of people who've actually been in combat and had to work with existing hardware built for war over someone who is speculating from the side which is pretty much all Elon does. There is a cult of personality around Elon Musk and way too many people take him at his word without ever questioning him. I think that's dangerous to do for anyone. They've been saying much of the same crap Elon Musk did for 60 years in the Pentagon. There's nothing new in what he said. So far, it hasn't panned out... Technocrats in government tend to be far ahead of the curve and clueless about current reality. They'd have wonderful careers as science fiction writers -- MAYBE! -- but they're not engineers. We don't have terminators to my knowledge, and we still don't have HAL-9000, either.

The Israelis love the D-models for a variety of reasons.

Mig25 came out couple of years earlier than F15 and could go faster. Correct me if Im wrong

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Onur Erdincler those aircraft were built for different purposes, but yes the MiG-25 flew first.

@6:25 - Really Jell-O lol?!?!? Wasn’t Fravor also prior enlisted? I’m sure he was because I recall him talking about it on “Carrier”. I think he even said he was a Marine before? I had to give you a bit of of a hard time. He was just on....🤣

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

You are correct.

👍👍👍

You guys called the AMRAAM a semi Active radar guided missile... isn’t that wrong though ? The Sparrow Is a semi Active radar guided missile.

@coreysuh6502

2 жыл бұрын

AIM-7 is a passive missile as it doesn’t carry its own tracking radar. Instead, it requires targeting data directly from the launch aircraft until it hits its target.

@calihutch

Жыл бұрын

No - @Kroenberg is correct... I have so much respect for these aviators, but I was flabbergasted when I heard the venerable Vulcan called an M51, and then when he referred to AMRAAM - active missile Fox3 as semi-active, which would be Fox1. Aim-7 sparrows are SARH weapons with a brevity code of Fox1.

There are a lot of idiots out there that keep saying Eurofighter is completely outclassing F15s most advanced variants.

@FighterPilotPodcast

4 жыл бұрын

I suppose everyone is entitled to their opinions.

0:47 lol

I don't understand why vtol isn't being focused on more. For example take the design of a DJI mavic pro, scale it up to the size of a F-15, slap a cockpit in it, swap the props for jet engines, and put some hardpoints on the belly.. Done!

@kainhall

4 жыл бұрын

Because it will never be as fast as the same jet with out VTOL

@ntme9

4 жыл бұрын

@@kainhall However a craft without vtol would never be designed in that configuration.

@CallsignJoNay

4 жыл бұрын

What makes VTOL so important to you that you think it's worth sacrificing everything else that makes a fighter like an F-15 effective?

@ntme9

4 жыл бұрын

@@CallsignJoNayUniversal adaptability, I think if designed correctly it could do everything a ah64, a10, av8 and maybe f-15 could do and better. Mach 1+ might be a hurdle but then I'm reminded of the giant outboard engines on the sr71.. Maneuverability would could be an insane advantage, just watch some drone racing for example. Fuel consumption would be another hurdle, I would think it would need some wing lift to cruise at low burn. Idk I just see so many awesome capabilities in that platform.

@koc988

3 жыл бұрын

@@ntme9 see harrier comeback and tell me that what you said is plausible

Why are you Driving me away from my phone??

@FighterPilotPodcast

2 жыл бұрын

Uh…🤷🏻‍♂️

Bay of Pigs. Troops were lost to cuban aircraft. Thought they were not officially US troops.

@jaybee9269

4 жыл бұрын

william killingsworth >> Well yeah. JFK withdrew air support. What a boneheaded thing to do.

@williamkillingsworth2619

4 жыл бұрын

The Beach invasion still had air support, though reduced in numbers. It was strike missions that were canceled . And yes bone head move by Kennedy. Likely part of the reason he was Shot dead in Dallas. Weak on Communism.

@jaybee9269

4 жыл бұрын

william killingsworth >> There’s a video with an Parkland ER doctor on YT calmly saying he was shot from the front. And the redoubtable Roger Stone has a great book on the JFK Assassination.

@williamkillingsworth2619

4 жыл бұрын

Jay Bee kzread.info/dash/bejne/a42H27iigKTKYZM.html Here is a good video that talks about it in great detail. Troops aircraft and ships were lost.

Ha not as Big or Manuverable as Russian SU's And out missiled.

@FighterPilotPodcast

2 жыл бұрын

Bigger is not always better.

E and F ‘Come-on-Man’ DO Your Part. 🥸