U.S. Naval Aviator
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Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Once a US Navy F-4 squadron CO decided to give wives a ride taxiing in the backseat of the Phantoms. The event shut down after an F-4 went high speed on the runway, another blew tires and another got airborne.
Aviation History / Military Aviation
US Naval Aviator explains why even according to the famed photo featuring the F-16 vs F-4 Minimum Turn Radius the Viper is the most successful fighter ever built
Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
UFOs: Pentagon releases New Video of an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena observed from a US Navy F/A-18 last year
Aviation History / Military Aviation
Remembering Captain Carroll “Lex” Fairfax LeFon, the Founder of Neptunus Lex Blog and Patriarch of online Aviation Communities
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of the F-4 Phantom II pilot that ejected, hit a large boulder and fell 20 feet down after his parachute deflated. He survived and flew in the US Navy for another ten years.
Cold War Era / Helicopters / Losses and Aviation Safety
Former Naval Aviator explains how he was able to find the Aircraft Carrier at Night, with no Electronic Transmission, with his Helicopter Low on Fuel
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
US Naval Aviator explains when a military pilot must absolutely, undoubtedly, certainly, and unquestionably eject from his aircraft
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of the USMC F/A-18 Hornet student pilot who lost his wings for doing aileron rolls after touch and goes while practicing landing
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of the US Navy F/A-18 pilot that made a night trap on a carrier having the Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System (AKA ball) turned off
Military Aviation / Weapons
Former Naval Aviator explains why a fighter pilot prefers a longer-range (effective) missile over a faster and better maneuvering aircraft and over an outstanding radar
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Former US Navy F-4 Pilot recalls flying lower than Maverick in his F/A-18 in Top Gun 2 (and explains why military pilots need to train in low flying)
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
The story of the EA-6B Prowler pilot who turned in his wings after a scary Carrier Flight Deck Landing in Rough Seas
Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer Named Honorary Naval Aviators
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
Naval Aviator explains why the Iconic Vigilante is his favorite US Navy Aircraft
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
F-4 Phantom Vs F-14 Tomcat: Naval Aviator who Flew Both tells which one was the Better Fighter and which one was his Favorite to Fly
Military Aviation
