Each plane repeated this deadly drama. A few missed the wire and had to go around for a second attempt.… Read More
The young EA-6B Prowler pilot was called to the pilot house to meet his CO, the Air Wing Commander, and… Read More
‘Within seconds the F-14 Tomcat rotation rate shot up to 180deg/sec and g forces reached 7.8g eyeballs-out! My head was… Read More
Three US Navy tactical aircraft squadrons conducted an integrated flyover at the conclusion of the National Anthem during Super Bowl… Read More
The formation will feature F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters from the “Argonauts” of VFA-147, EA-18G Growlers from the “Vikings”… Read More
‘When he later returned to the ship after his mission, he spent a long time cleaning his cockpit seat, after… Read More
What is the real reason why pilots wear sunglasses? Sunglasses help safeguard a pilot’s most important sensory asset – vision.… Read More
‘The third F-4 got airborne for a few feet. However, after touching back down on the runway, the pilot needed… Read More
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The video in this post, captured by the pilot in the cockpit of a Navy F/A-18 fighter jet, demonstrates the… Read More
Captain Carroll "Lex" Fairfax LeFon, the Founder of Neptunus Lex Blog, was a Naval Aviator, Husband, Father, and Patriarch of… Read More
Ejecting from an aircraft is a dangerous business as Jim Ginn, whose father flew the F-4 Phantom II in the… Read More
‘On one (and only one) mission, however, I and my crew were fearful of running out of fuel and having… Read More
Ejecting from a flying aircraft is an absolute last-ditch option, so you want to be sure that there is nothing… Read More
‘With gaping mouths, the instructors watched one of their star students, a Marine rocking the program, execute an aileron roll… Read More
‘I never saw the ball. I called Clara [Clara = “can’t see the Fresnel lens”] and the LSOs said ‘continue,’… Read More
‘Long ago in flight school, I remember an instructor told us that we were not flying aircraft or fighters. No… Read More
