@wyntje83 and you've got to be there because you want to be there. Because this profession IS your life and it consumes all of your life. I once heard a story about a reporter asking a Navy fighter pilot's wife about is love for the work. She just shook her head and said "I'm his mistress. He's married to the jet."
@wyntje83 It's not quite that simple. You can't just watch a movie, then walk down to your local recruiter and get a guaranteed shot at a Hornet slot. The people in this series worked years to get where they are. Stellar academics, great references, and superior flying skills will get your foot in the door to an interview board, but it's an inborn quality in you combined with a sh*tload of hard work and knowing that you could washout tomorrow yet still performing under pressure are the makin
I found these episodes after watching "Speed & Angels", the people in that documentary said they decided to become fighter pilots after they saw the movie Top Gun and they later became elite navy fighter pilots. Now this guy is saying becoming a fighter pilot is a calling not a decision you make after watching the movie Top Gun.
@wyntje83 and you've got to be there because you want to be there. Because this profession IS your life and it consumes all of your life. I once heard a story about a reporter asking a Navy fighter pilot's wife about is love for the work. She just shook her head and said "I'm his mistress. He's married to the jet."
cff121 1 month ago
@wyntje83 It's not quite that simple. You can't just watch a movie, then walk down to your local recruiter and get a guaranteed shot at a Hornet slot. The people in this series worked years to get where they are. Stellar academics, great references, and superior flying skills will get your foot in the door to an interview board, but it's an inborn quality in you combined with a sh*tload of hard work and knowing that you could washout tomorrow yet still performing under pressure are the makin
cff121 1 month ago
I found these episodes after watching "Speed & Angels", the people in that documentary said they decided to become fighter pilots after they saw the movie Top Gun and they later became elite navy fighter pilots. Now this guy is saying becoming a fighter pilot is a calling not a decision you make after watching the movie Top Gun.
wyntje83 1 month ago 4
@wyntje83
Canadians do things if they have a calling...americans watch movies :P
ps.
no hate intended :D
bluemist1993 3 days ago
isnt the burger kind of cheating in a way....its not like he's gonna be able to eat one every time he experiences high g's
cartoondemonful 1 month ago
FAIL messed up that shake around 15:00
ganaschico 3 months ago
Eventually, Mike Lewis actually does make it through the human centrifuge. YIPPY
miatuneaphish 3 months ago
@miatuneaphish Don't ruin it for everyone.....
Hotives 3 months ago 3