If you were on our August Afterburner Club call last Wednesday, then you’ve heard all about how it is not only necessary for you to keep up that motivation for becoming a fighter pilot, but also making sure that you have the right kind of motivation. Chris Pope was a guy who dreamed the same dream … [Read more...] about Become An Officer Before A Fighter Pilot
Air Force 2nd LT Will Be Joining Us Next Week
Next week on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 we have our monthly tele-conference with all our members of the Afterburner Club. On this call, 2nd Lieutenant Chris Pope will be joining us explaining his tips and strategies to securing a flight slot in Air Force. Chris Pope is not superhuman. He is no … [Read more...] about Air Force 2nd LT Will Be Joining Us Next Week
Are We The Modern Day Knights of the Sky?
You know, I recently wrote about Connecticut Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal, a guy who talked a big game about his service during Vietnam until his records showed he had never actually served overseas. In Illinois, Mark Kirk got caught in the same type of situation. Rather than let my blood … [Read more...] about Are We The Modern Day Knights of the Sky?
82-year-old Korean-War Fighter Pilot Revisits His Old Love.
A lot of old veterans love to take tour rides in old vintage B-17 bombers, but I doubt many of them have the experience of a fighter pilot and a test pilot flying supersonic planes in the golden age of flight test. Harry Schmitt was a guy who had done it all. He had flown in the U.S. Air Force as … [Read more...] about 82-year-old Korean-War Fighter Pilot Revisits His Old Love.
Fighter Pilot Grounded over Flyover
This week I came across a story about a Navy Fighter Pilot, Lt. Cmdr. Marc Fryman, who was recently grounded over an incident at a Georgia Tech Football game last November. The 36 year old Navy fighter pilot was part of a flyover at the Tech-Wake Forest Game in which he and other pilot flew their … [Read more...] about Fighter Pilot Grounded over Flyover