10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit
114 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago -Interviews and anecdotes from military pilots and aircrew from across the globe. As the rule says, so long as it's 10 percent true, you're allowed to tell the story! Head over to the 10 Percent True YouTube channel to listen and watch at the same time.
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10 Percent True #11 P1 - Dave "Mog" Morgan, Sea Harrier Falklands Fighter Pilot
April 25, 2020 18:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBIn March 1982, Argentinian forces landed on a set of tiny islands in the South Atlantic. These islands were known to the British as the Falklands, and to the Argentinians as Las Malvinas, and ownership over them remains contested to this day. Britain’s Prime Minister responded without equivocation, and dispatched a task force of ships, aircraft and combat forces with the objective of retaking the islands. Through the month of March, the task force sailed south. One of those onboard was Roy...
10 Percent True #4 P2: "Hacker" Haskin, F-15E, T-38, U-2, MC-12 Fighter Pilot
April 18, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBPart 2 of the 10 Percent True interview with LTC (ret.) Randall "Hacker" Haskin. Hacker flew the F-15E, T-38 and MC-12, and was a U-2 Mission Planner, during his time in the US Air Force. His wide ranging interview covers everything from Undergraduate Pilot Training to combat over the skies of Iraq and Afghanistan. Join the 10 Percent True Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/10percenttrue/?source_id=105095704320774 50 second plug for Red Eagles Support the show
10 Percent True #10: Puffy 12 Fighter Pilot Operation El Dorado Canyon
April 14, 2020 18:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBWelcome to this special 10 percent true broadcast commemorating the 34th anniversary of the so-called raid on Libya – a retaliatory, but limited strike, on key targets in Libya designed to show then-leader of Libya, Col Gadaffi, that President Reagan would not put up with state sponsored terrorism. The raid was a multi service affair that involved air and sea elements provided by the US Air Force and US Navy. This short episode focuses on the experiences of on of the Air Force pilots who t...
10 Percent True #4 P1: "Hacker" Haskin, F-15E, T-38, U-2, MC-12 Fighter Pilot
April 04, 2020 18:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBPart 1 of the 10 Percent True interview with LTC (ret.) Randall "Hacker" Haskin. Hacker flew the F-15E, T-38 and MC-12, and was a U-2 Mission Planner, during his time in the US Air Force. His wide ranging interview covers everything from Undergraduate Pilot Training to combat over the skies of Iraq and Afghanistan. Join the 10 Percent True Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/10percenttrue/?source_id=105095704320774 Part 2: https://youtu.be/_qpde__3hNE Part 3: https://y...
10 Percent True #5 P3/AMA: "Mover" C.W. Lemoine, F-16, T-38 & F/A-18 Fighter Pilot
March 28, 2020 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBJoin the 10 Percent True Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/10percenttrue/?source_id=105095704320774 Part 3 and the AMA from the 10 Percent True interview with C.W. Lemoine, also known as "Mover". In this third and final part of the interview, we discuss the role of the T-38A and the 2d FTS in playing adversary for the F-22 and F-35, and delve into the hazards of building a social media empire! We conclude with a short AMA. Mover is a USAF Reserve T-38A pilot with a bac...
10 Percent True #9 P2: Desert Island Photos - Rich Cooper, Aviation Photographer
March 28, 2020 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBPart 2 of 3. In this test of a new take on an old format, aviation photographer extraordinaire, Rich Cooper, picks the six shots he'd take with him to a desert island, and explains why. Rich is the owner of the Centre of Aviation Photography (http://www.centreofaviationphotography.com/) and has been in the aviation photojournalism business since the age of 11 (no joke!). Download this episode as a podcast from any mainstream provider, or get to if from here: https://10percenttrue.buzzsp...
10 Percent True #5 P2: "Mover" C.W. Lemoine, F-16, T-38 & F/A-18 Fighter Pilot
March 21, 2020 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBJoin the 10 Percent True Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/10percenttrue/?source_id=105095704320774 Part 2 of the 10 Percent True interview with C.W. Lemoine, also known as "Mover". In this second part of the interview, we discuss the multi-role mission, combat, switching from the Air Force to the Navy... and back, the differences between the Hornet and Viper, and the challenges of maintaining currency in multiple aircraft types. Mover is a USAF Reserve T-38A pilot with...
10 Percent True #9 P1: Desert Island Photos - Rich Cooper, Aviation Photographer
March 21, 2020 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBPart 1 of 3. In this test of a new take on an old format, aviation photographer extraordinaire, Rich Cooper, picks the six shots he'd take with him to a desert island, and explains why. Rich is the owner of the Centre of Aviation Photography (http://www.centreofaviationphotography.com/) and has been in the aviation photojournalism business since the age of 11 (no joke!). Download this episode as a podcast from any mainstream provider, or get to if from here: https://10percenttrue.buzzsp...
10 Percent True #5 P1: "Mover" C.W. Lemoine, F-16, T-38 & F/A-18 Fighter Pilot
March 14, 2020 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBJoin the 10 Percent True Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/10percenttrue/?source_id=105095704320774 Part 1 of the 10 Percent True interview with C.W. Lemoine, also known as "Mover". Mover is a USAF Reserve T-38A pilot with a background in the F-16C and F/A-18A+. In this first part of the interview, he explains how he got into flying, and what his experiences were leading up to his first operational assignment to the Viper. 50 second plug for Red Eagles Support the show
10 Percent True #6 P2: Adm (ret.) Jim "Rookie" Robb, TOPGUN Instructor and Commanding Officer
March 09, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBJoin the 10 Percent True Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/10percenttrue/?source_id=105095704320774 Rear Admiral (ret.) Jim "Rookie" Robb flew F-14s in the US Navy for 25 years, accumulating 4,000 hours on type in the process. This is the second part of a two-part 10 Percent True interview, in which Robb discusses attending TOPGUN as a student, instructor and Commanding Officer, and reflects on the air combat manoeuvring characteristics of the F-14. He also sheds light o...
10 Percent True #6 P1: Adm (ret.) Jim "Rookie" Robb, F-14 Tomcat Pilot
March 09, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBRear Admiral (ret.) Jim "Rookie" Robb flew F-14s in the US Navy for 25 years, accumulating 4,000 hours on type in the process. He was the first pilot to go straight to the F-14 from flight school, and was in the first F-14 class to go through Top Gun. He later returned as an instructor, and then again as CO of the prestigious and world-famous unit. This is the first of a two-part 10 Percent True interview. 50 second plug for Red Eagles Support the show
10 Percent True #8 P3: Dave Southwood, the F-117 and Area 51
February 28, 2020 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBDave Southwood, a British test pilot with 11,000 hours' experience, talks for the first time on camera about the secret test flights he conducted in the F-117 Nighthawk at Groom Lake (Area 51) in 1986. This is the final part of a three-part 10 Percent True interview with Dave. Join the 10 Percent True Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/10percenttrue/?source_id=105095704320774 50 second plug for Red Eagles Support the show
10 Percent True #8 P1 - Dave Southwood, RAF Buccaneer Fast Jet Pilot
February 28, 2020 19:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBDave Southwood is a British test pilot with 11,000 hours' experience, of which +7,500 hours are on fast jets. This is the first of a three-part 10 Percent True interview in which Dave discusses his time as a front-line fast jet pilot in the Royal Air Force, and talks through his time on Operation Pulsator. 50 second plug for Red Eagles Support the show
10 Percent True #8 P2 - Dave Southwood, Test Pilot
February 28, 2020 19:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBDave Southwood is a British test pilot with 11,000 hours' experience, of which +7,500 hours are on fast jets. This is the second of a three-part 10 Percent True interview in which Dave discusses his time as a test pilot at the RAF's Empire Test Pilot's School - a role he fulfils to this day. Dave was featured extensively in the BBC's excellent series, Test Pilot, from the mid-1980s. Today, he refers to his onscreen presence as "my dark-haired, mustachioed younger brother!", and you you ca...