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Intelligence Ops during the Cuban Missile Crisis 1962

Lessons From The Cockpit - January 21, 2023 04:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the fifty-second episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast, this will be one of those extreme aviation moments! My Mom and Dad were very worried when I was just a kid starting school. They watched television a lot a month and a half into my first school year, a guy named Walte...

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Intelligence Ops during the Cuban Missile Crisis 1962

Lessons From The Cockpit - January 21, 2023 04:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the fifty-second episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast, this will be one of those extreme aviation moments! My Mom and Dad were very worried when I was just a kid starting school. They watched television a lot a month and a half into my first school year, a guy named Walte...

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TOPGUN and Tomcat Days with Navy Commander Dave "Bio" Baranek

Lessons From The Cockpit - January 13, 2023 05:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to episode fifty-one of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! This is an interview I've wanted to do for a long time! Commander Dave "Bio" Baranek as an F-14 Tomcat Radar Intercept Officer or RIO had a great Naval Aviation career. Leaving college with a passion for flying, Bio got in...

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TOPGUN and Tomcat Days with Navy Commander Dave "Bio" Baranek

Lessons From The Cockpit - January 13, 2023 05:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to episode fifty-one of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! This is an interview I've wanted to do for a long time! Commander Dave "Bio" Baranek as an F-14 Tomcat Radar Intercept Officer or RIO had a great Naval Aviation career. Leaving college with a passion for flying, Bio got in...

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The Kill Chain and Time Sensitive Targets

Lessons From The Cockpit - December 20, 2022 08:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the fiftieth episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast, a new milestone for our show! All of you have heard of an airstrike or raid on something or someone in hiding who popped up in a valley, a downtown building, or a facility along a river. My Air Refueling Control Team plan...

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The Kill Chain and Time Sensitive Targets

Lessons From The Cockpit - December 20, 2022 08:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the fiftieth episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast, a new milestone for our show! All of you have heard of an airstrike or raid on something or someone in hiding who popped up in a valley, a downtown building, or a facility along a river. My Air Refueling Control Team plan...

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The Doctor's Five Rules of Flying

Lessons From The Cockpit - December 09, 2022 04:45 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to Episode 49 of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! I've wanted to do this one for a while. My USAF Pilot Training experience was pretty rocky. I almost did not make it through. Fortunately, one really good instructor we called "The Doctor" helped me get through. The Doctor could fi...

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The Doctor's Five Rules of Flying

Lessons From The Cockpit - December 09, 2022 04:45 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to Episode 49 of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! I've wanted to do this one for a while. My USAF Pilot Training experience was pretty rocky. I almost did not make it through. Fortunately, one really good instructor we called "The Doctor" helped me get through. The Doctor could fi...

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Refueling the Iraqi Freedom North War 2003

Lessons From The Cockpit - November 22, 2022 01:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to episode forty-eight of the Lessons from the Cockpit Show! Reading about how the Iraqi Freedom North War was planned and executed in March and April of 2003, I realized there are a lot of mistakes in the narrative out there. As Chief of the Air Refueling Control Team for the 2003 Iraq...

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Refueling the Northern Iraq 2003 Air War

Lessons From The Cockpit - November 22, 2022 01:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to episode forty-eight of the Lessons from the Cockpit Show! Reading about how the Iraqi Freedom North War was planned and executed in March and April of 2003, I realized there are a lot of mistakes in the narrative out there. As Chief of the Air Refueling Control Team for the 2003 Ira...

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Refueling the Northern Iraq 2003 Air War

Lessons From The Cockpit - November 22, 2022 01:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to episode forty-eight of the Lessons from the Cockpit Show! Reading about how the Iraqi Freedom North War was planned and executed in March and April of 2003, I realized there are a lot of mistakes in the narrative out there. As Chief of the Air Refueling Control Team for the 2003 Ira...

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SH-3 Sea King History with Commander Steve Bates

Lessons From The Cockpit - November 11, 2022 03:23 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the forty-seventh episode of the Lesson from the Cockpit podcast! This episode continues our conversation with former US Navy Commander Steve Bates and the history of the SH-3 Sea King helicopter. The Navy used the SH-3 for four decades and the Air Force made famous the HH-3 or Joll...

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SH-3 Sea King History with Commander Steve Bates

Lessons From The Cockpit - November 11, 2022 03:23 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the forty-seventh episode of the Lesson from the Cockpit podcast! This episode continues our conversation with former US Navy Commander Steve Bates and the history of the SH-3 Sea King helicopter. The Navy used the SH-3 for four decades and the Air Force made famous the HH-3 or Joll...

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SH-3 Sea King Operations with Commander Steve Bates

Lessons From The Cockpit - November 03, 2022 01:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the forty-sixth episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King was the US Navy's primary rotary-wing aircraft for decades. Steve discusses training and flying the Sea King used for Fleet Logistics bringing beans, bombs, and mail to the fleet and sailors ...

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SH-3 Sea King Operations with Commander Steve Bates

Lessons From The Cockpit - November 03, 2022 01:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the forty-sixth episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King was the US Navy's primary rotary-wing aircraft for decades. Steve discusses training and flying the Sea King used for Fleet Logistics bringing beans, bombs, and mail to the fleet and sailors ...

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American MiG Pilot with Rob Zettel

Lessons From The Cockpit - October 19, 2022 20:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the forty-fifth episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! The Air Force created a super-secret squadron located in the Nellis Air Force Base Range Complex, The 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron called "The Red Eagles." Rob Zettel is one of the world's subject matter experts...

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American MiG Pilot with Rob Zettel

Lessons From The Cockpit - October 19, 2022 20:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the forty-fifth episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! The Air Force created a super-secret squadron located in the Nellis Air Force Base Range Complex, The 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron called "The Red Eagles." Rob Zettel is one of the world's subject matter experts...

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B-52 Bomber Missions with Colonel Chris "Chico" Anderson

Lessons From The Cockpit - October 13, 2022 00:08 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the forty-fourth episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! We are fast approaching 15,000 downloads! The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress may have the distinction of flying and fighting for 100 years. The military continues adding new equipment and missions to a platform created fo...

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B-52 Bomber Missions with Colonel Chris "Chico" Anderson

Lessons From The Cockpit - October 13, 2022 00:08 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the forty-fourth episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! We are fast approaching 15,000 downloads! The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress may have the distinction of flying and fighting for 100 years. The military continues adding new equipment and missions to a platform created fo...

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"The Battle Flag" and my son Jeffrey

Lessons From The Cockpit - October 05, 2022 04:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the forty-third episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! I have been asked for several years to tell the story of flying an American Flag for someone who became a very dear friend and my son Jeffrey's fourteen-month battle with cancer. Both my good friend and Jeffrey both su...

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"The Battle Flag" and my son Jeffrey

Lessons From The Cockpit - October 05, 2022 04:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the forty-third episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! I have been asked for several years to tell the story of flying an American Flag for someone who became a very dear friend and my son Jeffrey's fourteen-month battle with cancer. Both my good friend and Jeffrey both su...

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The History of Air Refueling

Lessons From The Cockpit - September 27, 2022 06:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the forty-second episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! How did the concept of air refueling get started and how long has it been around? The answer will surprise you... 1921 with a gas can on a man's back! Experimentation with air refueling methods continued with the fligh...

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The History of Air Refueling

Lessons From The Cockpit - September 27, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the forty-second episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! How did the concept of air refueling get started and how long has it been around? The answer will surprise you... 1921 and a gas can on a man's back! Experimentation with air refueling methods continued with the fligh...

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The History of Air Refueling

Lessons From The Cockpit - September 27, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the forty-second episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! How did the concept of air refueling get started and how long has it been around? The answer will surprise you... 1921 and a gas can on a man's back! Experimentation with air refueling methods continued with the fligh...

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Flying Broncos, Smurfs, and Eagles with Jeff Fellmeth

Lessons From The Cockpit - September 21, 2022 01:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the forty-first episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast. Jeff Fellmeth, callsign Flounder, was my Boss at Kadena while assigned to 18 Wing Plans. We were busy. Flounder tells his exploits and lessons learned from flying the OV-10 Bronco over Europe to being one of the few peo...

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Flying Broncos, Smurfs and Eagles with Jeff Fellmeth

Lessons From The Cockpit - September 21, 2022 01:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the forty-first episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast. Jeff Fellmeth, callsign Flounder, was my Boss at Kadena while assigned to 18 Wing Plans. We were busy. Flounder tells his exploits and lessons learned from flying the OV-10 Bronco over Europe to being one of the few pe...

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Flying Broncos, Smurfs and Eagles with Jeff Fellmeth

Lessons From The Cockpit - September 21, 2022 01:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the forty-first episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast. Jeff Fellmeth, callsign Flounder, was my Boss at Kadena while assigned to 18 Wing Plans. We were busy. Flounder tells his exploits and lessons learned from flying the OV-10 Bronco over Europe to being one of the few pe...

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Leadership Lessons with Command Chief Master Sergeant Dave Nordel

Lessons From The Cockpit - September 06, 2022 02:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the fortieth episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast!  Chief Master Sergeant Dave Nordel had the distinction of being the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer for Air Refueling Wings, Numbered Air Forces, and deployed locations overseas. Chief Dave shares his stories of leadershi...

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Leadership Lessons with Command Chief Master Sergeant Dave Nordel

Lessons From The Cockpit - September 06, 2022 02:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the fortieth episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast!  Chief Master Sergeant Dave Nordel had the distinction of being the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer for Air Refueling Wings, Numbered Air Forces, and deployed locations overseas. Chief Dave shares his stories of leadershi...

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Leading at Sea with Navy Captain Royce Williams

Lessons From The Cockpit - September 02, 2022 16:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Welcome to the thirty-ninth episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! A week after my first interview with Navy Captain Royce Williams he called me to say "I've thought of more things to talk about!" So this is part two of Captain Royce Williams discussing what it takes to keep the Navy...