366 – The Viper Gliding Club
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Guest: Jens Trabolt Host: Markus Voelter Shownoter: Tim Jurik
Image Credit for the Air-to-Air Foto: @JacekSiminski and @DawidKamizela, DefensePhoto.com
My guest Jens and I have two things in common: we both fly gliders, and we both got to fly in an F-16. Which is why we form the Viper Gliding Club :-) Jens is a Danish journalist and got to fly with the Danish Air Force in one of their F-16Bs. In this episode we compare notes on our experiences, appreciate the commonalities and discuss the differences.
Note: In the intro I say that Jens flew with the Dutch Air Force. That is of course wrong, he flew with the Danish Air Force. I knew that, obviously, but the words are so similar that I messed them up.
Background of flight opportunity
00:07:31
Aircraft and Flight Discussion
00:38:27General Dynamics F-16 | North American X-15 | Valsalva maneuver
Dreams to Reality - Taking the controls
01:05:07
What's next after going supersonic?
01:18:07
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Hi Markus,
thanks for the episode, interesting and entertaining also for at least one non pilot listener ;-)
When you were talking about the character and risk appetite of fighter pilots I wonder how that relates to astronauts. I think that it was omega tau that made me realise that astronauts are the opposite or adventure hunters. They are extremely disciplined, extremely good at following protocols even under stress, extremely willing to put away there ego and perform in a team. Do you think that fighter pilots are different? If so, in which way?
Best regards,
Volker
“their ego” of course
“opposite OF adventure hunters”… Sorry for the typos, I wish there was a edit function for comments…
Good stuff. Thx!
Congratualtions, great adventure