Special End of the Year Q+A with Host Justin "HASARD" Lee

01/07/20 • 59 min

Thanks for the support. It's been 1 year since I started the podcast. Today I'm answering your questions. Below are the top questions along with the timestamps.

What career would I have gone in if flying didn't work out (min 00:30)
How to do well in pilot training (02:30)
Failures in my life (09:30)
How to prep before college (11:00)
Bad habits in flight training (12:30)
Advice for check rides (min 14:00)
Why I started the podcast (15:30)
How to debrief (18:00)
F-35 vs F-16 aircraft (23:45) and (51:30)
How to become a pilot (27:45)
Getting selected for fighters (33:00)
Fighter pilot culture (37:30) and (49:45)
Enlisted (39:00)
Top Gun (40:30)
Medical DQ (41:45)
Tips for general aviation pilots (43:45)
My future career (48:00)
Favorite military experience (52:00)
Succeeding at USAFA (54:00)
Physical and mental training (55:30)

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Thanks for the support. It's been 1 year since I started the podcast. Today I'm answering your questions. Below are the top questions along with the timestamps.

What career would I have gone in if flying didn't work out (min 00:30)
How to do well in pilot training (02:30)
Failures in my life (09:30)
How to prep before college (11:00)
Bad habits in flight training (12:30)
Advice for check rides (min 14:00)
Why I started the podcast (15:30)
How to debrief (18:00)
F-35 vs F-16 aircraft (23:45) and (51:30)
How to become a pilot (27:45)
Getting selected for fighters (33:00)
Fighter pilot culture (37:30) and (49:45)
Enlisted (39:00)
Top Gun (40:30)
Medical DQ (41:45)
Tips for general aviation pilots (43:45)
My future career (48:00)
Favorite military experience (52:00)
Succeeding at USAFA (54:00)
Physical and mental training (55:30)

Previous Episode

One of the Greats: Navy F-4 Fighter Pilot, 2,103 Days as a POW, Silver Star, Bronze Star, 2 Purple Hearts--Charlie Plumb

My guest today is former US Naval Fighter Pilot, Charlie Plumb. After graduating from the Naval Academy, he completed flight training and reported to Miramar Air Station in San Diego where he flew the first adversarial flights in the development of “TOP GUN.” He then deployed to Vietnam and flew 74 successful combat missions and made over 100 carrier landings.

On his 75th mission, just five days before the end of his tour, he was shot down over Hanoi, taken prisoner, tortured, and spent the next 2,103 days in an 8-by-8 foot cell as a Prisoner Of War.

Following his repatriation, he continued his flying career, retiring from the Navy after 28 years of service.

In our conversation, we talk about what it was like flying the top jet of the era, the missions he flew over Vietnam, and how he kept hope throughout his nearly 6 years as a POW. Below are the show notes with associated time stamps:

His passion for flying (min. 02:30)
His first jet out of pilot training (03:30)
Probability of Kill (PK) missiles (06:00)
Showing up to Vietnam (07:30)
First mission (09:30)
Jumped by 3 enemy fighters (12:30)
Surface to Air Missiles (19:45)
Being shot down (26:00)
Hanoi Hilton (32:30)
Time in Captivity (34:00)
Keeping hope (39:40)
Torture (44:00)
Keeping mentally and physically fit (45:30)
Coming home (48:30)
Inspiring others (54:30)

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I've also started a monthly newsletter where I send out a few useful or insightful things that have helped me over the last month. You can sign up by clicking here or going to:
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This episode was edited by Trevor Cabler
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Next Episode

Smokejumper and Bestselling Author on Parachuting into and Killing Forest Fires--Jason Ramos

My guest today is Jason Ramos, a firefighter currently in his 30th season. He spent over half that time as an air-delivered firefighter. Known as Smokejumpers, these professionals are highly trained and specialized firefighters who can parachute or rappel into a forest fire. They work independently in some of the most difficult terrain imaginable. Jason has over 270 jumps into fires and has also written the leading book on the profession titled "Smokejumper."

In our conversation we talk about what it's like to be in one of these infernos, the traits required of a smokejumper, and dive into some of the tactics and equipment used to put out forest fires. Below are the show notes with the associated time stamps:

Being in a forest fire (minute 03:00)
History of smoke jumping (09:00)
Selection process (12:30)
First fire he jumped into (23:30)
How to kill a fire (28:00)
Mission planning (34:30)
Gear (44:30)
Biggest lessons to pass on (49:00)
Projects working on now (54:00)

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I've also started a monthly newsletter where I send out a few useful or insightful things that have helped me over the last month. You can sign up by clicking here.
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Facebook--@justinfighterpilot
This episode was edited by Trevor Cabler
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