To become a Navy fighter pilot requires you to complete a process to end up among the best pilots in the world. All naval pilots are officers, so the first step will be to get an officer's commission. With a commissioning source secured, you will start to compete for the coveted accepta...
There is no doubt that the structure produces top-notch aviators. For example, a Private Pilot candidate needs 40 hours to take the Private Pilot checkride. If successful that pilot can then fly VFR in a single engine airplane. In fact, the national average is approximately 60 hours to take...
NOT just anybody can make it as a fighter pilot. You need to be fitter and more robust than a Formula 1 driver to be able to deal with extreme g-forces. You need to cope with doing several things at once. You need to have fast responses. Plus the secret ingredient -- natural ...
Landing an F-35B Lightning aboard a ship at sea is not as simple as pulling alongside and then setting down from a hover. Numerous procedures, policies, and contingencies come into play, which is why it's always a good idea to have a trained LSO monitoring the approach. ...
Well, at the pressures and temperatures generated at Mach 2.5+, most jet engines become hugely impractical -- and utterly pointless. Even if you could make one work, doing so would combine the hazards of running a windmill in a hurricane with the pointlessness of hauling a wave machine to ...
"JAUNTY JACK" Slessor suffered polio as a child but overcame it to become a distinguished fighter pilot with Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF). As the RAF's assistant chief of staff during World War II, he worked with the US Eighth Air For... DL Breo - 《Jama the Journal of the Ame...
Today we’re going to talk about aviator watches. As a pilot in the US Air Force I’ve always had a keen interest in aviators’ watches and I’m going to share my insights and observations to help you choose your ideal timepiece. There isn’t any one style that defines an aviator wat...
Researched the legal considerations around operating drones commercially, including whether they neededdrone insurance, as well as everything that was required to become FAA certified as a commercial drone pilot Looked into the kind of equipment they needed, which included finding the right camera for...
If you opt to go down the looting route for Medicine,target large buildings on the map,but becareful of humans in the areawho will shoot on sight. Fortunately, you canquickly scout a location by flying over it—just keep an eye out as the range of the humans’ guns allows them to sh...
Zumwalt’s vision for our Navy: to become a place where every sailor has the opportunity to bring their best every day and do their part to accomplish our mission. I am counting on you all ― sailors, civilians, veterans and families ― to amplify this national call to naval...