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<v ->Mayday, mayday.</v>

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<v man>What is it?</v>

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[bullets fire]

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<v ->Okay buddy what's on your mind?</v>

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<v ->Let's go somewhere I can't fly.</v>

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<v ->Hi, I'm Christine Mau.</v>

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[bell dings]
<v ->Christine served</v>

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in the United States Air Force for 20 years.

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She was the first woman to fly the F-35.

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Christine's now an F-35 flight instructor

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at Lockheed Martin.

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<v ->Today I'll be breaking down clips from movies</v>

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and TV about fighter pilots.

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Flares, "Behind Enemy Lines."

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[intense music]

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[device beeps]
[hinge opens]

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[plane engine roars]

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<v Copilot>What is it?</v>

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<v ->Holy [beep] we're being painted!</v>

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<v ->We're being painted means that there is a SAM site</v>

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on the ground that is seeing you on their radar.

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SAM is a surface to air missile.

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[missile fires]
[air whooshes]

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<v Pilot>Single missile's tracking on us.</v>

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<v ->What they're depicting here is kind of</v>

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a mix between a radar guided missile

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and an infrared guided missile.

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[air whooshes]
[missile beeps]

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<v ->We need a bigger heat decoy.</v>

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<v ->In the fighter community we don't say</v>

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heat decoys we say flares.

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[air whooshes]

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<v ->Break a left.</v>

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[jet roars]

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<v ->Infrared guided missiles are typically</v>

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short range missiles and they cannot fly out this long.

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A missile will typically burn in this booster phase

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[missile roars]

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and once that booster phase is burnt out, then that's it.

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If you have a rapidly reacting target

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that missile won't be able to continue

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to turn left, turn right, turn left, go up, go down.

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There's just no possible way that

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this missile could continue to fly the way that it does.

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[intense music]

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<v Copilot>What is it?</v>

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<v ->Most aircraft have a master caution light</v>

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and that's just letting you know

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there's something wrong with your aircraft.

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I don't know of any aircraft that would give you

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a master caution light if you were being spiked

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by an enemy radar so that doesn't make sense

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for this scene at all.

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[plane roars]
[missile beeps]

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<v ->Ah Christ!</v>

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<v ->This airplane climbed straight up</v>

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which is the opposite thing from what you wanna do.

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<v ->Oh absolutely.</v>

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<v ->If you've got an infrared guided missile tracking on you</v>

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the number one thing you need to do is to maneuver

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your aircraft and put out flares.

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They hardly put out any flares at all.

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<v Pilot>Put out decoy flares!</v>

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<v ->Copy!</v>

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[flares eject]

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<v ->Now climbing up high is giving</v>

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this infrared guided missile a nice blue

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uncluttered background for it to be able

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to track on you since the heat seeking missile.

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What they should've done is stayed down low

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and continue to fly within these canyons

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because they're hiding closer to the ground

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so there's an a lot of infrared clutter.

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[missile roars]

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So the missile never locks on them to begin with

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and has never launched

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<v ->Aren't you gonna miss all this excitement?</v>

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<v ->Outrunning an F-22, "Iron Man."</v>

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[rock music]
<v ->Hit it.</v>

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[engine accelerates]

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<v Pilot>Whoa he just went supersonic.</v>

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<v ->Tony Stark in his Iron Man suit outruns</v>

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these F-22s initially at least

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by his acceleration to supersonic.

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The F-22 is one of the fastest fighters

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that we have out there.

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Supersonic is just going faster than the speed of sound.

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Back in the day when we first broke the sound barrier,

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it was a bit of a violent event.

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Today you'll end up goin' supersonic

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multiple times during your flight and not even notice it.

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<v ->No way that's a UAV.</v>

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<v ->What is it?</v>

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<v ->I can't see anything!</v>

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Whatever it was it just bought the farm.

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I think bogey has been handled, sir.

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<v ->Typically you're engaging another aircraft</v>

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in order to say that it has been handled

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you would wanna verify that has splashed

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i.e. has exploded and that it is no longer flying.

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They're talking about a superhero in a suit.

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I think all things are acceptable in this case.

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<v ->Funny how that works, huh?</v>

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<v ->Disobeying orders, "Red Tails."</v>

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<v ->Everybody form up, we're going home.</v>

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<v ->Easy I see something, it's a train! 11:00.</v>

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<v ->It looks like they're moving livestock to me.</v>

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<v ->You're always gonna wear your mask.</v>

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Your mask is not only giving you oxygen to be able

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to breathe but also your microphone is located in your mask.

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So if you have your mask drop and you're just talkin'

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no one can hear you because there's too much ambient noise

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in the cockpit that no one can hear you over the radio

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and it happens in almost every fighter pilot movie

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where they're dropping their masks

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to talk to each other to say something

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but it is not realistic at all.

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<v ->Let's go get it.</v>

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[upbeat music]
[plane engines roar]

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Where's Lightning?

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Where the hell are you Lightning?

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<v ->Taking the train from the front</v>

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like you shoulda done.

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<v ->It's my decision Lightning, stay in formation.</v>

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<v ->In most cases following your flight lead is</v>

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the right answer because they are typically

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more experienced than you and better

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than you in the airplane.

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[guns fire]

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<v ->Stay in front of it!</v>

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<v ->In this situation the flight lead made</v>

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a very poor tactical decision.

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His wingman decided not to follow his direction.

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<v ->Easy, Easy we got to take it head on.</v>

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<v ->He ended up killing the train</v>

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so he's gonna be praised but likely he will be debriefed

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for not following instructions.

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<v ->Just trying to keep you boys inspired.</v>

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<v ->Glare, "Dunkirk."</v>

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<v ->Down here we're sittin' ducks.</v>

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[intense music]

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<v ->Keep 'em peeled they'll come out of the sun.</v>

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[plane engines rattle]

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<v ->In our helmets there's a visor</v>

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that you put down in front of your eyes

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that's tinted, which will help combat glare.

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<v ->I'm on the bomber.</v>

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<v ->Of course that doesn't get rid</v>

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of the glare that shines off of the canopy

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or different things in the cockpit.

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That makes it difficult to see.

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You guys know if it's bright out you wear your sunglasses

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and you're able to see a little bit better.

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<v ->Bandit 11:00.</v>

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[plane engine roars]
<v ->Break!</v>

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<v ->They are trying to cross the channel</v>

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looking for enemy fighters.

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If I was enemy fighter I would definitely be flying high

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and try to keep the sun behind me

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so that I prevent anybody from seeing me.

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<v ->Yeah he's down for the count.</v>

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[plane fires]

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<v ->You can also do this in the middle of a fight.</v>

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You can pull up into the sun which will hopefully cause

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a momentary blindness and give you advantage

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albeit momentarily because you can't stay

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in front of the sun forever.

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Playing chicken, "Pearl Harbor."

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<v ->Okay we're goin' left, right?</v>

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<v Rafe>Right, right?</v>

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<v ->Right like we're goin' right</v>

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or right like we're going left?

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<v ->Well now you got me all mixed up.</v>

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I don't know, make up your mind!

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<v ->Ah!</v>

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<v ->The biggest training rule that they're violating</v>

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is the bubble which is how close you're allowed

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to get to another airplane.

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In the air force in training at least

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the closest that you can be to another airplane

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while fighting them is a thousand feet.

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Once you're done with training that will

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typically be shrunk down to 500 feet.

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<v ->Those are some smooth aces.</v>

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<v ->You could definitely get kicked out for a stunt like this.</v>

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Not only are they putting themselves in danger

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but they're also risking a total loss

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of two very expensive P 40 aircraft.

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Stuff like this doesn't fly.

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<v ->Those farm boys are grounded!</v>

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<v ->Pilot language, "The Incredibles."</v>

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Indian golf niner niner transmitting in the blind guard.

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Disengage.

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<v ->There is a frequency called guard frequency</v>

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that aircraft can use to transmit emergencies.

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<v ->Transmitting in the blind garden.</v>

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<v ->Transmitting in the blind on guard was</v>

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a very accurate statement for her to make.

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<v ->Indian golf niner niner.</v>

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<v ->So that is her call sign.</v>

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In civil aviation your call sign is your tail number.

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So November indicates that it's a civil aircraft.

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In the military we typically fly around

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with call signs that are assigned to each squadron.

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So you would hear Kong for example Kong one one

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and those are associated with military aircraft.

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<v ->Mayday, mayday India golf niner niner is buddy-spiked!</v>

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Abort abort there are children aboard!

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<v ->When you say buddy spiked you are getting</v>

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radar warning indications from a friendly aircraft.

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You would say buddy spiked to let them know

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that they have locked you up for a couple reasons

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the most common being hey man,

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don't shoot me because I'm a good guy too.

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There's a few things with her airplane

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that makes it a bit unusual.

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She does have some sort of a radar warning receiver

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[plane beeps]
[Mrs. Incredible gasps]

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and or an I-R warning receiver letting her know

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that somebody has shot at her.

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[plane beeps]
[air whooshes]

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She's able to maneuver this airplane

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like no commercial jet that I've ever seen.

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<v ->Disengage!
[jet engine roars]</v>

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<v ->She does have afterburners on these engines</v>

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[plane beeps]
[engines power up]

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and it gives you quite a bit of extra thrust

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which is not something you would see in a civilian jet.

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She's doing a fantastic job at being very descriptive

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with what she's doing with her aircraft and where she is.

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I got to give her mad props for that.

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<v ->Say no more.</v>

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<v ->Teamwork, "Top Gun."</v>

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[adventurous music]
[jet engine roars]

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<v ->We got a thousand knot closure, Mav.</v>

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It's coming right at us.
[radar beeps]

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<v ->Okay, buddy what's on your mind?</v>

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<v ->I love the movie Top gun.</v>

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It came out I think I was in fourth grade,

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fifth grade maybe.

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It inspired me to want to become a fighter pilot

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albeit in the air force and not the navy

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but it is just a classic.

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[engine roars]

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<v ->Air speed 300, go get him Mav!</v>

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<v ->I'm going for missile lock.</v>

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<v ->The term missile lock may be a bit</v>

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of a misnomer in this case.

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<v ->Great.</v>

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<v ->Typically a fighter pilot will lock up</v>

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an enemy aircraft with their radar.

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That aircraft would have a radar warning receiver

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that would let them know that they're being locked up.

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That's step one.

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<v ->Come on lock up, baby.</v>

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[radar beeps]

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I got him locked bingo!

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<v ->They already probably had a radar lock in real life</v>

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If this were real life.

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<v ->Okay, buddy.</v>

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<v ->So not much would change.</v>

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The bandit aircraft would feel a little bit more threatened

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and hopefully leave which he does bug out.

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<v Mav>Your tail is clear big ones bugged out.</v>

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<v ->We employ as two ships and four ships</v>

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in order to provide mutual support

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and the core element is a two ship.

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You provide mutual support to each other

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so that if you do intercept a bandit

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that both of you are together controlling the bandit,

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checking your six for any other bandits

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and ensuring you get the mission done. Very common.

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[engines roar]

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<v ->Great!</v>

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<v ->No that is not typical to roll unburdened above an F-5</v>

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and communicate via giving them the bird.

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But it does make for a funny story and a great movie poster.

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<v ->Yes, ma'am.</v>

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<v ->Maneuvering, "Return to Base."</v>

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[air whooshes]
[upbeat music]

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So typically we fly low levels around 500 feet

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and roughly about 500 knots.

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You can certainly fly lower than that,

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but if you're talkin' 500 knots at 200 feet

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your margin for error is very, very small.

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In fact your time to die is so low

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that any one little mistake

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and you're gonna impact the ground.

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<v ->Time to die is a concept where</v>

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if you are flying level flight at low altitude

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your time to die is the time it takes

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for you to impact the ground.

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If you're in a slight decent and you're 50 feet

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off the ground going supersonic

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your time to die is about a half a second

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but to fly underneath a bridge,

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to try to gun somebody low altitutde

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[plane fires]

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to be going almost supersonic at 50 feet off the ground?

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That is very unrealistic.

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[intense music]
[plane engines roar]

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[plane fires]

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The part where they show a strike eagle

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getting gunned I don't like that.

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I used to fly strike eagles

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and so that made me a little sad.

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[intense music]
[air whooshes]

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[woman screams]

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The turn radius of a fighter aircraft

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we'll call it is about a half a mile.

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They're low altitude so their turn radius will be

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a little bit smaller 'cause the air is thicker.

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However these guys are turning

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around skyscrapers very tightly.

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[intense music]
[jet engines roar]

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Between other skyscrapers

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[intense music]
[jet engines roar]

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which would to me indicate a turn radius

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of I would call it 500 feet or less

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which is not something that's accurate at all.

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[intense music]
[jet engines roar]

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So kind of silly, but very exciting.

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Signals, "Sky fighters."

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[speaks foreign language]

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In this clip two French mirages are chasing

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a pilot who's stolen Mirage.

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There are international signals that you can use

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when you're intercepting another aircraft.

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The intercepting fighters should pull up

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to the left wing of the intercepted fighter

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and rock their wings to let that intercepted fighter know

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that he is being intercepted

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[speaks foreign language]

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and then what you would do is fly slightly in front of

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and turn your nose across that aircraft

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to lead them to where you want them to go.

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[pilot raises hand]

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Obviously, the black Mirage

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in this case was non-cooperative.

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[speaks foreign language]

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<v ->When the president travels we are airborne</v>

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in a combat air patrol looking for anybody

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who might be up to no good so we train

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in how to intercept usually very slow moving aircraft

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that don't know where they are.

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[upbeat music]
[jet engines roar]

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[speaks foreign language]

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<v ->The control zone is an area behind your airplane.</v>

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You can kind of think of it like a banner

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that you're towing behind you at all times.

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Closest to your airplane is defined as a reaction limit

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so you don't want to be too close to a fighter

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that you cannot react in time to maintain

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the offensive or to avoid hitting that airplane.

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The two mirages that intercept the black Mirage,

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those guys are flying awfully close to this other Mirage

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that they have no idea what this person's intentions are.

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So I would not have flown as close

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as they were depicting there.

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Dogfight, "Sky Crawlers."

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[plane engine roars]

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<v ->I</v>

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<v ->You see this maneuver a lot.</v>

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Hit the brakes, he'll fly right by.

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In flight school we learned the term go up blow up

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because it's not that effective.

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[plane engines roar]

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So if you've got the airspeed to go vertical

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and you are a defensive fighter then you certainly could.

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But when you do so you are opening up your turn circle

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because G is pulling you down

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and you're going straight up so you're very predictable

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and you open up your turn circle

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so it's potentially a lot easier

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for the offender to just continue

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to pull a little bit harder and gun you

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in the process and so you end up dying.

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So I would say it is not very common in real life.

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For an anime film they accurately depicted

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the dynamic environment of fighting another airplane

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but I don't necessarily think that the moves

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that they use were the most accurate.

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Coffin corner, "Green Lantern."

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[jet engines roar]
[upbeat music]

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<v ->God damn it, Tom, what the hell you feed those things?</v>

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<v ->F-35s what else?</v>

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<v ->The times that I have shot missiles</v>

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in training, I shot them against drones.

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[radar beeps]
[missile fires]

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Given the nature of warfare and where we're headed

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I think that it's pretty accurate that we'll be fighting

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against drones a whole lot more.

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<v ->Let's go somewhere I can't fly.</v>

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[air whooshes]

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[radar beeps]

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<v ->What the hell is he up to?</v>

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<v ->Coffin corner.</v>

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<v ->They are referencing what I imagine</v>

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the ceiling of the aircraft

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<v ->Um, no.</v>

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<v ->where the drones can no longer operate</v>

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because of whatever limitation that they have.

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The coffin corner as they reference it in this movie

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I have absolutely no idea.

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<v ->That's great. [laughs]</v>

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<v ->We do use the term aircraft ceiling</v>

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and the ceiling of an aircraft

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which is also the maximum altitude

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that it can be flown at, could be driven

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by physiological restrictions

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or it could be driven by engine restrictions.

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<v ->R-O-E rules of engagement set ceiling at 50,000 feet.</v>

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<v ->R-O-E or rules of engagement</v>

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or simply just the rules that you have to abide by

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As you were out there fighting.

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[intense music]

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<v ->Compressor stall.</v>

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<v ->Now his engine, it said compressor stall,</v>

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which by the way is not

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what the F-35 will tell you but that's okay.

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So the engine said compressor stall,

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and yet it still continued to burn.

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It sort of looked like it coughed a little bit

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[electricity crackles]

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but then as he went downhill, it clearly recovered itself.

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[intense music]

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<v ->Yes!</v>

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<v ->Fuel calculation, "Dunkirk."</v>

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<v ->Check fuel, Fortis 1 and 2.</v>

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<v ->70 gallons.</v>

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68 gallons Fortis leader.

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<v ->They are referencing gallons in this clip,</v>

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which is how all of these fighters measured

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their fuel back in the day.

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Modern fighters today don't measure their fuel in gallons.

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They measure them in thousands of pounds

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and you have to check your fuel regularly.

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<v ->Fortis 2 what' your fuel?</v>

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<v ->You wanna make sure it's feeding accurately.</v>

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<v Radio>Should you turn back?</v>

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<v ->No, no, fairly confident it's just the gauge.</v>

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<v ->That there's no trapped gas and make sure</v>

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that you're checking it

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so that you don't overfly your bingo fuel.

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Bingo fuel means you have to stop what you're doing

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and head homee now, or else you won't have enough

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gas to make it.

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<v ->Understood.</v>

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[bell chimes]
<v ->Conclusion.</v>

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I enjoyed watching all of the clips.

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They were very entertaining and humorous

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in how inaccurate they are in a lot of ways.

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But as far as talking about fighter pilot stuff

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I could do that all day long.

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If you're interested in becoming a fighter pilot,

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I would absolutely encourage you to do that.

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It is an outstanding career, very rewarding,

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very challenging, very fun.
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