Training the Elite: How to Become a Fighter Pilot // #65

If you've ever considered becoming a military pilot this is your episode. Mike and Sean interview Maj. Aaron Werner from the South Dakota Air National Guard. Maj Werner is an F-16 fighter pilot and instructor with over 20 years of military service. Maj Werner outlines the processes, training, and the day-to-day of a military pilot. Including a detailed breakdown of the steps to become a fighter pilot or military pilot in general.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:36 Introducing Maj Aaron Werner

06:50 Maj Werner's story

12:57 Active Duty, Reserve, and Guard

16:30 Military pilot training

20:28 A Fighter pilot's job

28:25 Application process to become a guard pilot

39:20 Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT)

44:00 T-38 Performance 46:48 How the Air Force assigns you an aircraft type

51:36 Centrifuge / G-Force testing

59:13 Assigned aircraft training

1:01:44 How long to complete all pilot training

1:05:44 Fighter jet slot in your hometown

1:07:03 Best path to become a Fighter Pilot

1:09:55 How hard or how smart to you have to be to become a military pilot

1:16:00 Easiest route to be a military or Air Force Pilot

1:25:10 What's it like flying the F-16

1:29:09 The day-to-day of a military pilot

1:35:30 Maj Werner's job now managing aircraft

1:42:00 Are military fighter jet movies realistic

1:45:28 What advice do you for aspiring aviators