S10E9: Blue Angels, Top Gun Maverick, and TRUST: With Guest Scott ”Intake” Kartvedt

Do Blue Angels pilots have a death wish when they fly a 30,000-pound jet at 400+ mph and keep 12” from wingtip to canopy? Not really. Are they not afraid? What is the level of trust required to do all of that? Should there be a sign on the wingtip missile rail that says “if you can read this, you are too close?” In this episode, my guest is Scott “Intake” Kartvedt. He flew with the Navy Blue Angels demonstration team, then he flew F35s, and for quite a few years, he has been flying with a civilian Jet team, the Patriots, flying L39s. Oh, and I should mention that he flew planes when shooting the movie Top Gun Maverick and trained the actor in acting while flying in a fighter jet.

Intake will share how trust gets built in a high-performance, high-risk jet aerobatic team and some fun stories from his experience.