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The Flyby #1
Skiing, rockets, and kiteboarding
Will Paige
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Navy vs Air Force: The Jets
Whenever I tell people I fly jets for the Navy, almost always the first question I get asked is “Like Tom Cruise?!” Then I have to explain to them Tom Cruise didn’t actually fly in the Navy, we don’t play beach volleyball all day, you don’t high-five
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Navy vs Air Force: The Life
Ever dreamed of soaring through the skies in a cutting-edge fighter jet? For aspiring military aviators, a key decision early on is whether to pursue Navy or Air Force pilot training. While the Army also offers exciting rotary aviation opportunities, the allure of launching from a carrier or piloting the
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What Makes Fighter Pilot Helmets so Freaking Cool?
Fighter pilots have been wearing some type of helmet since the day the Brits first strapped a machine gun to the Vickers F.B.5 Gunbus. “Absolutely men-uhl”, as they’d say. Although we’ve come a long way since the rudimentary leather skullcaps, the basic premise of ear, eye
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Flight Pay Revealed: The Insider's Guide to Fighter Pilot Salaries
How much do fighter pilots actually earn? Ask some, and their response might be, 'Considering my three ground jobs? Hardly enough to keep me in after fulfilling my minimum service requirement.' Yet, for others, the sentiment may be starkly different: 'Compensation aside, this is the best job
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How to Become a Pilot: Exploring Civilian and Military Paths
Have you ever felt like your life wasn’t exciting enough or you just weren’t living up to the childhood dreams you set for yourself? Maybe you feel unfulfilled and need a new challenge in life. Well, many people sign up for a half marathon or take some cooking
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Conquer Navy OCS: The ULTIMATE Physical Preparedness and Workout Guide
Are you worried if you have what it takes to succeed physically at OCS? Afraid you’ll be the Drill Instructor’s personal passion project? Do you just want to get to OCS in the best shape possible so you can get through everything without anyone knowing your name? (Cue
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How to Sound Cooler on the Radio
Whether you’re flying the world’s fastest fighter jet off an aircraft carrier or your grandpa’s Cessna 172 from the ‘60s, there’s only one thing that really matters: effective and professional communication, aka, sounding cool on the radio. Don’t believe me? They literally made an entire
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A Day in the Life of a Flight Student in the US Navy
Every aspiring naval aviator’s dream is to one day be playing shirtless beach volleyball under the SoCal sun, telling sea stories of the flight they had earlier that morning, and slapping their teammate on the ass in celebration when a point was just scored… Okay maybe that’s not
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5 Things Formula 1 Racecars and Military Fighter Jets Have In Common
When it comes to speed, noise and the uncanny ability to make you stop what you’re doing and gawk, two mighty machines stand out: Formula 1 racecars and military fighter aircraft. Despite their distinct domains, these high-performance vehicles share surprising similarities—both in the machinery themselves as well as
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Acing Flight School: The Power of Anki and Spaced Repetition for Memorizing Anything
Anki changed my life. Combined with some of the techniques discussed in Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking with Einstein (see my review of the book here) my memory ability has gone from “Dory forgetting her own name in Finding Nemo” to never forgetting what I had for breakfast again. Anki is
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EExplained: Aircraft Carriers
Once upon a time, the Eiffel Tower at 1,083 feet tall was the tallest and most beautiful mega-structure in all of the world. Fast forward a century and Dubai came along and erected the Burj Khalifa at 2,716 feet, securing its crown as the tallest structure in the