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- Yo, what’s up, dude?
- How's it going, brother?
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Thanks for coming out.
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Yeah, man.
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So today, one of
my pride and joys.
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Every Marine is
a rifleman first.
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There you go.
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Dude, I love this thing.
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I've only seen
these in the museum.
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What'd you bring today?
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I have an AR that
I got recently.
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- Yeah.
- And, quote, I've ruined it.
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Let's see it.
Couldn't have made it that bad.
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Oh.
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No case.
It doesn't have a case.
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Ah, brother.
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The only guy that I
know that would show up at a
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gun range with a pink AR-15
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{\an8}is Austin Claggett,
and that tells you about
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{\an8}as much as you need
to know about him.
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{\an8}All right, I’ll set up.
I'll grab, I’ll grab these.
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I stand out because
I'm weird, but Micah...
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Ugh, jeez.
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{\an8}...He is the utmost
professional, excellent pilot.
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What did you
think about Strike?
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I failed two flights in Strike.
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Two!
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Yeah. I'm not going to lie,
I had a lot of fun.
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- No failures.
- No.
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No failures, but man,
just a little spit out, but.
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Alright, whatever.
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The dude is unstoppable.
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Nice.
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With
Strike complete,
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Austin and Micah now
face their most difficult
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training mission yet.
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I'm not going to lie,
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I'm, I’m really looking
forward to dogfighting.
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Dogfighting is
one of the hardest parts
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of the curriculum.
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It's where I've seen guys
ahead of me get failed flights.
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I guess we'll see who's
the better shooter here.
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I don't know if that’s
going to say anything about
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who's going to be the
better shooter in the air, but.
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Hey, at least these
targets aren't moving yet.
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All right.
You want to shoot it?
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Yeah, I do.
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Alright.
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Going into it,
I am worried about
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failing another event.
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I cannot afford anymore.
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At any point in time,
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the military can tell us
that this just isn't the right
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occupation for us.
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Pressure in these
stages only builds.
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On target.
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44-23 live,
welcome to mobile station.
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We’re loud and clear.
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Roll for the crank and then
completely tucked under
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or something,
I've never done that before.
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Morning, team.
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How are we doing?
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You know you go to college,
you go to graduate school,
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you like work hard,
get good grades.
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- Yeah.
- Join the Navy.
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And now I sweat all the time.
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Yeah. Like every day.
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Hey, there he is.
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This is your big-time winner.
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What's going on, boss?
You ready?
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Yeah, sure am.
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Alright, let’s go.
I got you.
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You can take your seats.
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All right.
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So, the next evolution that
students are going to learn are
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the fundamentals of dogfighting.
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It's going to be an opportunity
to fly something fast,
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{\an8}something tactical.
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{\an8}Here in naval aviation,
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{\an8}we refer to it as
Basic Fighter Maneuvering
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{\an8}or BFM.
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It's the most heart-pounding,
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exhilarating experience anyone
will have ever gone through
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when they're doing
it for the first time.
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Warfare changed
forever when combat took
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to the skies and was
key to allied victory
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in both the World Wars.
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Around a century later,
dogfighting,
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even with supersonic
jets like the F-18,
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remains a vital skill
needed by all fighter pilots.
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No pressure, Marcus.
No pressure.
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Thank you, sir.
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You got it, man. Good luck.
We'll see you in a little bit.
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Thank you.
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The one I'm most nervous
about is probably dogfighting.
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It's like the
monster in the closet.
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It's the thing
you're waiting to do.
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You up for some BFM?
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Yeah, let’s do it.
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All right, have fun, dude.
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The training wheels are off,
and we're gonna get as close as
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500 feet to one another.
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But at the end of the day,
every fighter pilot wants to go
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out there and dogfight.
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So we train the
students in three phases.
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{\an8}First offensive, they get a
little bit of a uh advantage on
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{\an8}the instructor.
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INSTRUCTOR And go get ‘em.
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INSTRUCTOR Try and
take the shot on him
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MICAH Fox 2.
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INSTRUCTOR There we go.
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MICAH I got the shot.
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INSTRUCTOR Yep.
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Defensive, they start with a
disadvantage to the instructor.
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ANDREW Alright,
he's right behind us.
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INSTRUCTOR It’s not working.
We're just getting
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shot, shot, shot
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ANDREW Yes, sir.
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And
then head-to-head,
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mano-e-mano,
what we call the,
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"knife fight in
the phone booth."
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INSTRUCTOR Alright,
looks like he’s going to circle
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Get the nose. Come back to
the right, back to the right.
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So it is a culmination of like
everything that they've learned
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up to this point.
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{\an8}They're going at
speeds that are a lot faster
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{\an8}than they're used to,
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{\an8}a lot more G than
they're used to.
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{\an8}It's extremely hard.
It's inherently dangerous.
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INSTRUCTOR Up and over.
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There’s really no
preparation that makes you
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ready for dogfighting.
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We know that this is going to
be the first time that any of
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these folks have ever been
in this kind of crazy, hard,
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dynamic world before.
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All right.
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But at the same time,
we can't give limitless chances.
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This is that next opportunity.
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It's you know, put
up or shut up time.
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So the primary purpose of
offensive dogfighting is to
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kill the enemy, essentially.
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As this accelerates, is
when you're gonna go,
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and then you're gonna pull,
max perform over the G limit,
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keeping a good eye on
altitude and airspeed,
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and then through
geometric advantage,
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you're gonna naturally come
back around to the inside.
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All right?
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The person behind is
gonna be the shooter.
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You know, a hunter goes
out and shoots an animal
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{\an8}on the run.
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{\an8}In this case,
we're the hunter.
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But the target is moving,
and the shooter is moving.
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So if you see him do
this out in front of you,
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the first thing you want
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transition to lagged,
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and then reverse
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Right. Get it under control.
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But it's obviously a
high-risk evolution.
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They learn how to
maneuver to maintain
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their offensive position.
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They learn how to employ
weapons and keep a safe
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training environment so
that we don't hurt each other
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while we're doing it.
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If you did everything right,
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you're basically
in the control zone in a
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highly offensive position,
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and then it should be just
small pulls to take a Fox 2.
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Fox 2.
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So think about how
you're gonna do that.
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All right, will do sir.
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- Sound good?
- Yes, sir.
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Austin’s classmate
Micah is first to be tested on
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his dogfighting skills.
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My name is
Micah Andrew Nissly.
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I'm a captain in the
United States Marine Corps,
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and I'm 32 years old.
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- Nissly.
- Sir, how are you doing?
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- What’s going on, man?
- Living the dream.
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- Yeah?
- Yeah.
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What kind
of dream is that?
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BFM dream.
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Y’all have fun,
be safe out there.
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Keep each other in line.
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All right, gentlemen,
have a great flight.
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Thank you, sir.
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Since a very young age,
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I really wanted to
become a fighter pilot.
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Each time I fly, I get
that joy that I've always
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wanted back then.
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There's a sense of duty
that I have to the country and
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those that I love.
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Not everyone gets
that opportunity.
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One of the things that set
myself apart from maybe some of
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the other students
is I was adopted.
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My birth grandmother went to
church and was talking about
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how her daughter was
going to abort this baby.
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My mom said,
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please just ask her
if she'll not abort the child,
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and we'll gladly take him on.
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So she went home, talked
to my father, who agreed,
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and then I was not aborted
due to the fact that they
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had a different
family to take me on.
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So right off the bat, I
felt like I was chosen.
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That feeling of being chosen,
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it gives me a reason to make
a difference in the world
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as a fighter pilot.
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For their
first dogfight,
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students fly with an
instructor grading them from
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the back seat,
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while a second
instructor flies the enemy jet.
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One of the
hardest things here is
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the changing schedule.
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You never really know
who we're flying with.
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My name is
Captain Juston Kuch,
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call sign Poker,
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and I'm the Commodore
for Training Wing One
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at N.A.S. Meridian.
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Go-To, peace in five.
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I try to make it a point
to fly with each student.
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The students would
only fly with me,
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probably once during
their time here.
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The second that I saw
the Commodore was going to be
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in my back seat for one
of the very first times,
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I would ever be in a dogfight,
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there was an
immediate sense of anxiety.
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He's essentially my
boss’s boss’s boss,
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and he's also been the top gun.
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The things he can do
with an aircraft far exceed
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anything I've ever seen.
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I think BFM is the
most challenging event.
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The physical aspect of it
all makes it very difficult.
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The individual has
to really dynamically
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maneuver the aircraft.
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They're putting on
six to seven Gs.
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They've got to fly
their own aircraft,
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but they have to be able to
assess what the other aircraft
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is doing at any point and
then make decisions off of that.
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5.52 read that correct,
cleared for takeoff,
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cleared for departure,
have a safe flight.
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I imagine
it is intimidating.
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I love dogfighting.
That's the best part of the job.
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INSTRUCTOR
Three
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Two
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One
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Fight’s on
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For
offensive dogfighting,
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Micah starts in the attacking
position behind the enemy.
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He must keep his sights on him
long enough to secure a hit,
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indicated by the call Fox 2.
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To pass the flight, two
rules must be observed:
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maintaining 500 feet of
separation between jets while
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{\an8}always staying
above 10,000 feet,
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a minimum altitude
known as the hard deck.
253
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COMMODORE Go for the right
254
00:11:08,793 --> 00:11:10,003
MICAH Yes, sir
255
00:11:13,214 --> 00:11:14,840
COMMODORE Alright,
start coming off to the left
256
00:11:14,841 --> 00:11:16,050
MICAH Roger
257
00:11:19,929 --> 00:11:21,388
COMMODORE We're
going a little fast
258
00:11:21,389 --> 00:11:22,515
MICAH Yes, sir
259
00:11:24,392 --> 00:11:25,935
COMMODORE Take
a shot if you have it
260
00:11:28,813 --> 00:11:29,898
MICAH Damn.
261
00:11:30,190 --> 00:11:31,649
COMMODORE Close
262
00:11:32,525 --> 00:11:34,860
Right off the bat,
this dogfighting stage is a
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00:11:34,861 --> 00:11:37,530
much more complex flight,
264
00:11:37,906 --> 00:11:39,949
and then it starts
getting more dynamic.
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00:11:40,074 --> 00:11:41,492
COMMODORE
Get back on that tail
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COMMODORE
Pull back, pull back
267
00:11:47,999 --> 00:11:49,542
COMMODORE Go to the left
268
00:11:52,629 --> 00:11:53,755
COMMODORE Keep it going
269
00:12:03,514 --> 00:12:05,183
Your brain is
bouncing around a lot.
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COMMODORE Don't worry
about a shot on this one
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MICAH Yes, sir
272
00:12:18,488 --> 00:12:20,448
As we're doing
high G maneuvers,
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the blood is physically
being pulled from my head down
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to my feet.
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COMMODORE You good?
276
00:12:27,121 --> 00:12:28,248
MICAH Yes, sir
277
00:12:32,669 --> 00:12:33,835
COMMODORE We
gotta get this alignment.
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Here you go, back to the left
279
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COMMODORE As soon
as you take this shot,
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back to the right
281
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It just builds after
every single violent maneuver.
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COMMODORE Keep
this right about here
283
00:12:45,974 --> 00:12:48,058
COMMODORE Just keep pulling
back, pull back, pull back
284
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And follow
285
00:12:53,273 --> 00:12:54,565
COMMODORE Take
the shot if you have it
286
00:12:59,779 --> 00:13:01,072
COMMODORE Alright?
What's going on?
287
00:13:05,076 --> 00:13:06,660
MICAH Sir, can
you take control?
288
00:13:06,661 --> 00:13:07,745
COMMODORE I
got the control, yeah
289
00:13:15,128 --> 00:13:16,504
COMMODORE Did
you have air sickness?
290
00:13:19,048 --> 00:13:20,049
MICAH Yes, sir
291
00:13:21,843 --> 00:13:23,010
COMMODORE Do you
want to start flying?
292
00:13:23,011 --> 00:13:24,344
Or I can keep it.
293
00:13:24,345 --> 00:13:25,763
Your call
294
00:13:26,347 --> 00:13:27,348
MICAH I'll
take controls, sir
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00:13:27,724 --> 00:13:28,766
COMMODORE Alright,
you’ve got the controls
296
00:13:29,142 --> 00:13:30,143
MICAH I have controls
297
00:13:31,060 --> 00:13:32,854
COMMODORE OK, well,
we’re done for the day
298
00:13:46,451 --> 00:13:48,119
I can't
believe I've been sick,
299
00:13:48,536 --> 00:13:50,955
especially with the
Commodore in the back seat.
300
00:13:52,832 --> 00:13:54,416
As I'm shutting down the jet,
301
00:13:54,417 --> 00:13:56,002
I see throw up
on my flight suit,
302
00:13:56,461 --> 00:13:58,045
and I'm just looking out.
303
00:13:58,046 --> 00:13:59,714
He's already out of the jet.
304
00:14:03,634 --> 00:14:04,761
Got all your stuff?
305
00:14:05,261 --> 00:14:06,261
Clear?
306
00:14:06,262 --> 00:14:07,722
- Clear.
- Okay.
307
00:14:12,852 --> 00:14:14,228
How are you feeling now?
308
00:14:14,979 --> 00:14:16,980
- I feel good.
- Feel good?
309
00:14:16,981 --> 00:14:18,273
A little, little wobbly?
310
00:14:18,274 --> 00:14:19,776
Uh, I’m fine now, sir.
311
00:14:23,821 --> 00:14:25,907
Vomiting in the
cockpit is pretty rare.
312
00:14:27,825 --> 00:14:29,743
This flight is one of the
first ones I've had where
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the student was air sick.
314
00:14:33,122 --> 00:14:35,499
At that point, the
training is over, there's,
315
00:14:35,500 --> 00:14:37,043
there’s no way around that one.
316
00:14:41,047 --> 00:14:43,632
If I'm going to be
a pilot who's getting sick,
317
00:14:43,633 --> 00:14:46,052
dogfighting, that can
be a real problem.
318
00:14:46,969 --> 00:14:49,263
That could mean not
even being a jet pilot.
319
00:14:50,556 --> 00:14:53,350
The military can just decide
that this just isn't the right
320
00:14:53,351 --> 00:14:54,936
occupation for me.
321
00:14:59,732 --> 00:15:01,149
You know you
boot and rallied, right?
322
00:15:01,150 --> 00:15:04,361
You puked, gave you the
option whether to, you know,
323
00:15:04,362 --> 00:15:05,445
take the controls again,
324
00:15:05,446 --> 00:15:08,198
I think it does help to
fly with, with air sickness.
325
00:15:08,199 --> 00:15:11,034
You know, sometimes you
get a little bit nauseous,
326
00:15:11,035 --> 00:15:13,662
and then the mind
shuts down a, a bit,
327
00:15:13,663 --> 00:15:15,038
but you stuck with it,
328
00:15:15,039 --> 00:15:16,248
and that was impressive,
329
00:15:16,249 --> 00:15:17,833
considering you’d
just thrown up.
330
00:15:17,834 --> 00:15:20,294
So nice job not having
a complete meltdown.
331
00:15:20,753 --> 00:15:22,212
Now we got to focus on,
you know, getting back.
332
00:15:22,213 --> 00:15:23,421
Yes, sir.
333
00:15:23,422 --> 00:15:24,798
At the end of the day,
he got air sick,
334
00:15:24,799 --> 00:15:27,134
so the flight gets
marked as an incomplete.
335
00:15:27,135 --> 00:15:29,719
But he showed he's got some
grit and some resilience.
336
00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:31,471
I was impressed
he stuck with it.
337
00:15:31,472 --> 00:15:33,765
And as we say, you get
to see that one again and
338
00:15:33,766 --> 00:15:35,142
get better on the next time.
339
00:15:35,143 --> 00:15:36,226
That's all I got, man.
340
00:15:36,227 --> 00:15:37,310
- Sir.
- All right.
341
00:15:37,311 --> 00:15:39,730
- Thanks for your time.
- No worries, man, sure.
342
00:15:40,773 --> 00:15:41,773
At the end of the day,
343
00:15:41,774 --> 00:15:44,235
we're training the
next generations for war.
344
00:15:44,777 --> 00:15:46,736
These students are gonna go
out and do combat operations.
345
00:15:46,737 --> 00:15:49,739
They have to be able to
maintain situational awareness
346
00:15:49,740 --> 00:15:51,242
and do the job.
347
00:16:03,296 --> 00:16:04,463
Nice.
348
00:16:04,839 --> 00:16:06,298
You ready to jump with Daddy?
349
00:16:06,299 --> 00:16:07,549
Who's going to jump higher,
you or me?
350
00:16:07,550 --> 00:16:08,633
Me.
351
00:16:10,178 --> 00:16:11,679
They're going to get us.
352
00:16:13,264 --> 00:16:14,848
Run, run.
353
00:16:14,849 --> 00:16:15,932
What?
354
00:16:15,933 --> 00:16:17,100
Wait, daddy, wait.
355
00:16:17,101 --> 00:16:19,729
I know what we were doing.
We were doing a race.
356
00:16:20,062 --> 00:16:21,062
A race?
357
00:16:21,063 --> 00:16:23,107
A cartwheel dance race.
358
00:16:23,524 --> 00:16:24,650
- Jump race? All right.
- Winner race.
359
00:16:25,985 --> 00:16:27,486
Winner race? Okay, I go.
360
00:16:28,779 --> 00:16:30,573
I'm gonna win.
361
00:16:31,449 --> 00:16:32,700
- Hi.
- Can you do this?
362
00:16:33,201 --> 00:16:34,242
No.
363
00:16:34,243 --> 00:16:36,037
You want to sit
right there and look?
364
00:16:36,787 --> 00:16:39,164
After a rough flight,
I'm blessed with a family that
365
00:16:39,165 --> 00:16:40,790
I get to go back to.
366
00:16:40,791 --> 00:16:41,917
No tickles allowed?
367
00:16:41,918 --> 00:16:43,126
Tickle attack.
368
00:16:43,127 --> 00:16:44,961
I've known Micah for 15 years,
369
00:16:44,962 --> 00:16:46,296
and we've been
married for 12.
370
00:16:46,297 --> 00:16:48,758
How is that, good?
You got it all over your face.
371
00:16:49,383 --> 00:16:51,051
You got a mustache.
372
00:16:51,052 --> 00:16:52,470
He's my high school sweetheart.
373
00:16:54,805 --> 00:16:57,766
I think that for Micah,
being adopted made him who
374
00:16:57,767 --> 00:16:59,101
he is as a person.
375
00:17:00,061 --> 00:17:02,229
Family is incredibly
important to him.
376
00:17:02,230 --> 00:17:05,274
In everything Micah does,
he thinks of us first.
377
00:17:07,276 --> 00:17:09,612
My performance
impacts their lives.
378
00:17:10,613 --> 00:17:15,700
I'm definitely nervous
and trying to mentally
379
00:17:15,701 --> 00:17:17,870
process this flight.
380
00:17:18,913 --> 00:17:21,415
I'm concerned that this
is gonna happen again.
381
00:17:31,217 --> 00:17:32,884
You all have
a nice, good time.
382
00:17:32,885 --> 00:17:34,428
See you when you get home.
383
00:17:34,971 --> 00:17:36,096
Let's do it.
384
00:17:36,097 --> 00:17:37,974
Have a good flight.
385
00:17:40,184 --> 00:17:42,060
I'm very
much looking forward to
386
00:17:42,061 --> 00:17:43,479
building family one day,
387
00:17:43,980 --> 00:17:46,607
but I am definitely married
to the military right now.
388
00:17:49,110 --> 00:17:50,110
See you guys out there.
389
00:17:50,111 --> 00:17:51,361
See ya!
390
00:17:51,362 --> 00:17:52,821
To be a naval aviator,
391
00:17:52,822 --> 00:17:54,447
you have to put
your life on hold,
392
00:17:54,448 --> 00:17:55,866
and I'm okay with that.
393
00:17:56,325 --> 00:17:59,453
I have faith that
it's worth serving.
394
00:18:00,913 --> 00:18:02,372
Key is, you got to just
keep your head in the game,
395
00:18:02,373 --> 00:18:03,456
all right?
396
00:18:03,457 --> 00:18:04,541
I will, sir.
397
00:18:04,542 --> 00:18:05,792
You stay focused.
You’re gonna.
398
00:18:05,793 --> 00:18:07,294
- I am.
- You're gonna rock it.
399
00:18:07,295 --> 00:18:08,671
Yes, sir.
400
00:18:12,008 --> 00:18:13,634
Claggett's an
interesting character.
401
00:18:14,010 --> 00:18:15,928
{\an8}He's one of those more
aggressive personalities.
402
00:18:16,887 --> 00:18:17,971
He makes a decision,
403
00:18:17,972 --> 00:18:19,264
might, might not always
be the right one,
404
00:18:19,265 --> 00:18:20,600
but he sticks to it.
405
00:18:21,017 --> 00:18:23,519
I know he had a little
bit of a hiccup in Strike.
406
00:18:27,273 --> 00:18:28,274
INSTRUCTOR Slow it down.
407
00:18:45,458 --> 00:18:46,459
RANGE 17 feet
408
00:18:46,751 --> 00:18:47,752
RANGE Bullseye
409
00:18:49,462 --> 00:18:50,630
AUSTIN Wooooo!
410
00:18:53,382 --> 00:18:54,383
INSTRUCTOR Low drop
411
00:18:56,969 --> 00:18:58,054
INSTRUCTOR Abort
412
00:18:59,013 --> 00:19:00,222
AUSTIN Roger that, sir
413
00:19:00,848 --> 00:19:01,932
INSTRUCTOR
We’re going home
414
00:19:02,808 --> 00:19:03,934
AUSTIN Yes sir
415
00:19:08,397 --> 00:19:10,316
We have standards
and expectations.
416
00:19:11,442 --> 00:19:13,693
You gotta be able to perform
in this stage of training
417
00:19:13,694 --> 00:19:15,195
to meet the standard.
418
00:19:15,196 --> 00:19:16,488
If you don't, then you
have to ask yourself,
419
00:19:16,489 --> 00:19:18,324
what are you doing here?
420
00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,368
For Austin's
first offensive dogfight,
421
00:19:21,369 --> 00:19:24,413
the enemy pilot is Lieutenant
Commander Stephen Elliott,
422
00:19:24,914 --> 00:19:26,248
Call Sign, Yak.
423
00:19:27,625 --> 00:19:29,543
We fly them very slow,
fly them very fast,
424
00:19:30,336 --> 00:19:32,755
so that they can safely handle
a wide variety of situations.
425
00:19:33,881 --> 00:19:37,008
Ultimately, I think my job is
to make him work very hard in
426
00:19:37,009 --> 00:19:38,636
order not to get embarrassed.
427
00:19:43,432 --> 00:19:45,016
Riding in
Austin’s back seat and
428
00:19:45,017 --> 00:19:47,812
grading the flight is
Lieutenant Brian Wasdin.
429
00:19:48,145 --> 00:19:49,772
Call Sign, Gary the Snail.
430
00:19:51,607 --> 00:19:53,942
Due to Austin’s
two previous fails,
431
00:19:53,943 --> 00:19:56,277
the instructor will
be watching closely,
432
00:19:56,278 --> 00:19:58,197
that he can fly within
the safety limits.
433
00:20:00,950 --> 00:20:02,993
TOWER That's a flight
of two departing, runway 1
434
00:20:04,078 --> 00:20:05,079
AUSTIN It's go time
435
00:20:12,253 --> 00:20:13,628
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
And we're 300 knots
436
00:20:13,629 --> 00:20:14,839
Try to climb, OK?
437
00:20:15,172 --> 00:20:16,173
AUSTIN Yes, sir
438
00:20:17,758 --> 00:20:18,968
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
Get behind him
439
00:20:19,552 --> 00:20:20,553
YAK Three
440
00:20:20,803 --> 00:20:21,804
Two
441
00:20:22,263 --> 00:20:23,263
One
442
00:20:23,264 --> 00:20:24,347
‘YAK’ Fight’s on
443
00:20:24,348 --> 00:20:25,433
‘GARY THE SNAIL’ OK, go
444
00:20:28,185 --> 00:20:31,105
Yak starts by
trying to outrun Austin.
445
00:20:34,984 --> 00:20:36,068
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
Now, careful here
446
00:20:37,570 --> 00:20:38,695
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
Airspeed, airspeed
447
00:20:38,696 --> 00:20:40,989
But then suddenly
reduces his airspeed.
448
00:20:40,990 --> 00:20:42,408
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
Oh, you're gonna be close
449
00:20:43,534 --> 00:20:45,327
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
Skip it, Skip it, Skip it!
450
00:20:46,120 --> 00:20:47,872
Woah!
451
00:20:51,667 --> 00:20:53,127
AUSTIN Damn
452
00:20:53,711 --> 00:20:55,212
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
This is uncomfortable
453
00:20:59,467 --> 00:21:00,843
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
We were pretty close
454
00:21:01,719 --> 00:21:02,803
AUSTIN Yes, sir
455
00:21:03,763 --> 00:21:05,346
‘GARY THE SNAIL’ See
how late you were to follow?
456
00:21:05,347 --> 00:21:06,432
AUSTIN Yes, sir
457
00:21:07,266 --> 00:21:08,350
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
Don't do that
458
00:21:08,476 --> 00:21:09,518
AUSTIN OK
459
00:21:15,441 --> 00:21:17,026
It's all so new.
460
00:21:17,276 --> 00:21:18,527
‘GARY THE SNAIL’ Go left
461
00:21:19,361 --> 00:21:22,155
It feels
extremely difficult to try
462
00:21:22,156 --> 00:21:24,283
to outperform another jet.
463
00:21:28,204 --> 00:21:29,497
‘YAK’ Fight’s on
464
00:21:33,167 --> 00:21:35,544
After narrowly
avoiding a collision,
465
00:21:35,878 --> 00:21:38,963
Austin follows Yak
to a higher altitude to
466
00:21:38,964 --> 00:21:40,382
reset the dogfight.
467
00:21:41,509 --> 00:21:43,552
‘GARY THE SNAIL’ Keep the alpha,
keep the alpha, get higher
468
00:21:45,012 --> 00:21:46,554
‘GARY THE SNAIL’ Get
behind him, climb behind him.
469
00:21:46,555 --> 00:21:47,890
There you go
470
00:21:53,521 --> 00:21:56,565
Before Austin's
weapon system can lock on,
471
00:21:56,941 --> 00:22:00,027
Yak makes a steep
dive towards the deck.
472
00:22:02,863 --> 00:22:04,114
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
Good range on the throttle
473
00:22:05,157 --> 00:22:07,368
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
Dump that nose, get your speed
474
00:22:10,204 --> 00:22:11,747
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
Go low, stay low
475
00:22:11,872 --> 00:22:13,915
‘GARY THE SNAIL’ Remember,
as soon as you take that shot
476
00:22:13,916 --> 00:22:15,041
get the reverse in
477
00:22:15,042 --> 00:22:16,377
AUSTIN Yes, sir
478
00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:22,049
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
8 to the deck
479
00:22:23,259 --> 00:22:24,927
‘GARY THE SNAIL’ 20
degrees up, 20 degrees up
480
00:22:26,846 --> 00:22:28,180
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
4 to the deck
481
00:22:30,140 --> 00:22:31,267
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
2 to the deck
482
00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:35,563
AUSTIN ****
483
00:22:37,481 --> 00:22:38,815
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
Reverse, reverse,
484
00:22:38,816 --> 00:22:40,025
aggressive with the reverse
485
00:22:42,695 --> 00:22:44,947
‘YAK’ Knock it off, knock
it off. Rogue 1-1 knock it off
486
00:22:49,910 --> 00:22:51,954
AUSTIN That
was a deck violation
487
00:22:52,538 --> 00:22:53,747
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
Sure was, bud
488
00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:55,708
AUSTIN That
was embarrassing
489
00:22:56,750 --> 00:22:58,377
‘GARY THE SNAIL’
You got greedy
490
00:23:24,069 --> 00:23:26,447
Claggett failed
his BFM flight for multiple
491
00:23:26,572 --> 00:23:28,323
training rule violations.
492
00:23:28,324 --> 00:23:31,326
{\an8}It was his third failed flight,
and there'll be a determination
493
00:23:31,327 --> 00:23:33,453
{\an8}made whether or not he can
continue in the training,
494
00:23:33,454 --> 00:23:35,247
{\an8}or he'll be flunked out.
495
00:23:42,546 --> 00:23:45,007
I ended up
making another mistake,
496
00:23:45,382 --> 00:23:47,300
so I failed the flight.
497
00:23:47,301 --> 00:23:49,637
And I'm not on a
schedule tomorrow.
498
00:23:52,056 --> 00:23:57,186
Well, I probably won't fly
this plane for a long time,
499
00:23:57,561 --> 00:23:59,355
and possibly ever again.
500
00:24:01,565 --> 00:24:03,233
So... And that's a little sad.
501
00:24:04,443 --> 00:24:05,861
Yeah.
502
00:24:26,924 --> 00:24:30,093
I'm trying to keep my
mouth shut while pulling G’s,
503
00:24:30,094 --> 00:24:32,346
staring at the other
aircraft directly above us,
504
00:24:32,930 --> 00:24:33,930
trying my best.
505
00:24:33,931 --> 00:24:35,014
Mask on?
506
00:24:35,015 --> 00:24:37,392
Mask on, and I can't like,
I'm like, "knock it off."
507
00:24:37,393 --> 00:24:39,227
Like, through pursed lips, man.
508
00:24:39,228 --> 00:24:41,814
And it wasn't good.
509
00:24:43,732 --> 00:24:46,359
Actually, I just got off the
phone with a buddy down in
510
00:24:46,360 --> 00:24:48,194
Kingsville doing
the same, you know,
511
00:24:48,195 --> 00:24:51,906
same jet program down there,
and he got an 80, NSS,
512
00:24:51,907 --> 00:24:53,324
so a perfect score in primary.
513
00:24:53,325 --> 00:24:56,202
He said during dogfighting,
he went home,
514
00:24:56,203 --> 00:24:58,539
put his head in his hands,
and just cried.
515
00:24:59,456 --> 00:25:00,540
Yeah, man.
516
00:25:00,541 --> 00:25:02,584
I've been having, like,
stress dreams.
517
00:25:03,711 --> 00:25:06,129
You know, I can't remember
them now, but like,
518
00:25:06,130 --> 00:25:08,882
cockpit related and
like just stress,
519
00:25:09,550 --> 00:25:12,136
where I just wake up at
like 12:00 or 1:00 a.m.,
520
00:25:12,594 --> 00:25:16,515
and I'm like, like I
need to go to sleep.
521
00:25:18,392 --> 00:25:20,435
My five-year-old's
not going to understand the
522
00:25:20,436 --> 00:25:22,562
challenges that I'm
going through at work,
523
00:25:22,563 --> 00:25:24,564
and you know, even,
even my wife,
524
00:25:24,565 --> 00:25:26,441
who's amazing and awesome,
and you know,
525
00:25:26,442 --> 00:25:28,109
if it wasn't for her,
I wouldn't be here.
526
00:25:28,110 --> 00:25:29,360
Yep.
527
00:25:29,361 --> 00:25:31,029
You, it just doesn't
translate to somebody who
528
00:25:31,030 --> 00:25:32,697
hasn't been in this position.
529
00:25:32,698 --> 00:25:33,906
Coming out here has
been awesome, man.
530
00:25:33,907 --> 00:25:35,033
Thanks for doing this.
531
00:25:35,034 --> 00:25:37,286
I really kinda needed
to blow off some steam.
532
00:25:37,786 --> 00:25:38,786
Ah, can I get a water?
533
00:25:38,787 --> 00:25:42,165
A beer and a water?
There you go.
534
00:25:42,166 --> 00:25:44,125
- Thank you.
- Thank you so much, ma’am.
535
00:25:44,126 --> 00:25:45,251
OK.
536
00:25:45,252 --> 00:25:46,711
I want to be a good dogfighter.
537
00:25:46,712 --> 00:25:47,795
- Yeah.
- I don't wanna,
538
00:25:47,796 --> 00:25:49,589
I don’t wanna to go out
there and be, ah, you know,
539
00:25:49,590 --> 00:25:51,466
I'll just do,
like, good enough.
540
00:25:51,467 --> 00:25:53,468
I sort of know what
you're looking for.
541
00:25:53,469 --> 00:25:55,262
I want to put up a good fight.
542
00:25:55,888 --> 00:25:59,141
When you're in the plane,
it's everything you have.
543
00:25:59,725 --> 00:26:01,100
Nothing left on the table.
544
00:26:01,101 --> 00:26:03,311
And I think that's one of
the reasons that I'm kinda
545
00:26:03,312 --> 00:26:04,520
more hard on myself.
546
00:26:04,521 --> 00:26:05,980
It's not that I
could have done more,
547
00:26:05,981 --> 00:26:08,691
it’s I gave everything I had,
and it still wasn't enough.
548
00:26:08,692 --> 00:26:10,277
It still fell short.
549
00:26:17,367 --> 00:26:19,660
Now, the Navy
will determine whether Austin
550
00:26:19,661 --> 00:26:22,623
and Micah can continue
in advanced phase.
551
00:26:26,168 --> 00:26:29,003
For Micah, to move
forward in training,
552
00:26:29,004 --> 00:26:32,216
he must retake and pass
his dogfighting flight.
553
00:26:39,014 --> 00:26:40,641
I still can't
believe I've been sick.
554
00:26:41,183 --> 00:26:43,893
If I get sick every single
time that I'm in a dogfight,
555
00:26:43,894 --> 00:26:46,605
it's not gonna work out for
me to be a fighter jet pilot.
556
00:26:49,274 --> 00:26:50,399
Hey, guys.
557
00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:53,195
- Hi, Daddy.
- I love you. Bye.
558
00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:57,323
Love you.
559
00:26:57,324 --> 00:26:58,992
Love you.
Have a good day.
560
00:27:06,375 --> 00:27:09,460
The expectation
when you get in the aircraft
561
00:27:09,461 --> 00:27:11,629
is it doesn't matter
what time of day it is,
562
00:27:11,630 --> 00:27:13,131
you're still performing.
563
00:27:13,132 --> 00:27:14,841
It doesn't matter
that you're tired,
564
00:27:14,842 --> 00:27:17,510
it doesn't matter that you
didn't have your coffee.
565
00:27:17,511 --> 00:27:20,930
You know all of those things
all go away the second that
566
00:27:20,931 --> 00:27:22,182
you start up that jet.
567
00:27:24,226 --> 00:27:27,144
Meanwhile, Austin
has a make-or-break meeting
568
00:27:27,145 --> 00:27:28,564
with his supervisors.
569
00:27:31,775 --> 00:27:35,486
I taught myself a
very long time ago that, hey,
570
00:27:35,487 --> 00:27:37,196
just because you get
knocked down doesn't mean
571
00:27:37,197 --> 00:27:38,824
you should stop trying.
572
00:27:43,036 --> 00:27:44,161
Well, yeah.
573
00:27:44,162 --> 00:27:45,872
You know I'm trying, man.
I'm trying.
574
00:27:45,873 --> 00:27:47,875
You can hate on me,
but I'm trying.
575
00:27:58,594 --> 00:28:00,971
We are in the
business of perfection.
576
00:28:01,638 --> 00:28:03,390
- Claggett.
- Sir.
577
00:28:04,516 --> 00:28:07,018
My biggest fear is to
be the guy that people
578
00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:08,729
are worried about.
579
00:28:09,688 --> 00:28:12,064
After this morning's
physical training session,
580
00:28:12,065 --> 00:28:15,568
a panel of senior officers
will determine Austin's fate
581
00:28:15,569 --> 00:28:17,445
in a performance
review known as a
582
00:28:17,446 --> 00:28:19,281
Human Factors Board.
583
00:28:19,740 --> 00:28:21,073
Just like
the name implies,
584
00:28:21,074 --> 00:28:22,366
we're looking at human factors.
585
00:28:22,367 --> 00:28:25,578
We want to know if there's
other things outside of work
586
00:28:25,579 --> 00:28:27,873
that potentially might
have caused an issue.
587
00:28:29,541 --> 00:28:31,668
All of the results
are kept confidential.
588
00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:36,172
We are looking to get to the
bottom of the situation because
589
00:28:36,173 --> 00:28:37,716
it's a dangerous business.
590
00:28:39,676 --> 00:28:41,594
Sitting in the Human
Factors Board is never where
591
00:28:41,595 --> 00:28:43,095
you want to find yourself.
592
00:28:43,096 --> 00:28:44,640
It's definitely a wake-up call.
593
00:28:46,516 --> 00:28:49,393
The reality is we need to
uphold a certain standard,
594
00:28:49,394 --> 00:28:52,355
and if you make it through here
and you get the wings of gold,
595
00:28:52,356 --> 00:28:56,233
you are a great fighter pilot,
but you need to be able to show
596
00:28:56,234 --> 00:28:58,361
that you have what it
takes because it only
597
00:28:58,362 --> 00:28:59,947
gets harder after this.
598
00:29:01,073 --> 00:29:04,241
I'm not very happy
with my performance because
599
00:29:04,242 --> 00:29:08,080
I'm not as good
as I want to be.
600
00:29:09,414 --> 00:29:12,793
There’s not much more to
say other than I messed up.
601
00:29:21,259 --> 00:29:22,803
- I'll see you then.
- Okay.
602
00:29:24,721 --> 00:29:26,890
So we've just
completed Claggett's HFB.
603
00:29:27,808 --> 00:29:30,060
He has to do progress check.
604
00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,772
Essentially, a repeat of
the flight that he failed.
605
00:29:35,482 --> 00:29:38,193
My responses were,
"Thank you for checking in."
606
00:29:39,194 --> 00:29:41,780
"No, no outside factors
are happening.
607
00:29:43,740 --> 00:29:45,409
I just need another rep."
608
00:29:54,751 --> 00:29:56,502
Claggett’s
almost to wings,
609
00:29:56,503 --> 00:29:59,839
so I expect a much higher
degree of professional
610
00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:01,174
performance out of him.
611
00:30:04,761 --> 00:30:07,054
We're flying high-performance
jet aircrafts,
612
00:30:07,055 --> 00:30:09,098
so if someone's
head's not in it,
613
00:30:09,099 --> 00:30:11,351
it could lead to
some serious damage.
614
00:30:19,109 --> 00:30:22,695
I'm looking for him to
be safe and to perform
615
00:30:22,696 --> 00:30:25,198
in accordance with the
flight standards that we have.
616
00:30:26,700 --> 00:30:28,493
Claggett’s too aggressive.
617
00:30:29,286 --> 00:30:32,706
After his HFB, I said,
"Aggressiveness is good,
618
00:30:33,248 --> 00:30:35,000
but you, you do have to
have it under control."
619
00:30:35,876 --> 00:30:38,002
Commander Kellner,
call sign Lamer,
620
00:30:38,003 --> 00:30:39,963
will grade Austin
from the back seat.
621
00:30:40,547 --> 00:30:42,882
While former F-18 pilot,
Natalie Walker,
622
00:30:42,883 --> 00:30:45,427
call sign Spicy,
will fly the enemy jet.
623
00:30:46,094 --> 00:30:48,847
‘SPICY’ Rogue 1-1
sets the war, all altitudes
624
00:30:49,389 --> 00:30:52,058
To pass, Austin
must prove he can keep his
625
00:30:52,059 --> 00:30:54,518
aggression in
check and fly within the
626
00:30:54,519 --> 00:30:55,979
strict safety limits.
627
00:30:56,730 --> 00:30:58,314
AUSTIN
Rogue 1-2 in shooter
628
00:30:58,315 --> 00:31:02,235
But he still
needs to neutralize the enemy.
629
00:31:03,153 --> 00:31:04,153
‘SPICY’ Three
630
00:31:04,154 --> 00:31:05,237
Two
631
00:31:05,238 --> 00:31:06,322
One
632
00:31:06,323 --> 00:31:07,407
Fight’s on
633
00:31:10,869 --> 00:31:12,536
‘LAMER’
You’re a little wide,
634
00:31:12,537 --> 00:31:13,830
so this is not the best set up
635
00:31:14,706 --> 00:31:16,166
AUSTIN Yes, sir
636
00:31:18,794 --> 00:31:20,045
‘LAMER’ There you go
637
00:31:24,299 --> 00:31:26,718
‘LAMER’ We gotta close
some distance, don't get slow
638
00:31:27,302 --> 00:31:28,303
AUSTIN Yes, sir
639
00:31:29,721 --> 00:31:31,764
I had pushed
the boundaries,
640
00:31:31,765 --> 00:31:33,433
and it resulted in a failure.
641
00:31:34,059 --> 00:31:36,978
I need to make sure this
doesn't happen again.
642
00:31:37,938 --> 00:31:39,231
‘LAMER’ Come on, power up
643
00:31:50,075 --> 00:31:51,868
‘LAMER’ Alright,
now start pulling
644
00:31:52,577 --> 00:31:54,037
‘LAMER’ See how
we fixed that distance?
645
00:31:54,454 --> 00:31:55,539
AUSTIN Yes, sir
646
00:31:56,039 --> 00:31:57,040
‘LAMER’ Keep tracking
647
00:31:57,666 --> 00:31:58,792
‘LAMER’ Keep tracking
648
00:31:59,334 --> 00:32:00,752
‘LAMER’ Take
a shot if you get it
649
00:32:04,422 --> 00:32:05,465
AUSTIN Damn
650
00:32:07,759 --> 00:32:08,843
‘LAMER’ Stay
with her in the flow
651
00:32:08,844 --> 00:32:10,303
‘LAMER’ ‘cause if you
slow down you're gonna be
652
00:32:10,428 --> 00:32:11,638
off sync with her
653
00:32:11,763 --> 00:32:12,931
AUSTIN Yes, OK
654
00:32:14,266 --> 00:32:16,143
And then the
tempo change happens.
655
00:32:19,771 --> 00:32:22,023
I'm like, why are you
holding yourself back?
656
00:32:22,899 --> 00:32:24,151
‘LAMER’ Alright, follow
657
00:32:26,069 --> 00:32:27,612
‘LAMER’ She's
getting higher than us
658
00:32:30,157 --> 00:32:31,198
‘LAMER’ More, more
659
00:32:31,199 --> 00:32:32,534
Up, up, up, up, up!
660
00:32:36,830 --> 00:32:37,873
‘LAMER’ Keep climbing
661
00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:44,004
‘LAMER’ Alright,
here comes the maneuver
662
00:32:46,256 --> 00:32:47,799
‘LAMER’ There she went
663
00:32:54,097 --> 00:32:56,308
‘LAMER’ Alright, get
more aggressive we're at 15
664
00:33:05,025 --> 00:33:06,026
‘LAMER’ Keep pulling
665
00:33:06,151 --> 00:33:07,444
‘LAMER’ Keep pulling,
towards her
666
00:33:10,113 --> 00:33:11,155
‘LAMER’ Watch it
667
00:33:11,156 --> 00:33:12,407
Watch the deck
668
00:33:17,370 --> 00:33:19,664
‘LAMER’ Alright 13K,
watch the deck
669
00:33:21,166 --> 00:33:22,876
‘LAMER’ You got
a thousand feet to use
670
00:33:25,045 --> 00:33:26,171
‘LAMER’ Alright,
she's redefining
671
00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:28,256
‘LAMER’ Take
a shot if you get it
672
00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:29,966
AUSTIN Sure thing, sir
673
00:33:32,385 --> 00:33:33,595
AUSTIN Fox 2
674
00:33:33,845 --> 00:33:35,263
Pull up, pull up.
675
00:33:45,357 --> 00:33:46,399
‘LAMER’ Looks good
676
00:33:49,236 --> 00:33:50,487
AUSTIN Let’s go
677
00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:54,990
There's something
special that happens,
678
00:33:54,991 --> 00:33:57,494
when you think that you
don't have what it takes;
679
00:33:57,702 --> 00:33:59,621
despite that, you can carry on.
680
00:34:00,247 --> 00:34:03,959
That's where greatness occurs.
681
00:34:16,888 --> 00:34:18,306
The flight
went really well.
682
00:34:18,556 --> 00:34:21,518
He obviously learned from
his previous flights.
683
00:34:26,940 --> 00:34:28,900
Aggressiveness is good,
684
00:34:29,025 --> 00:34:32,236
but it has to be tempered
because, like the saying goes,
685
00:34:32,237 --> 00:34:33,737
there are old pilots,
there are bold pilots,
686
00:34:33,738 --> 00:34:35,448
but there's no old,
bold pilots.
687
00:34:38,076 --> 00:34:39,911
I passed this check,
688
00:34:40,537 --> 00:34:43,498
which means that I'm
moving ahead to the next flight,
689
00:34:43,915 --> 00:34:46,041
which is the
offensive solo flight,
690
00:34:46,042 --> 00:34:47,794
so I'll be flying
that one by myself.
691
00:34:48,837 --> 00:34:50,296
Two days ago was a low point,
692
00:34:50,297 --> 00:34:53,466
but glad that this
flight was completed.
693
00:35:06,855 --> 00:35:08,523
I've always
wanted to do this job.
694
00:35:11,568 --> 00:35:13,652
The men and women that
have come before me have
695
00:35:13,653 --> 00:35:15,280
accomplished so much.
696
00:35:18,116 --> 00:35:20,744
Everything feels like it
has built to this flight.
697
00:35:26,082 --> 00:35:28,667
I want to win the fight, but
the tolerances of the human
698
00:35:28,668 --> 00:35:30,670
body can only be so much.
699
00:35:35,300 --> 00:35:37,677
Moving forward in these
flights, I'll be solo.
700
00:35:38,219 --> 00:35:40,095
I'm the only one that's
gonna be in that jet.
701
00:35:40,096 --> 00:35:43,850
If I black out of that jet,
there's no system to save me.
702
00:35:46,561 --> 00:35:48,520
The best way to
explain what it feels like
703
00:35:48,521 --> 00:35:50,022
pulling Gs...
704
00:35:50,023 --> 00:35:53,192
...if you've ever
done a squat rack, feels,
705
00:35:53,193 --> 00:35:55,361
what it feels like when
you're lifting heavy and
706
00:35:55,362 --> 00:35:58,739
you're at the lowest point of
the rep and you're like,
707
00:35:59,991 --> 00:36:01,825
and trying to
lift it up off of you,
708
00:36:01,826 --> 00:36:03,370
and you're struggling.
709
00:36:04,287 --> 00:36:08,207
As we pull Gs, the
suit squeezes our legs,
710
00:36:08,208 --> 00:36:11,795
which allows the blood to
stay on our upper torso,
711
00:36:12,420 --> 00:36:15,422
and then it's up to us to
squeeze our abs and keep the
712
00:36:15,423 --> 00:36:17,509
blood flowing around our brains.
713
00:36:18,134 --> 00:36:21,595
If you are not actively
fighting the Gs,
714
00:36:21,596 --> 00:36:23,014
you will blackout.
715
00:36:29,229 --> 00:36:30,562
In
Micah's back seat,
716
00:36:30,563 --> 00:36:33,273
grading the re-fly
is Akin Yonamine,
717
00:36:33,274 --> 00:36:35,026
call sign Go-To.
718
00:36:36,403 --> 00:36:39,279
To pass, Micah must
successfully manage his
719
00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:41,991
G tolerance while in
pursuit of the enemy,
720
00:36:42,826 --> 00:36:45,285
former F-18 pilot
William Malona,
721
00:36:45,286 --> 00:36:46,955
call sign 'Gollum’.
722
00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:00,343
Step up. Step up.
723
00:37:01,761 --> 00:37:03,304
There you go.
724
00:37:04,055 --> 00:37:05,055
You got it.
725
00:37:05,056 --> 00:37:06,140
Got it.
726
00:37:06,141 --> 00:37:08,225
Good job.
Turn around, sit.
727
00:37:08,226 --> 00:37:09,810
Okay.
728
00:37:09,811 --> 00:37:11,354
We're going to watch Daddy fly.
729
00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:14,022
Hi, Daddy.
730
00:37:14,023 --> 00:37:15,107
Say hi, Daddy.
731
00:37:15,108 --> 00:37:16,943
Hi, Daddy.
732
00:37:28,204 --> 00:37:29,664
‘GO-TO’ Alright,
you got controls now
733
00:37:30,206 --> 00:37:31,207
MICAH Yes, sir
734
00:37:32,667 --> 00:37:33,667
‘GO-TO’ Fight’s on
735
00:37:33,668 --> 00:37:34,753
MICAH Fight’s on
736
00:37:36,087 --> 00:37:37,088
‘GO-TO’ There you go
737
00:37:37,839 --> 00:37:38,840
‘GO-TO’ Do you see him?
738
00:37:40,216 --> 00:37:41,216
‘GO-TO’ There he is
739
00:37:41,217 --> 00:37:42,302
MICAH Yes, sir
740
00:37:45,847 --> 00:37:46,848
‘GO-TO’ Keep pushing him
741
00:37:47,766 --> 00:37:49,142
‘GO-TO’ Alright,
he's going away from us
742
00:37:50,518 --> 00:37:51,519
MICAH Roger
743
00:37:52,937 --> 00:37:54,314
‘GO-TO’ Now he's
coming back towards us
744
00:37:57,984 --> 00:38:01,862
I'm contracting my body
the entire time in order to
745
00:38:01,863 --> 00:38:04,073
keep that blood from
pooling in one direction.
746
00:38:04,908 --> 00:38:06,117
I fight off those Gs.
747
00:38:08,328 --> 00:38:09,996
‘GO-TO’ Alright, I got him
748
00:38:11,331 --> 00:38:12,707
‘GO-TO’
Show him what you got
749
00:38:13,166 --> 00:38:14,542
MICAH He’s
going away from me
750
00:38:15,293 --> 00:38:18,004
Your vision, you
start seeing it come in,
751
00:38:18,463 --> 00:38:19,923
and everything's graying out.
752
00:38:20,465 --> 00:38:22,175
Essentially, tunnel vision.
753
00:38:23,092 --> 00:38:24,927
‘GO-TO’ Go left,
go left, go left
754
00:38:24,928 --> 00:38:26,012
‘GO-TO’ Go left
755
00:38:26,930 --> 00:38:27,931
MICAH Blind
756
00:38:28,807 --> 00:38:30,599
You're
trying to find a jet,
757
00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:32,685
and you're having light
loss at the same time.
758
00:38:33,353 --> 00:38:34,521
‘GO-TO’ Go to the horizon
759
00:38:36,356 --> 00:38:39,149
I am controlling
my breathing and forcing
760
00:38:39,150 --> 00:38:40,568
that vision back.
761
00:38:40,985 --> 00:38:42,070
‘GO-TO’ You got him?
762
00:38:42,695 --> 00:38:44,823
All I can
see is one pinprick.
763
00:38:45,323 --> 00:38:47,158
That's all I have left to give.
764
00:38:48,910 --> 00:38:50,203
‘GO-TO’ Use the horizon
765
00:38:51,913 --> 00:38:52,956
‘GO-TO’ You got him?
766
00:38:59,462 --> 00:39:00,463
MICAH Visual
767
00:39:01,297 --> 00:39:02,507
‘GO-TO’ Right there, good
768
00:39:02,924 --> 00:39:04,717
‘GO-TO’ Let's go out in front
and see if we can shoot him
769
00:39:05,093 --> 00:39:06,094
MICAH Yes, sir
770
00:39:08,096 --> 00:39:09,222
‘GO-TO’ Keep
him on the horizon
771
00:39:11,015 --> 00:39:12,850
‘GO-TO’ We’ve got
our airspeed, looks good
772
00:39:12,851 --> 00:39:14,143
‘GO-TO’ See
if you get that shot
773
00:39:15,728 --> 00:39:16,729
‘GO-TO’ Close
774
00:39:16,938 --> 00:39:18,898
Conservative in this
game means you're gonna lose.
775
00:39:21,359 --> 00:39:22,360
‘GO-TO’ Corkscrew
776
00:39:27,156 --> 00:39:28,156
‘GO-TO’ Good
777
00:39:28,157 --> 00:39:29,450
I have to be
able to take those risks.
778
00:39:30,118 --> 00:39:31,244
‘GO-TO’ Keep pushing,
keep pushing
779
00:39:31,703 --> 00:39:32,703
MICAH Roger
780
00:39:32,704 --> 00:39:33,954
I have to
push the envelope.
781
00:39:33,955 --> 00:39:35,039
‘GO-TO’ Take a shot
782
00:39:36,875 --> 00:39:37,876
‘GO-TO’ Close again
783
00:39:39,794 --> 00:39:41,753
It's now
time to execute.
784
00:39:41,754 --> 00:39:43,423
‘GO-TO’ We don't have
the distance yet for a shot
785
00:39:44,048 --> 00:39:45,133
‘GO-TO’ Gotta
ease a little bit here
786
00:39:46,467 --> 00:39:47,468
‘GO-TO’ Alright,
easy, easy, easy
787
00:39:51,639 --> 00:39:53,099
‘GO-TO’ Don't accel yet
788
00:39:54,100 --> 00:39:55,476
‘GO-TO’ Now go, go
789
00:39:56,269 --> 00:39:57,644
‘GO-TO’ OK, get
the wings under you
790
00:39:57,645 --> 00:39:59,105
‘GO-TO’ Try
and get the nose up
791
00:39:59,606 --> 00:40:00,606
‘GO-TO’ Easy pull
792
00:40:00,607 --> 00:40:01,941
‘GO-TO’ Right there,
that’s the pull, right there
793
00:40:03,359 --> 00:40:04,527
‘GO-TO’ Keep pulling,
keep pulling, keep pulling
794
00:40:05,945 --> 00:40:07,196
‘GO-TO’ Keep pulling to the
left, keep pulling to the left
795
00:40:08,031 --> 00:40:09,032
‘GO-TO’ Easy
796
00:40:11,326 --> 00:40:12,326
‘GO-TO’ Take a shot
797
00:40:12,327 --> 00:40:13,411
MICAH Roger
798
00:40:15,038 --> 00:40:16,039
MICAH Fox 2
799
00:40:22,587 --> 00:40:23,630
‘GO-TO’ Nice
800
00:40:24,422 --> 00:40:25,590
‘GO-TO’ You got him
801
00:40:26,466 --> 00:40:29,302
‘GO-TO’ Alright,
so pretty fast pace
802
00:40:30,053 --> 00:40:31,220
MICAH Just a bit
803
00:40:32,639 --> 00:40:34,182
MICAH Thanks for
walking me through it though
804
00:40:48,613 --> 00:40:50,323
Say it.
Say it in here, Ariella.
805
00:40:50,657 --> 00:40:51,990
ARIELLA Roger, ball
806
00:40:51,991 --> 00:40:53,116
Nice.
807
00:40:53,117 --> 00:40:54,410
MICAH You
sound great honey
808
00:41:19,352 --> 00:41:21,645
I, uh, I can't describe it.
809
00:41:21,646 --> 00:41:23,648
It's unbelievable.
It's wonderful.
810
00:41:26,067 --> 00:41:29,194
Just the knowledge of knowing
how to fly and just to maneuver
811
00:41:29,195 --> 00:41:30,988
a plane like that.
812
00:41:30,989 --> 00:41:32,864
I'm so proud of him.
813
00:41:32,865 --> 00:41:34,492
He's a good man.
814
00:41:36,452 --> 00:41:40,123
My husband and I got him
when he was 23 hours old,
815
00:41:40,665 --> 00:41:44,251
and it's just a blessing to
see how he's thrived and the
816
00:41:44,252 --> 00:41:46,212
accomplishments in his life.
817
00:41:47,672 --> 00:41:48,964
She's so sweet.
818
00:41:48,965 --> 00:41:51,092
Her and her daddy have
such a good relationship.
819
00:41:51,551 --> 00:41:53,261
Yep, he loves his kids.
He loves his wife.
820
00:41:53,428 --> 00:41:55,096
He's a good family man.
821
00:41:56,514 --> 00:41:58,098
I feel really
good right now.
822
00:41:58,099 --> 00:41:59,851
Definitely proud
how I handled that.
823
00:42:00,893 --> 00:42:03,353
It's a huge mental
hurdle that I was having
824
00:42:03,354 --> 00:42:04,563
to fight through,
825
00:42:04,564 --> 00:42:07,525
and I'm really looking
forward to the next stages.
826
00:42:18,036 --> 00:42:19,912
- What's up? Congrats.
- Thanks, man.
827
00:42:23,082 --> 00:42:24,082
I love you, Daddy.
828
00:42:24,083 --> 00:42:25,250
Nice work out here.
829
00:42:25,251 --> 00:42:27,128
You all look great.
You all did great.
830
00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:29,172
Alright. See you all.
831
00:42:30,089 --> 00:42:32,050
MERRIANNE We saw you.
Good job
832
00:42:32,467 --> 00:42:34,092
Thanks for coming.
833
00:42:34,093 --> 00:42:35,927
You did a great Roger Ball call.
834
00:42:35,928 --> 00:42:37,054
I know.
That was really good.
835
00:42:37,055 --> 00:42:38,346
You made Daddy
smile in the cockpit.
836
00:42:38,347 --> 00:42:39,515
I couldn't stop.
I was like...
837
00:42:40,767 --> 00:42:41,933
That's absolutely awesome.
838
00:42:41,934 --> 00:42:43,477
Thank you.
839
00:42:43,478 --> 00:42:45,605
- Love you, Mom.
- I love you.
840
00:42:45,980 --> 00:42:48,357
- Good time?
- We got some good pictures, too.
841
00:42:49,025 --> 00:42:50,276
Oh, that’s good to hear.
842
00:42:50,651 --> 00:42:52,904
I love you so much.
843
00:42:57,158 --> 00:42:58,534
{\an8}BFM is hard.
844
00:42:59,035 --> 00:43:01,412
{\an8}Defensive BFM is
even more difficult.
845
00:43:01,621 --> 00:43:03,790
{\an8}-I lost sight of him and
feared he was about to shoot.
846
00:43:03,956 --> 00:43:05,582
{\an8}Now you're trying to fly
the aircraft while looking
847
00:43:05,583 --> 00:43:06,793
{\an8}backwards at the other aircraft.
848
00:43:06,918 --> 00:43:08,461
{\an8} Inferno 1-2
break right inferno on your
849
00:43:08,586 --> 00:43:10,129
{\an8}right 3 o'clock high.
850
00:43:10,922 --> 00:43:11,964
{\an8}It hurts.
851
00:43:12,882 --> 00:43:14,175
{\an8}-Fox 2.
852
00:43:15,134 --> 00:43:17,428
{\an8}Woo baby, the name of
the game is you like to die.
853
00:43:17,595 --> 00:43:19,763
{\an8}He shouldn't worry about us.
854
00:43:19,764 --> 00:43:22,057
{\an8}His priorities need to
be flying so that he can
855
00:43:22,058 --> 00:43:23,267
{\an8}come home to us.
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