Do Fighter Pilots Get Their Own Jet?

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[fernandomota]

“It had, you know, that new jet smell”

Yes, every time I get a new f35, I can relate to that smell

[indyjones]

They do. My neighbor is a fighter pilot and i see his jet parked outside his house all the time

[robd]

Our engineers put a note in the tech log “ god made engineers, so pilots could have heroes too”. Loved that .

[lh]

Yes they do get their own jets but they have to walk and feed them every day. It's a big responsibility

[Ender_Wiggin]

So basically it's the crew chief's jet, the pilot's just borrow them.

[daveo]

Former F-16 crew chief here. Thank you for the maintainer shootout! Also, I enjoyed your explanation about pilot qualifications and jet configuration- a lot of new maintainers don't have all of that stuff explained to them, which never made sense to me.

[jackh]

"new jet smell". That's funny.

[francisschweitzer]

ALL THE JETS belong to the Crew Chiefs ....

WE JUST LET THE PILOT BORROW IT FOR A WHILE.
Lol

[Swindy]

Well that’s comforting that your call sign is “Hazard” 😂

[elrobo]

I was a Crew Chief on F-4, A-7 and F-16 fighters. The only person that had a dedicated aircraft was the wing commander, some instructors had their name on jets but drove whatever they were assigned. One of my F-4's that I crewed is on display at the Air Force academy. It has a different C/C name as that seems to be the last C/C. We crew chiefs took great pride in having our name on the side of their jet.

[malapoyo]

I love how he explains everything. Very interesting stuff.

[aaronrobosky]

Thanks for the shoutout to us maintainers! We do it to keep you guys safe and ensure that you guys can do your missions and jobs safely and effectively! Another great video thank you sir! RTL!🤘🏻

[WesleyD]

Just want to go on a small rant! I absolutely love that you showed love to the crew chiefs!! I being a crew chief on the f35 program think it’s awesome. Not enough pilots show love for us keeping the jet together. And just not knowing the aircraft on things. I appreciate this video sir.

[robertgary]

My father was the CO of a navy squadron. If his jet was broken he’d just take the lowest ranking guys jet. If you’re a JG you’ll probably lose yours.

[mofo]

As I retired and continued my education, I developed a great appreciation for the obvious communication skillset displayed in this video. He was plainly spoken and kept me engaged with his though process while staying on point with the subject matter. This video was both educational and entertaining.

[MRJDWoodard]

I’ve actually always wondered that. Thank you for your detailed answer.

[billr.]

I worked in Phase off and on during my career. Generally, Flightline Swingshift would prep the jet and tow it into the Phase Hanger on Friday evening. Barring anything significant for which we had to wait for parts, the jet would roll back out to the flightline the next Friday for Swings to configure for the flying schedule. I ran Phase for awhile on Block 30's at Kunsan in 97/98. We were getting Code One flights right out of Phase. I had a really great crew working with me. When I was a new Airman, I was sent to Phase for 90 days to learn the F-4C. Those jets, on certain inspections could easily spend 2-3 weeks in the hanger.

[datutturugang]

i’m glad that such a nice person has the opportunity to fly in a plane i took part in developing.


cheers,

-aerodynamics development squad at Lockheed Martin

[magicstixr]

"It takes 10 hours of maintenance for every 1 hour of flying time."

Russian Engineers: **BLYAT!!** **Laughs in Soviet Engineering**

[istvanfodor]

I physically cannot comprehend the feeling of falling 10000 feet in a matter of 3ish seconds, and then having the wits and nerves to regain control. Loving the stories and content man. And thank you for your service 🙏