How Fighter Pilots Debrief

Deuce (F-35/F-16 Pilot) joins me to explain the most important part of a sortie - the debrief.
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*Views presented are my own or my guest's and do not represent the views of DoD or its Components.*

[thomasirwin]

Mover, these two videos- brief and debrief- are ones that are going to be used EXTENSIVELY in teaching interns (first-year residents) how to solicit and receive feedback when we're doing doctor stuff. These are TREMENDOUS teaching aids, and thank you for helping me do my job!

[Leo___________]

How he keeps coming back to 'what is my audience' is the hallmark of a good teacher/instructor.

[rynopot]

I hope my story is not too long. Our SAAF Mirage test pilot of years ago told a story when he was wingman to a new missile being carried on the outboard pylon of the Mirage F1. The pilot who flew the carrier jet, whose name I cant remember, was one to sometimes take a short cut to the bar on a Friday afternoon. Their flight was around 3PM. The wingman broke off a little early as he was running low on fuel. After he landed, he waited for the other guy to land. The guy got out of the cockpit, did not do the postflight inspection just started walking in the direction of the officers' mess. They were sipping away at a cold one, when a ground crew member came in, approached them and asked:" Where is the missile?" "What do you mean where is the missile?", was the blunt reply.
Realising it was no joke, they ran outside, to the Mirage F1's outer pylon: empty. As luck would have it, somewhere between the wingman breaking away, and the carrier jet's approach to base, the missile came off.
A squadron of Allouette choppers were called, and they searched for the missile flying in line formations over the vast open spaces
of the African savannahs, more or less on the last part of the carrier jet's flight path. They did not find it. Here was a situation where a brand new missile, flight tested before the eventual launch testing, came off a wing. As luck would have it, a few days later a retired SAAF general phoned from his farm, and asked if the Air Force was perhaps missing something. The missile came off over his farm, and landed in a bush near his farm home. Being red the missile was eventually spotted by the farmer and returned.
And THATs why you always do postflight inspections, and the debriefs.

[dvergar]

The fact that Gonky can do it really tears down the whole "fighter pilot mystique."

[angiezzzzz]

Great two-parter, Mover and Deuce. As an independent program evaluator, you could say I’m a professional debriefer. It’s fascinating to see the principles and techniques I use being applied in a military / aviation setting. No matter how well-implemented the project or program may be, there is always room for lessons learned, how to do better next time, understanding what factors contributed to success and what hindered it, and finding ways to make an ever bigger impact. Something we could apply to life in general as well.

[ronneidert]

Mover and Deuce, thank you for your time and thorough explanation!

[pthinformatics]

So proud to see you heros on youtube. -Yoda

[BlaiseTighe]

"Turning dinosaurs into jet noise" is probably the coolest way to describe burning fuel.

[jennscott]

I can see how debriefs are important for going over what went wrong or how things could be done better, but how do you keep them from spiraling and not being a waste of time? Is there a process for implementing changes discussed?

[kdyou]

This video reminds me of the line Tom Skerritt said in Top Gun, "A good pilot is compelled to always evaluate what's happened, so he can apply what he's learned."

[Joshua_sc]

I'm using this to prep for a talk I'm giving at Hack Space Con.
"What security teams can learn from looking at aviation safety, from an AF pilot and safety officer turned cyberwarfare officer."
Thank you!
-FUNGUS

I would love to see some special episode where You experience sailplane gliding, both task flying(several hours in planned root), and aerobatics. I am sure those will be super-entertaining!

[mmcdaniel]

I always marveled at the language set in the pilot world…succinct, pragmatic, cool, etc.

[INSTINCTXIV]

Can't wait for your video on the recent F-35 incident, pretty weird one.

[crazypetec-fe]

Good video, and as always, it's great to see the 4 fans of freedom get a little love. None of that "OK to be J Super Herk" crap either, those were classic 130H models, the cadillac of Lockheeds.

[nopenotme]

I’m starting my grad studies focusing on human factors/ ergonomics and human error, this material is golden.

[dougstitt]

Thanks Deuce and Mover good listen . Not a kid but still enjoyed it sonny :)

[DiveTunes]

Great video. I'm a guy who doesn't fly, but super interested. Red-green colorblind, so I wouldn't even put MYSELF at the controls. I agree with you, your videos are very interesting to some of us who don't fly. So I enjoy them vicariously.

[jeremiahstoddard]

Flew from Salt Lake City to Phoenix on Monday, 12 Dec on a Delta A320 (?). We had a couple of delays with boarding, wing de-icing, and take-off. Each delay the pilot addressed the cabin and said that the delay will be approximately 6 to 9 minutes. Thought to myself, is Mover driving this plane? Lol. Love the channel. Merry Christmas!

[usauk]

Awesome video once again Mover, question: How does a combat brief/debrief differ, if at all, from a training brief/debrief as far as atmosphere of the room and such.