Top Gun Fighter Pilot Instructor Jack Stewart Part One
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- Jack Stewart always wanted to fly. Following in his pilot father's footsteps, he pursued a career in aviation at the U.S. Naval Academy before serving 23 years as a fighter pilot, flying combat missions from three different aircraft carriers and deploying to Afghanistan as a member of an Air Force Tactical Air Control Party. He's also a graduate of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School, better known as TOPGUN, both for it's esteemed reputation of bringing up the finest dogfighters in the country, as well as the film series starring Tom Cruise, of course.
When you tell people you graduated from TOPGUN, it doesn't take long for the conversation to wander from real-life situations to whimsical Hollywood schlock, because c'mon - who doesn't want to know more about TOPGUN? Is the real program anything like what's in the movies? What kind of flight risks are people not aware of, and how does new technology help make dogfighting safer in modern warfare? And most importantly - did Jack ever buzz the tower, or is that just Hollywood bunk?
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
04:57 - Born in Fullerton
09:40 - Have You Seen Top Gun?
17:02 - Standing on Ceremony at the United States Naval Academy
24:09 - Student Body Shenanigans
34:32 - Senior Year Selection Day
38:38 - Flight School in August
45:43 - Fighter Jet Pilot Training
48:38 - How To Bomb A Target
01:04:11 - A Flight School Tragedy
01:08:03 - Challenges of an Oceanbound Aircraft Carrier Landing
01:12:41 - Getting Your Wings
01:22:54 - Flying 9/11
01:32:05 - Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-87
01:41:00 - Deploying after Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Standing by for Part 2. Good to hear a fighter pilot story from day 1. I hope the F-14s & F-4's are flying in airshows again someday. I remember them both in 1984 when I was 4yrs old with my Dad. I learned then, America was Badass. That sheer sound of Freedom never leaves the Soul 🇺🇲
Which airshow would that have been?
The F-14’s are all gone .
If you want to see one in an air show you have to go to Iran !
They are still flying F-14 a that they upgraded themselves .
@@josephpadula2283 I’m asking OP where he went to the airshow in ‘84.
Mike, Best Christmas wishes to you and family my Navy brother. Thanks for all the great quality guests and work you put into all the podcasts
Thanks Mr Ritland - for me - your podcast is my go too. I listen to many however I thoroughly enjoy how you interview your guests. Happy Holidays and best wishes for 2024.
That was the fastest hour and 45 I’ve experienced in a long time. Thanks for this.
Thank you for bringing the best content nobody else really gets into. Love the channel love the causes and personally I greatly appreciate your channel keeping my mond from wandering to dark places. Happy holidays and Merry Christmas 🎄🤙
All the thanks goes to you sir. Thanks you for all the incredible guest you interview. Your no bs style of interviewing is very unique. Thank you again. Hoping for your show to reach a
New echelon in 2024! Happy holidays everyone!
Great year Mike! Some serious great episodes this year!!
Merry Christmas and happy new year to everyone! 🎉❤😊
Thank you so much you as well BrendaB ! It's just too warm in Jacksonville FL right now dreaming of a white Christmas To you and yours cheers
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
Thanks for y'all's service⭐⭐⭐
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Fond memories of when i was a Navy AIC (Air Intercept Controller). In 94 they took us to the dome sim he mentioned and let us fly to give us an appreciation for the calls we provided the pilots
You Rock, Mike... Thank You for All Your Cool Interviews
Merry Christmas, to you Mike and to all of our military current and past all over the world. 🎄
Sortie: In French, the word sortie literally means "a going out," from a Latin root, surgere, or "rise up." Definitions of sortie. a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position. synonyms: sally.
Mike be looking 30 years old in this with no beard 😂
Thank You!
That was my childhood dream, to be a fighter pilot. Love this kind of stuff.
Mike,, from a dumb grunt who always had childhood dreams of being a harrier pilot, thank you for having him on!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Greece!
Man what a great show! Can’t wait for part two
Thanks Jack! Very direct, appreciate that. Your answer on USAF pilots vs Navy pilots was the best!
Merry Christmas Mike, love your show, truly one of thee best on the internet. 💯
Can’t wait for part 2. Just found his audio book Christmas Day!
Merry Christmas to everyone at Mike Drop thanks for wishing us a Merry Christmas I truly appreciate it ..
Mike, you are very top of my list for interviewers.. Love your line of questions and considering what listeners might want to know even if you already do 💪
Thank you sir! I appreciate the feedback
Best podcast love the show brother . Coming from an 11B from the 10th mountain division keep up the great work Mike .
Great stuff as always Mike! Hope you and your family have the best holiday season!
Thank you to you and your Team, Mike ! The shows have been awesome from the start, and we really appreciate the content and the way you've stayed steady and engaging throughout the entire show. Happy Holidays and best wishes !
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year all the best for 2024
Thanks for the great content Mike. Been following from day one. Would love to hear more about your watch collection especially that Panerai.
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Great Podcast looking forward to Round 2.
Great guest.
Thank You Mr. Ritland another awesome year of information and the BAD ASS guests of 2023…
Another great guest. Looking forward to Part2.
Awesome interview Mike. Sortie is a french verb that means “to go out”. A lot of words in aviation are French origin from WWI when airplanes first started first got off the ground. Words like aileron, empennage (tail), Chandelle (a type of maneuver) etc. Anyway, just wanted to throw that out there. Thank you!
Merry christmas And happy new years
Love you Mike…Thank you for the great podcasts
24:30 we need more hosts like this.
Mike thank you for the diversity of amazing people on your podcast. Happy Holidays and looking forward to 2024.
Great job as always 👍
Merry Christmas to you
Really great podcast. Just so you know .... 1. Angled deck (allowing for bolters): a British Invention; 2. call the ball on the Deck Landing Sight: a British invention and 3. the Steam catapult: a British invention (I know the new Ford class have EMALS). (Even the T-45 trainer is a (highly modified) version of the British Hawk jet.)
It's ironic then that, after creating these 3 essentials that make modern CATOBAR naval aviation possible, the UK government and Royal Navy opted for the F35B VSTOL version for their QE carriers.. All the very best to all for 2024 from the UK 🇬🇧.
Merry Christmas boys...thanks for your service and sacrifice
Sorte is a French word meaning “ To go out” .
We probably picked it up in WWI from fighting in France .
Takes a while to pick up the acronyms and initialises but once they are in your head, they’re there for good. I’m an RAF veteran and for me SWO means ‘Station Warrant Officer’, responsible to the RAF Station Cmdr for good order and discipline.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family Mike.
Thank you for the podcast, your service and for putting out some amazing content for us.
See you back in 2024.
Awesome interview Mike. I think we all wanted to be an f14 pilot at one time in our lives lol. Merry Christmas and happy new year buddy
God bless Mike.
Merry Christmas
I don’t like to boast but you can thank my country and the Royal Navy for, the angled flight deck, the steam catapult, the mirror landing sight and RAS, (Replenishment At Sea).
Great interview fellas. I think Sortie means Exit. I saw it stumbling out of a bar in Canada in the 90s. Lol. Happy New Year fellas.
Merry Christmas 🎄✨️and thank you for all the great videos 🙏🏼Alwas interesting and informative 👍🏼I'm looking forward to 2024 and many new great interviews 🎤
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Happy holidays sir 🫡
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As a recreational pilot with 500 hours of VFR in Redbird Airport Dallas Texas. Love ❤️ Love LOVE hearing his stories !!
My favorite jet is the F-16 built in Fort Worth Texas !! 🇺🇸❤️🥰😍 thanks. Love hearing wanted to be a Navy Seal and Mike wanted to be a Navy Pilot !! Greatness both !! Happy New Years. Is Mike still in Copper Texas ?? Thanks 🙏
Sortie - French word for exit or to go out...
🎄Merry Christmas Mike!
Merry Christmas!!
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I served on Subs. Carrier Pilots can’t land when their “Base” is on the bottom of the Sea.
Buzz the tower.
I'm sure this dude had to sign an NDA....I mean, cmon man
I live 30 Mi outside of Top Gun Air Base I live in Fernley Nevada Top Guns in Fallon
1:35:31
Quick web search for Nimitz class carrier say around a minimum of 64 fighter jets
Where the hell do they all fit along with the other aircraft lol
Sortie = French for exit, Latin for rise up.
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No thank you Mike
The planes can’t fly at those speeds that low to the ground. They’re made to fly at those speeds up in the thin air. That low to the ground they would have broken apart or stalled. You are talking 200knots over max. The planes couldn’t take it.
Your boy is saying it’s not hard because he’s thinking about how slow he is moving at low altitude. Have him do that steep of a drop at almost 600mph.
Watch 9/11 a New Pearl Harbor to the pilot who flew two of the planes involved.
Watch the testing that they use in designing the aircraft. There’s no way. Not possible.
No more two part episodes.
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I graduated Annapolis in 94. I was prior service Marine. It’s a kick in the balls every day. At least it was for me.
@bodddley5015 what’s the age cutoff for a prior at Annapolis 🤔
@@ObamaFromKenya I think now you can’t have reached your 23rd bday by July 1 of year you’re admitted. Seems like it was 22 when I went because I didn’t have enough time to go to the prep school which I certainly could have benefited from.
That’s every swinging dick, some guys/gals not prior service actually show up with 1-2 years college or military because this is their dream. Don’t take it lightly.
Merry Christmas too you and everyone with you and family 🙏🙏🙏