Fighter Pilot Podcast

By: E. Vincent "Jell-O" Aiello Retired U.S. Navy Fighter Pilot
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  • Summary

  • The Fighter Pilot Podcast explores the fascinating world of air combat: the aircraft, the weapons systems, and most importantly—the people.

    Episodes typically feature guests who help explain various military aviation-themed topics, such as how ejection seats work or what it's like to fly on and off nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.

    If you love the roar of a high-speed flyby or are enamored by the poise and confidence of the brave men and women who fly, fix, and fight these aircraft, then this show is for you!


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    E. Vincent Aiello, 2018
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Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences World
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Episodes
  • Winning on Day One - Modern Electronic Warfare (Sponsored)

    Winning on Day One - Modern Electronic Warfare (Sponsored)
    Mar 13 2025

    As armed combat ever evolves and airborne electronic threats become increasingly sophisticated, leading defense companies continually strive to achieve superiority for the U.S. warfighter.

    And among those companies, L3Harris is the undisputed leader.

    L3Harris is developing “Viper Shield”—an advanced digital electronic warfare suite for the next-generation F-16. Former F-16 Wild Weasel pilot, Robert "Trip" Raymond explains L3Harris's extensive EW experience is culminating in a system that will be vital for success on day one of the next conflict—and every day after.



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    29 mins
  • FPP201 - Flying the F-35B Lightning II Demo

    FPP201 - Flying the F-35B Lightning II Demo
    Mar 8 2025

    The F-35B Lightning ll is an aircraft like no other—going from a short takeoff to a supersonic dash to hovering in midair, all in seconds. And in the hands of a proficient US Marine Corps pilot, not only does this ability ensure winning in combat, it is sure to amaze at airshows.

    On this episode, Marine Majors Craig "Brembo" Norris and Craig "Chuckles" Turner explain the STOVL F-35 variant and how they fly it at airshows to inspire the next generation of Marine Corps pilots.

    Check out the AirshowStuffVideos used in this interview here.


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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • The Future of Air Warfare: Radars (Sponsored)

    The Future of Air Warfare: Radars (Sponsored)
    Mar 3 2025

    In modern air combat, weapons are only as effective as the sensors that inform them.

    Joe “Grip” Beissner,, Director of Requirements and Capabilities for Radio Frequency Solutions at Raytheon, a business of RTX, joins us this week to discuss Raytheon's active electronically scanned array radars providing aircrew unmatched situational awareness, targeting precision, and survivability.



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    38 mins

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Excellent l!!!

Absolutely love this, my step grandpa was a chief quality engineer on the A-5, and I grew up listening to stories from my dad about the aircraft flying from the North American plant in Ohio.

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I love This podcast

Listen to this podcast if you can't not look up at a plane going by...or your currently playing Ace Combat 7

First off Jello Is a great host and he manages to bring in great guests who have usually flow the plane in question or done the Mission. This is a podcast for military aviation nerds. Jello walks the line between dumbing things down too much and not explaining something obscure.

Not all the guests are as entertaining and sometimes you can tell that he doesn't have an no kidding studio. But he knows that and I think he's making strides to fix it. If I had one worry it would be that eventually we are gonna run out of airplanes to talk about.

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Feels like you’re there

This us a wild ride if a podcast in the best sense if the word. The listener feels present in the cockpit with these brave pilots. It’s definitely a rush. What a treat and you learn so much. It doesn’t get better.

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Excellent episode

Learned so much from all the well organized details. History, politics, and technology were beautifully blended in this episode.

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The best

As a former rotary pilot that always had a fascination with all things jets and flying this is the best! Nothing beats all the first hand accounts. Jello is an incredible host and the guests are epic and as varied as you can hope for. Best of all Jello absolutely does answer you send in and personally responds to emails etc!

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Great for any aviation enthusiast!

Love the stories! I have Also learned about how the military works and operates. The people make the show

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