366 - The Viper Gliding Club

Guest: Jens Trabolt (linkedin.com/in/jens-trabolt-3975aa1/?original…) Host: Markus Voelter Shownoter: Tim Jurik

Image Credit for the Air-to-Air Foto: @JacekSiminski (twitter.com/JacekSiminski) and @DawidKamizela (twitter.com/DawidKamizela), DefensePhoto.com

My guest Jens and I have two things in common: we both fly gliders, and we both got to fly in an F-16. Which is why we form the Viper Gliding Club :-) Jens is a Danish journalist and got to fly with the Danish Air Force in one of their F-16Bs. In this episode we compare notes on our experiences, appreciate the commonalities and discuss the differences.

Note: In the intro I say that Jens flew with the Dutch Air Force. That is of course wrong, he flew with the Danish Air Force. I knew that, obviously, but the words are so similar that I messed them up.

Introduction - Jens Trabolt
00:01:47
Nordic Gliding (nordicgliding.com) | Jens' Flight at Nordic Gliding (nordicgliding.com/mit-andet-fly-er-en-libelle)

Background of flight opportunity
00:07:31

Pre-flight Training and Preparation
00:12:57
ACES II seat (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACES_II) | Fouga CM.170 Magister (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fouga_CM.170_Magister)

Aircraft and Flight Discussion
00:38:27
General Dynamics F-16 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fi…) | North American X-15 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15) | Valsalva maneuver (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valsalva_maneuver)

Dreams to Reality - Taking the controls
01:05:07

What's next after going supersonic?
01:18:07