The F-15 was born from the difficult lessons learned during the Vietnam War. In the late 1950s, Air Force planners were confident that the advent of powerful new radars and long-range air-to-air missiles... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 1 week ago • 84 views • 14:21

Roger Reaves is a former pilot and drug smuggler who employed Barry Seal & ended up in prison for 33 years in 26 different prisons, in 7 different countries spanning 4 continents. His friends and associates... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 3 years 10 months ago • 7 views • 2:39:50

In this episode of Forgotten Failures, I take a look back at the long forgotten TV spinoff of "Blazing Saddles". This sitcom tried to capture the humor and success of the film that inspired it but would... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 943 views • 7:36

On a hike looking for rare limestone endemic plants in Death Valley, we spotted the wreckage of a plane! After several hours of hiking and many interesting plants, we managed to scramble over to the wreck.... continue reading

posted by eric3579 4 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,776 views • 5:01

What if a Passenger was the ONLY one left to land the plane? Could a passenger theoretically do it, without ANY previous knowledge or training? In todays Special video, I will go through the required... continue reading

posted by BSR 5 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 25 views • 31:56

YouTube description: Discover what happened when an RAF pilot ejected from his Harrier GR.1 jump jet over West Germany in 1971 - it made a break for the East German border!... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 686 views • 3:52

YouTube description: Something about the Apollo missions always confused me, sure, the step off of the lunar lander’s 91 cm footpad was a small step, but the step just before that was actually enormous! ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 483 views • 14:48

YouTube description: Among the strangest mishaps in aviation are those where the plane makes off without a pilot.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 1,097 views • 7:50

YouTube description: In 1966 an SR-71 "Blackbird" disintegrated at 78,000 feet. The pilot's first thought was "No one could live through what just happened. Therefore, I must be dead."... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,635 views • 14:09

In this video I will continue my failure management series with a pilots worst nightmare. Very few things will scare a pilot more than todays subject. I hope you will enjoy the video. Make sure to watch... continue reading

posted by BSR 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 21 views • 17:05

Inspirational speaker and subject of the film Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale explains how he posed as an airline pilot.

posted by bobknight33 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 126 views • 10:50

After earning our pilot's licence, the first thing most of us do is take our first passenger flying. However, I think passenger management is something that the primary training does not address very well. ... continue reading

posted by BSR 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 89 views • 14:52

Breaking Bad is celebrated as one of the best TV shows of all time—but every series has to start somewhere. This video looks at how the structure of the pilot episode sets up everything the audience... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 8 years 2 weeks ago • 162 views • 11:41

YouTube description: In the high-speed world of rally car racing, you’re only as good as your co-driver. As these racers speed around hairpin turns on unpaved, narrow roads, drivers must rely on the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 540 views • 4:06

There’s one interpretation of the meaning of quantum mechanics that manages to skip a lot of the unphysical weirdness of the mainstream interpretations: it's de Broglie-Bohm pilot wave theory.

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 24 views • 16:32

Silicone oil droplets provide a physical realization of pilot wave theories. -yt

posted by eric3579 8 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 798 views • 7:41

YouTube: Seriously, I really wanted to be a fighter pilot but the eye thing was a thing back then. Fortunately for you guys, if you're young and want to be a pilot.... and are willing to work hard to get... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 284 views • 10:55