The Filter Podcast with Matt Asher

Ep 52: John Picco on Life (and Death) as a Top Gun

Nov 8, 2021

49:31

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I'm Not Getting Out of Here on Time!

01:55

Flight Experiences - What Is It Like?

03:40

What Kind of Situations Have You Been In?

03:12

Introduction

2min

What's the Difference Between a Square Grouper and a Drug Trafficker?

2min

Columbia - A Very Interesting Country

3min

The Bolivian Coca Leaf

4min

Flying Jets - How Did You Get Started?

3min

Pilot Training - What Do You Enjoy Most About It?

2min

I'm Not Getting Out of Here on Time!

2min

What Kind of Situations Have You Been In?

3min

You Never Know What's Coming

3min

10.

The Last 20 Seconds of the Mission Are the Most Difficult

2min

11.

The Seap Belt That Pulls You Down to a Stop

2min

12.

Flight Experiences - What Is It Like?

4min

13.

The Culture of Naval Aviation

2min

14.

Getting Back in the Airplane

2min

15.

How Did You Get Into Top Gun Training?

5min

16.

Top Gun Training Simulations Are So Realistic

2min

17.

Top Gun Training Program

2min

18.

Top Gun - Is There Any Tolerance for Rogue Pilots?

4min

19.

How Do You Live Your Life Like to Day's Your Last Day, Whatever It Is?

2min

I talk with John Picco about his military life, including an exercise that drowns you in dark waters, Colombian airstrips, dogfight training, landing planes with no margin for error, and the aftermath of reducing your enemies to rubble. Related links: John Picco at his current job with Edward Jones

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