I love you man, the guy dumps on you and you deliver a class act and simply explain it and if you don't like it, well you have the wrong idea about the channel. that says it all and a text book class in handling upset people. I look forward to your future videos and channel.
Great job Mover! Ask the dude to start his own channel if yours isn't working for him. I learn so much about the community I wouldn't otherwise get to know. You replied to me personally when my son was in UPT. He is now a viper driver overseas and doing very, very well. Thanks so much for your advice and inspiration! Please keep up the great work! Love the channel!
Hey “Mover” it blows me away people complain about creator content, happens on other channels too. It’s your channel! Anyway, I retired from OSP this year and admire your involvement in law enforcement. Please stay safe while continuing your service to the public.
Wow, surprised to hear that the interview vids are the least popular. I think you've done some great interview vids. I love listening to some of these folks relate experiences from the various conflicts, and the platforms they've flown.
Mover, your channel is on the top of my list of channels to watch. I think that what makes your channel special is you and your character. I don't expect you to change anything significant but if you ever feel you need to, PLEASE DON'T! Thanks for all the AWESOME content! I really appreciate your time and effort you give to share this with us!
I flew the F-4 Phantom for 5 years. One of my squadron mates, a USAFA grad, was the wing commander of the F-16 guard or reserve unit at Atlantic City, NJ on 9/11/2001. He told me that until shortly before 9/11 they had 2 F-16s armed with missiles and bullets on alert 24/7, but the powers that be cancelled the alerts to save money.
I remember Rolodex, and I watch all your interviews. I am always impressed with the people you have on. Everyone of them was amazing in my opinion. Please keep doing what ya do. "Ya can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself"
I enjoy all of your content. For me, I enjoy the interviews the most. It's a shame that they are viewed much less. Keep up the great work, we all appreciate what you do.
Mover, you are ABSOLUTELY correct that your interviews are HISTORY and they should be preserved. GREAT work regardless of how they are monetized! One recommendation I have would be to do a crossover with another popular/related channel. Example: do a helicopter flight with "Mike the Cop"
Btw, one of my favorite UA-cam videos ever is you dealing with the scumbag guy from the Chevy dealership. Nothing to do with fighter piloting - so your point stands regarding content.
Bummer to hear the interviews are the least watched. I enjoy all of your content but especially enjoy listening to the men and women who were there doing the job.
I mean it's understandable, a 2h video can be very intimidating to click on and watch through; most people won't have that time. I've seen Mover attempt to break it down into smaller 10 min segments or so, but I don't know how well those do in comparison
I am a retired Massachusetts air guardsman and retired full time air technician with the 102nd FW at Otis ANGB located in Falmouth on Cape Cod. We always had armed fighters in our alert hangars. In the 1960's we had F-106's. and in the 70's we transitioned to F-15's. On the morning of 9-11, two of our 15's were scrambled and were the first armed fighters to arrive at ground zero. It only took about 30 min. to get there, but both of the twin towers were already crashed into by the high jackers. As Mover explained, they were alerted too late. I recall that there were F-16's closer to ground zero on 9-11 and they could have got there sooner but they were doing training flights and were unarmed. Our fleet of F-15's were never armed on their daily sorties, but right after 9-11, our unit was activated and flew CAPS (combat air patrols) for about one year, all flying armed. (Good explanation on the armed question Mover. ( Bill from Slidell)
Man you are the best channel I'm not an American I'm from Saudi but what a great channel I love you man you just explain the info in a very simple way.
I soloed on my 16th birthday in 1970. "Back in my day" a Cessna 150 with instructor was $19.00 an hour. After I soloed I went to take my flight physical and found out I was color blind and wouldn't get to get my commercial rate. That meant no ag flying. I was crushed. I found out I could get the instructor to take me out to the end of the runway and have them shoot the light at me and I had to tell them the color. I couldn't distinguish the green from the red so no waiver. Crushed again.
Wasn't Pierre Sprey one of those "Reformers" who genuinely believed making a swarm of cheap aircraft without any radar, BVR capability, or missiles in general was the way forward? The same group who latched on the Bradley development and ruined it's reputation by "proving" it couldn't take hits even though as an IFV it was never meant to take missiles whatsoever? The same people who genuinely thought the M1 Abrams should be scrapped entirely as it wasn't 100% survivable, so we might as well revert back to the cheaper M48s from the 1950s? Edit: I didn't know he had passed, and don't mean to speak ill of the dead. But to my understanding, he and his friends seemed to be the press's go-to "experts" as their opinions on everything modern being too advanced, feature-crept, and over-budget made for juicy articles.
Mover, thanks for everything you post on your channel. I enjoy the variety of content but really like the interviews, one of the fortunate few who have watched most if not all of them.
Awesome job Mover. I enjoy all of your content. The interviews are Great and I laugh out loud during the DCS videos. You and Gonky are hilarious when flying aircraft your not familiar with. Keep up the great work. Ex-F18 avionics tech rep from Lemoore. 34 years on the Hornet.
“Air Force removing racial barriers” Doesn’t show that a single racial barrier exists. I’m getting so tired of financial instability being called a racial problem. I know more poor whites than well off whites. Like you said, it more about where you’re from and your environment than anything else.
Great that Lester is back, keep on keeping on Mover. Love the analysis, tips and DCS! I wish I could find my old instructors, I have my first powered instructor's No 1 Manual, and it has all his notes in it, he very very kindly lent it to me, but I cannot track him down; Graham, my old school at Bournemouth Int. folded, Bournemouth Flying Club, I feel like an arsehole for not returning it, but the club seems to have disappeared into thin air. Planes I use to train in were G-CBVB, nice little Robin R2120U, then G-MATT a Robin R2160, I only got to about 16 hours on powered and ran dry on money, so blooming expensive, but loved every moment of it, Graham, dude; I have your No 1 book, it's all good and kept in good condition. Sorry, this is not the place for this. J
I wish to add, that Graham went out of his way for me, and supported me throughout my training, and separated himself from some unfortunate politics that was occurring at the school, which you, Mover, reminded me of through your reports on learning rotary, all the tutors that I flew with were doing their best and taught me a lot, I really do miss that school a great deal, plus a fellow that permitted me P2 whilst he was hour building for commercial; George, thank you for stick time on the Diamond DA40, man, that was slick. Shoot me down for this, it is fine, I don't know where else to vent; the club doesn't exist anymore. J.
Thank you for your diverse channel content. I also enjoy your car, books, dogs as well as flying videos. The interviews are good too, but totally understand your ownership and availability of the content.
The F16 doesn't make any sense for CAS. Low endurance, low payload, no integrated ground targeting equipment. They don't really do it anyways... more like precision strike.
@@appa609 ; The TGP is as integrated as on the A-10C though. If troops are close by it and the mission is CAS the F-16 has done it in the past. Heck even B-1Bs were used in the CAS mission.
I am sorry that interview are least popular, maybe because they are so long, but please keep the same, that is my favorite part. Unfortunately I am 2 behind, been busy. Please consider coming to "Wings over Houston" its not far!
I wish the interview videos made you more revenue. I have enjoyed every one you've done and would hate to see you cut back on them because they don't perform as well as your other videos. That being said, you have a wide range of interests and they translate well to good video content. Just keep doing what you do and we'll keep enjoying the end product. Thanks.
I had visited the 177FW in NJ at Atlantic City back in the mid-90s and they had F-16s on ready alert. I heard that January 2001 they had stood down that mission there. If they had been ready then they were as close or closer than Mass. When I was there I saw a cart moving a live Sparrow when we were looking for the egress shop. First time I'd seen live missile.
hey mover, have you ever thought about interviewing ward carroll? hes a youtuber and was a f14 rio. Dude is probably the best storyteller ever. I watch his vids and be like" wow its already been 30 mins?" because u get so involved in the story, for me at least.
My PCSM wasn’t anything to write home about and I went on to be a DG from WIC and instruct at WIC. I think the PCSM is overrated. Work ethic and attitude matter the most in my opinion, but are difficult to objectively quantify.
Work ethic seems to be a thing of the past. It is now the generation of entitlement. Forgive my negativity, but unfortunately 😔 in my job, I see it everyday...people just don't want to work anymore, and take no pride in what they do.😕 Just my opinion.🇺🇸
@@Flipper-mno13 Agreed. Call me old or whatever .... but it sounds like they are lowering the standards, which will never make sense to me. The way it read to me was no different than affirmative action. My job teaches down to the lowest skill level instead of providing good instruction to increase everyone's skill leve. If someone wants something ... they need to bust their a$$ and EARN it.
A different perspective, there is another channel/podcast interviewed an air national guard pilot happened to air born on 911. He only had training round loaded and started air patrol. However, ground crew rearmed other jets in 2 and a half hours; there were 16 jets regenerated from scratch by the end of that day. This shows the level of our military power, and initiatives taken by every individual involved.
I'll be honest...I don't watch most of the interviews primarily because they are just too long (for me). Also, I'm glad you didn't interview Pierre Sprey, for all the reasons other commenters have mentioned here.
It makes for better videos when you are doing them on something you enjoy. Keep up the good work. I'm not a car guy, but when you said some car stuff would be coming back soon my first thought was, "Cool. I haven't seen the Corvette in a while." I enjoy the variety.
It is still hot here, (Central Florida,) during the day, but the night temps dropped into the 60s for the first time since April. I love having my window open at night again. I can breathe!
I think the key thing to take away from this is the cost of flight lessons as a direct affect on the pilot applications pool. Economics are a hidden wall to prevent the poor from being a pilot.
@@Kozak806 has nothing to do with "class". What someone can afford doesn't automatically mean there is a class system. Like Mover said he worked to get money to take lessons. It is called spending priorities. Do I really need that new pc and or an expensive smartphone with a $100 a month data plan? Do I need to pay $200 a month for cable tv and internet? Do I really nead to eat out one or more times a week instead of cooking and eating at home? Etc.
@@Littlewing1977 you dont have to spend any money to be selected, but it does give you better chances. That being said flight lessons are expensive, depending on where you are at each flight hour will more than likely cost between $500-2,000 nowadays
@@Littlewing1977 You are assuming every one has the same earning abilities which are a common misconception. Because when you cut out everything and you still can't get by, how can you raise yourself up when they constantly beat you down. Being poor is very expensive.
Mover! Great job today. I got to intercept a L-39 over Tampa in the Hog as I was heading to MacDill. Unfortunately my gun was pinned, and as I rejoined on the bogie, Tampa approach called me off as they had regained radio comm. Once again, A-10s protecting freedom!
Holy cow MOVER is a real person with a real family and a real life. Let’s be sure to let him keep those healthy and happy so he can continue to make content.
Love your content. Keep making what passionate about and keep being a positive voice in this insane world. PS I just listened to the first two Books on audible and I loved them. Definitely appealed to the Tom Clancy fan in me.
Hey Mover, the local Viper guys from the 119th FS/177th FW transitioned from ASA to a general purpose unit in 1998. IIRC the Wing lost the ASA in 2000. On 9-11-01 NEADS called them but there told the three birds up were doing ground attack but had no A2A weapons. Everyone knows about the 121st at Andrew's AFB, but few heard that VMFA-321 in the next hangar over showed up, got six birds ready and armed and launched on CAP Missions under the 1st AF. Sadly VMFA-321 went away in 2004 along with several other USMC,USN and ANG Fighter squardons in that 2004-2005 time frame that included the BRAC2005 debacle.
What I heard was that the armed fighters that were scrambled had a preset rendezvous point that was out over the ocean so they ended up there before they got called back to DC.
thank you for your explanations I was among those who asked you for an interview with a former pilot (césar Rodriguez) I thought it was easy to do but now I understand. 👍
Cant wait for you to break down our yearly "OMG THAT C17 IS GONNA CRASH INTO THOSE BUILDINGS" flypast for Brisbane (Aus) festival, LOLOL every year people from all around the world go into meltdown over it
Living in COS, one of the great things about being an AFA Football season ticket holder was most of the time there was a flyby (until they started moving so many games to night, which is one reason I don't have AFA season tickets anymore...), sometimes more than one "back in the day". We'd watch them come in from the south, and LOVE it when the fast movers weren't tucked in too tight and we saw the smoke disappear - meaning they just lit the burners! Absolutely great experience!
In case the guy who wanted you to interview Pierre Sprey is reading, here's a few facts about Sprey: He didn't design the F-16 nor the A-10, as is often claimed. He consistently exaggerated his role in the field of aircraft design, he was a statistician NOT an engineer of any kind much less an aeronautical engineer. He hated the F-15, the claims he made about the F-35 he first made about the Eagle. IE, it was too expensive, too heavy, too complicated etc. He did not want the F-16 to even have a radar. He wanted it armed with only a cannon and short range IR missiles. The modern F-16 is the antithesis of what he wanted and it became a highly successful aircraft in spite of Sprey not because of Sprey. His ideas on the capabilities of medium and long range radar guided missiles were at least 30 years out of date. He seemed to think we were still using Vietnam era AIM-7's or AIM-4's. He spouted his outdated disinformation and people kept buying it, hence people thinking he was worth interviewing. It is worthy to note that he went to the music recording business because his opinions on aircraft design were not considered worthwhile by anyone who knew anything about modern combat aircraft. Oh, one more thing. Back before the USAF determined the cause of the issue with the F-22's pilot oxygen system Sprey claimed that it was because of adhesive fumes coming from the fuselage heating up at or above Mach 1.6. Another example of just how he was wrong about everything he claimed in the last 30 years.
Many years ago when I was in college and working for an FBO, I was told by an AF recruiter to not pursue a private flying license because I would need to unlearn all the bad habits I picked up.
Hey Mover, There's an Air Show here this weekend, including ba performance by the Thunderbirds. I asked the kiddo if they wanted to go and got shut down. How do I go about convincing the kiddo? Now for the serious part: I'd love to see you interview a waterbomber pilot (I understand your resources are limited). Also, I love your interviews and would watch them when they were broken down into parts. Are you going to continue doing that, or will they just be the whole thing posted on your channel?
As a retaliated aside, on 9/11, the U.K. was defended by two, yes a whole two, armed interceptors. Our QRA capability had been reduced from a north and south Q, to a single site post-Cold War. Southern Q was reinstated post-9/11. An additional Q was established for the Olympics. The accidentally shooting down is a very real risk. In the ‘80s an RAF Phantom accidentally short down a Jaguar during an exercise.
12:35 I'd argue against the idea that the suicidal hijacked airliner threat was inconceivable. I remember coming up with the idea myself in the 90s only to be told it was already the plot of a Tom Clancy novel. I think the real question is why it wasn't judged to be a realistic threat.
It’s also in the Stephen King novel, The Running Man. I think maybe because it was used in fiction, it wasn’t seen as a realistic threat. The history of hijacking up to that point had been to take hostages, or to escape to somewhere.
Yep. The X-Files spin off show The Lone Gunmen's pilot episode aired like a half year before 9/11 and the plot was a intelligence agency hacking the controls of an airliner to crash it into the WTC to then be blamed on another group to get increased defense funding.
Again, 2001 was a different day. Same reason we don't have B-52's armed waiting for codes anymore. And the threat was always external. Not Domestic flight.
Sounds like the Air Force came up with a good way to open the candidate pool without dumping standards and used the moniker they did for public perception. I agree, as long as it's helping and not causing safety issues then go for it.
I wonder if the NJANG had, quick reaction F-20 Tigersharks, if the scenario, might have been a little different. Probably not, everyone was caught flat footed.
My uncle was a Marine Corps flight instructor and was in the air when the planes hit the towers. When the call came through the helmet about what was going on...he and his student were told to "await further orders and targets"... meaning that they were possibly going to have to shoot down commercial planes over the US. Thing is, it was a training flight... in T-36's I believe - which have no armament (at least on this flight they didn't). Uncle radio'd back as such and was told succinctly that it was acknowledged, understood, and targets will be given to him nonetheless. The unspoken command was understood.
Hardware position and motion in relation to your body is critical for simulation. Mounting a stick between your knees or a yoke close to your knees so you can use wrist and fingers rather than arm and shoulder makes a huge difference. Combine that with VR and then simulation can be useful for VFR and general training as well as IFR.
Hasard Lee (UA-cam) did a really great video on stadium flyovers. Not quite sure why his was allowed and yours wasn't but it's a great video nonetheless.
@@CWLemoine I guess that makes sense? But not really. It didn't seem like there was any critical operational info in yours that had to be removed for opsec but I'm obviously not in charge of making that determination or it would still be up. Great channel and I've both embraced and spread your message of not self-eliminating. Thank you for the response!
Someone, who doesn't know their history of John Boyd's fighter mafia, proposed Mover to interview Pierre Sprey? If the Gentleman who proposed that is reading this? -First, Sprey was not a big part of the fighter Mafia. He played a small role. He also had very little to do with the F-16, despite marketing himself all over the media as the co-designer (Sprey never designed anything with Wings in his life). Sprey played an indirect role in the LWF project. He was nothing more than a civilian mathematician who mostly crunched numbers for Boyd's EM theory. Second, Sprey is not the last remaining survivor of the Fighter Mafia. I believe Thomas Christie is still around and he had a greater role on the LWF program than Sprey. That would be a better interview if he is still around.... I hate to say this, but its actually safe to say Sprey has been a con-man his entire career. The man advertised himself as a weapon's expert (with no prior experience in weapons or combat). He advertised himself as the co-designer of the F-16 (when he had little involvement with the program and has never designed anything with wings in his life). Then Sprey spends his remaining years selling high end music equipment under false claims, which professional audio engineers had blasted him for. Tyler Rogoway described Sprey's rhetoric as something compare-able to a used car salesman in one of his articles....Pretty accurate! Sprey tells you only what he wants you to hear. One of the most accurate publications to read on that time period involving the Fighter Mafia is, "Revolt of the Majors," by Marshall L Michel, not that puff piece book written by Fallows. John Boyd was not the only one revolting at the Pentagon. But he was a highly significant part of it. Here is the link. You'll learn a lot about the time period. etd.auburn.edu/bitstream/handle/10415/595/MICHEL_III_55.pdf If people want to give Mover some ideas on whom to interview, I know a former Vietnam fighter pilot who would make a wonderful interview. The contrast between the two generations would be fascinating.
I don’t know, I can’t be the only instructor who only wants to train enough to meet the requirements of being an instructor. Just getting gas money is fine with me. But I want someone with a great attitude. I’ll work with you a lot more than 99% of the instructors out there. But I teach a lifestyle and culture, as well as flying. I don’t want to instruct a doctor, lawyer or business person. I want someone striving for a way of life, they have the bug and wish to make it a career.
I’m a junior in high school right now and looking to go to college for aerospace engineering then I’ll join the Air Force and hopefully become a fighter pilot and test pilot, does this seem like a path that will get me a higher chance to become a pilot or should I try something else?
If you get entrusted equipment worth multi-million dollers and/or the life of other people, I don't care about diversity in the slightest. I just want the best person available doing the job.
As long as they aren't favoring minorities over more qualified majority candidates, OK. But any time any organization employs the defective principle of "affirmative action", they suffer for it. Picking people for any reason other than competency is a recipe for failure. Giving a slot to a C average student over an A average student because the C student has the right ethnicity or social profile is a guaranteed disaster.
The question is, why was WTC7 (the third small building of the world trade center) collapsed 2 Minutes before the first plane hit on 911, and it was claimed to be „burned down through the terrorists attack“ afterwords…
I love you man, the guy dumps on you and you deliver a class act and simply explain it and if you don't like it, well you have the wrong idea about the channel. that says it all and a text book class in handling upset people. I look forward to your future videos and channel.
32 year Viper/Eagle/C130 driver. Good channel, just subscribed. Keep it up(STS) Swirl.
Great job Mover! Ask the dude to start his own channel if yours isn't working for him. I learn so much about the community I wouldn't otherwise get to know. You replied to me personally when my son was in UPT. He is now a viper driver overseas and doing very, very well. Thanks so much for your advice and inspiration! Please keep up the great work! Love the channel!
Hey “Mover” it blows me away people complain about creator content, happens on other channels too. It’s your channel! Anyway, I retired from OSP this year and admire your involvement in law enforcement. Please stay safe while continuing your service to the public.
Wow, surprised to hear that the interview vids are the least popular. I think you've done some great interview vids. I love listening to some of these folks relate experiences from the various conflicts, and the platforms they've flown.
Mover, your channel is on the top of my list of channels to watch.
I think that what makes your channel special is you and your character. I don't expect you to change anything significant but if you ever feel you need to, PLEASE DON'T!
Thanks for all the AWESOME content! I really appreciate your time and effort you give to share this with us!
I flew the F-4 Phantom for 5 years. One of my squadron mates, a USAFA grad, was the wing commander of the F-16 guard or reserve unit at Atlantic City, NJ on 9/11/2001. He told me that until shortly before 9/11 they had 2 F-16s armed with missiles and bullets on alert 24/7, but the powers that be cancelled the alerts to save money.
I remember Rolodex, and I watch all your interviews. I am always impressed with the people you have on. Everyone of them was amazing in my opinion. Please keep doing what ya do. "Ya can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself"
Love what you're doing, Mover!! Keep going!!
I enjoy all of your content. For me, I enjoy the interviews the most. It's a shame that they are viewed much less. Keep up the great work, we all appreciate what you do.
Mover, you are ABSOLUTELY correct that your interviews are HISTORY and they should be preserved. GREAT work regardless of how they are monetized!
One recommendation I have would be to do a crossover with another popular/related channel. Example: do a helicopter flight with "Mike the Cop"
DUDE. Get Mike the Cop on here. That would be so good for the channel
Your latest interview with Skids was one of my favs. Watched it twice so far.
Btw, one of my favorite UA-cam videos ever is you dealing with the scumbag guy from the Chevy dealership. Nothing to do with fighter piloting - so your point stands regarding content.
Bummer to hear the interviews are the least watched. I enjoy all of your content but especially enjoy listening to the men and women who were there doing the job.
I mean it's understandable, a 2h video can be very intimidating to click on and watch through; most people won't have that time. I've seen Mover attempt to break it down into smaller 10 min segments or so, but I don't know how well those do in comparison
I am a retired Massachusetts air guardsman and retired full time air technician with the 102nd FW at Otis ANGB located in Falmouth on Cape Cod. We always had armed fighters in our alert hangars. In the 1960's we had F-106's. and in the 70's we transitioned to F-15's. On the morning of 9-11, two of our 15's were scrambled and were the first armed fighters to arrive at ground zero. It only took about 30 min. to get there, but both of the twin towers were already crashed into by the high jackers. As Mover explained, they were alerted too late. I recall that there were
F-16's closer to ground zero on 9-11 and they could have got there sooner but they were doing training flights and were unarmed.
Our fleet of F-15's were never armed on their daily sorties, but right after 9-11, our unit was activated and flew CAPS (combat air patrols) for about one year, all flying armed. (Good explanation on the armed question Mover. ( Bill from Slidell)
Your ability to handle criticism in a professional manner is proof of your time in the fighter community.
Man you are the best channel I'm not an American I'm from Saudi but what a great channel I love you man you just explain the info in a very simple way.
I soloed on my 16th birthday in 1970. "Back in my day" a Cessna 150 with instructor was $19.00 an hour. After I soloed I went to take my flight physical and found out I was color blind and wouldn't get to get my commercial rate. That meant no ag flying. I was crushed. I found out I could get the instructor to take me out to the end of the runway and have them shoot the light at me and I had to tell them the color. I couldn't distinguish the green from the red so no waiver. Crushed again.
Mover, your answer to the angry emailer was very gracious. GOD bless.
Wasn't Pierre Sprey one of those "Reformers" who genuinely believed making a swarm of cheap aircraft without any radar, BVR capability, or missiles in general was the way forward? The same group who latched on the Bradley development and ruined it's reputation by "proving" it couldn't take hits even though as an IFV it was never meant to take missiles whatsoever? The same people who genuinely thought the M1 Abrams should be scrapped entirely as it wasn't 100% survivable, so we might as well revert back to the cheaper M48s from the 1950s?
Edit: I didn't know he had passed, and don't mean to speak ill of the dead. But to my understanding, he and his friends seemed to be the press's go-to "experts" as their opinions on everything modern being too advanced, feature-crept, and over-budget made for juicy articles.
Amend that to autonomous aircraft and it might be right after all.
Keep up the good work Mover.
Your true fan base understands and supports you on your direction
Mover, thanks for everything you post on your channel. I enjoy the variety of content but really like the interviews, one of the fortunate few who have watched most if not all of them.
Just found your post, and the videos are great, and very informative. Thank you for your service. Aim High!
Thank you for taking the time to do this. I do enjoyed this!!!
Awesome job Mover. I enjoy all of your content. The interviews are Great and I laugh out loud during the DCS videos. You and Gonky are hilarious when flying aircraft your not familiar with. Keep up the great work.
Ex-F18 avionics tech rep from Lemoore. 34 years on the Hornet.
“Air Force removing racial barriers”
Doesn’t show that a single racial barrier exists. I’m getting so tired of financial instability being called a racial problem. I know more poor whites than well off whites. Like you said, it more about where you’re from and your environment than anything else.
Thanks for all you do Mover - I like your style
Great that Lester is back, keep on keeping on Mover. Love the analysis, tips and DCS!
I wish I could find my old instructors, I have my first powered instructor's No 1 Manual, and it has all his notes in it, he very very kindly lent it to me, but I cannot track him down; Graham, my old school at Bournemouth Int. folded, Bournemouth Flying Club, I feel like an arsehole for not returning it, but the club seems to have disappeared into thin air. Planes I use to train in were G-CBVB, nice little Robin R2120U, then G-MATT a Robin R2160, I only got to about 16 hours on powered and ran dry on money, so blooming expensive, but loved every moment of it, Graham, dude; I have your No 1 book, it's all good and kept in good condition.
Sorry, this is not the place for this. J
I wish to add, that Graham went out of his way for me, and supported me throughout my training, and separated himself from some unfortunate politics that was occurring at the school, which you, Mover, reminded me of through your reports on learning rotary, all the tutors that I flew with were doing their best and taught me a lot, I really do miss that school a great deal, plus a fellow that permitted me P2 whilst he was hour building for commercial; George, thank you for stick time on the Diamond DA40, man, that was slick.
Shoot me down for this, it is fine, I don't know where else to vent; the club doesn't exist anymore.
J.
Thank you for your diverse channel content. I also enjoy your car, books, dogs as well as flying videos. The interviews are good too, but totally understand your ownership and availability of the content.
Thinking Pierre Sprey is a good subject matter expert means that person has not been keeping up with aviation. He didn't want the F-16 for CAS also.
Pierre spray was a bitter desk jockey who never really touched an airplane
The F16 doesn't make any sense for CAS. Low endurance, low payload, no integrated ground targeting equipment. They don't really do it anyways... more like precision strike.
@@appa609 ; The TGP is as integrated as on the A-10C though. If troops are close by it and the mission is CAS the F-16 has done it in the past. Heck even B-1Bs were used in the CAS mission.
I am sorry that interview are least popular, maybe because they are so long, but please keep the same, that is my favorite part. Unfortunately I am 2 behind, been busy. Please consider coming to "Wings over Houston" its not far!
Great video as always. Definitely looking forward to the car content coming back!
I wish the interview videos made you more revenue. I have enjoyed every one you've done and would hate to see you cut back on them because they don't perform as well as your other videos. That being said, you have a wide range of interests and they translate well to good video content. Just keep doing what you do and we'll keep enjoying the end product. Thanks.
I had visited the 177FW in NJ at Atlantic City back in the mid-90s and they had F-16s on ready alert. I heard that January 2001 they had stood down that mission there. If they had been ready then they were as close or closer than Mass. When I was there I saw a cart moving a live Sparrow when we were looking for the egress shop. First time I'd seen live missile.
hey mover, have you ever thought about interviewing ward carroll? hes a youtuber and was a f14 rio. Dude is probably the best storyteller ever. I watch his vids and be like" wow its already been 30 mins?" because u get so involved in the story, for me at least.
Was going to say the same thing. Both channels are awesome and would love to see Mover get a few cheeky remarks in about backseaters! 😂
Excellent response to your disappointed viewer and I enjoyed your comments about the viability of flights sims especially. Keep up the great work!
My PCSM wasn’t anything to write home about and I went on to be a DG from WIC and instruct at WIC. I think the PCSM is overrated. Work ethic and attitude matter the most in my opinion, but are difficult to objectively quantify.
Work ethic seems to be a thing of the past. It is now the generation of entitlement. Forgive my negativity, but unfortunately 😔 in my job, I see it everyday...people just don't want to work anymore, and take no pride in what they do.😕 Just my opinion.🇺🇸
@@Flipper-mno13 this is probably a global phenomenon.
@@Flipper-mno13 Agreed. Call me old or whatever .... but it sounds like they are lowering the standards, which will never make sense to me. The way it read to me was no different than affirmative action. My job teaches down to the lowest skill level instead of providing good instruction to increase everyone's skill leve.
If someone wants something ... they need to bust their a$$ and EARN it.
I love your interviews Mover. Please continue doing them.
My ANG wing picked up an alert mission several years after 9/11.
A different perspective, there is another channel/podcast interviewed an air national guard pilot happened to air born on 911. He only had training round loaded and started air patrol. However, ground crew rearmed other jets in 2 and a half hours; there were 16 jets regenerated from scratch by the end of that day. This shows the level of our military power, and initiatives taken by every individual involved.
I'll be honest...I don't watch most of the interviews primarily because they are just too long (for me). Also, I'm glad you didn't interview Pierre Sprey, for all the reasons other commenters have mentioned here.
It makes for better videos when you are doing them on something you enjoy. Keep up the good work.
I'm not a car guy, but when you said some car stuff would be coming back soon my first thought was, "Cool. I haven't seen the Corvette in a while." I enjoy the variety.
It is still hot here, (Central Florida,) during the day, but the night temps dropped into the 60s for the first time since April. I love having my window open at night again. I can breathe!
90s we’re a horrible time to be in the military. You hit the nail on the head.
I think the key thing to take away from this is the cost of flight lessons as a direct affect on the pilot applications pool. Economics are a hidden wall to prevent the poor from being a pilot.
@@Kozak806 has nothing to do with "class". What someone can afford doesn't automatically mean there is a class system. Like Mover said he worked to get money to take lessons. It is called spending priorities. Do I really need that new pc and or an expensive smartphone with a $100 a month data plan? Do I need to pay $200 a month for cable tv and internet? Do I really nead to eat out one or more times a week instead of cooking and eating at home? Etc.
@@Littlewing1977 you dont have to spend any money to be selected, but it does give you better chances. That being said flight lessons are expensive, depending on where you are at each flight hour will more than likely cost between $500-2,000 nowadays
@@Kozak806 It is hidden to the policy makers as they look down from their ivory towers.
@@Littlewing1977 You are assuming every one has the same earning abilities which are a common misconception. Because when you cut out everything and you still can't get by, how can you raise yourself up when they constantly beat you down. Being poor is very expensive.
Mover! Great job today. I got to intercept a L-39 over Tampa in the Hog as I was heading to MacDill. Unfortunately my gun was pinned, and as I rejoined on the bogie, Tampa approach called me off as they had regained radio comm. Once again, A-10s protecting freedom!
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That Albatross almost got to feel the brrrrrrt... just almost.
Lol thunder
Holy cow MOVER is a real person with a real family and a real life. Let’s be sure to let him keep those healthy and happy so he can continue to make content.
Love your content. Keep making what passionate about and keep being a positive voice in this insane world.
PS I just listened to the first two Books on audible and I loved them. Definitely appealed to the Tom Clancy fan in me.
Love your work! Weather is awesome here in Boise!
Hey Mover, the local Viper guys from the 119th FS/177th FW transitioned from ASA to a general purpose unit in 1998. IIRC the Wing lost the ASA in 2000. On 9-11-01 NEADS called them but there told the three birds up were doing ground attack but had no A2A weapons. Everyone knows about the 121st at Andrew's AFB, but few heard that VMFA-321 in the next hangar over showed up, got six birds ready and armed and launched on CAP Missions under the 1st AF. Sadly VMFA-321 went away in 2004 along with several other USMC,USN and ANG Fighter squardons in that 2004-2005 time frame that included the BRAC2005 debacle.
Keep doing what you're doing. Awesome channel.
I know what a Rolodex is!
And you can interview me anytime.
If you want your channel to die. :)
Keep up the good work!
Here in switzerland the whol bunch of fighters is usualy also unarmt. But the QRA does not only QRA armt, they do also traingflights and VID's armt.
Keep up the great work, Sir.
What I heard was that the armed fighters that were scrambled had a preset rendezvous point that was out over the ocean so they ended up there before they got called back to DC.
thank you for your explanations
I was among those who asked you for an interview with a former pilot (césar Rodriguez) I thought it was easy to do but now I understand. 👍
Cant wait for you to break down our yearly "OMG THAT C17 IS GONNA CRASH INTO THOSE BUILDINGS" flypast for Brisbane (Aus) festival, LOLOL every year people from all around the world go into meltdown over it
Living in COS, one of the great things about being an AFA Football season ticket holder was most of the time there was a flyby (until they started moving so many games to night, which is one reason I don't have AFA season tickets anymore...), sometimes more than one "back in the day". We'd watch them come in from the south, and LOVE it when the fast movers weren't tucked in too tight and we saw the smoke disappear - meaning they just lit the burners! Absolutely great experience!
In case the guy who wanted you to interview Pierre Sprey is reading, here's a few facts about Sprey:
He didn't design the F-16 nor the A-10, as is often claimed. He consistently exaggerated his role in the field of aircraft design, he was a statistician NOT an engineer of any kind much less an aeronautical engineer.
He hated the F-15, the claims he made about the F-35 he first made about the Eagle. IE, it was too expensive, too heavy, too complicated etc.
He did not want the F-16 to even have a radar. He wanted it armed with only a cannon and short range IR missiles. The modern F-16 is the antithesis of what he wanted and it became a highly successful aircraft in spite of Sprey not because of Sprey.
His ideas on the capabilities of medium and long range radar guided missiles were at least 30 years out of date. He seemed to think we were still using Vietnam era AIM-7's or AIM-4's.
He spouted his outdated disinformation and people kept buying it, hence people thinking he was worth interviewing. It is worthy to note that he went to the music recording business because his opinions on aircraft design were not considered worthwhile by anyone who knew anything about modern combat aircraft.
Oh, one more thing. Back before the USAF determined the cause of the issue with the F-22's pilot oxygen system Sprey claimed that it was because of adhesive fumes coming from the fuselage heating up at or above Mach 1.6. Another example of just how he was wrong about everything he claimed in the last 30 years.
Yeah but you cannot argue that the M48 Patton isn't a far superior tank to the M1 Abrams.
@@youtert Non sequitur
Hey Mover, when can we buy things off your wall behind you?
Gonky is probably a better interview anyway
Great stuff as always so honest.
Many years ago when I was in college and working for an FBO, I was told by an AF recruiter to not pursue a private flying license because I would need to unlearn all the bad habits I picked up.
Hey Mover,
There's an Air Show here this weekend, including ba performance by the Thunderbirds. I asked the kiddo if they wanted to go and got shut down. How do I go about convincing the kiddo?
Now for the serious part:
I'd love to see you interview a waterbomber pilot (I understand your resources are limited).
Also, I love your interviews and would watch them when they were broken down into parts. Are you going to continue doing that, or will they just be the whole thing posted on your channel?
Hate humidity.
I know what you meant at 27:10. you do what interests you and work to make it enjoyable.
Very Well Said.............
As a retaliated aside, on 9/11, the U.K. was defended by two, yes a whole two, armed interceptors. Our QRA capability had been reduced from a north and south Q, to a single site post-Cold War. Southern Q was reinstated post-9/11. An additional Q was established for the Olympics.
The accidentally shooting down is a very real risk. In the ‘80s an RAF Phantom accidentally short down a Jaguar during an exercise.
I enjoy the Channel… keep it up 👍
12:35 I'd argue against the idea that the suicidal hijacked airliner threat was inconceivable. I remember coming up with the idea myself in the 90s only to be told it was already the plot of a Tom Clancy novel. I think the real question is why it wasn't judged to be a realistic threat.
It’s also in the Stephen King novel, The Running Man. I think maybe because it was used in fiction, it wasn’t seen as a realistic threat. The history of hijacking up to that point had been to take hostages, or to escape to somewhere.
Yep. The X-Files spin off show The Lone Gunmen's pilot episode aired like a half year before 9/11 and the plot was a intelligence agency hacking the controls of an airliner to crash it into the WTC to then be blamed on another group to get increased defense funding.
Again, 2001 was a different day. Same reason we don't have B-52's armed waiting for codes anymore. And the threat was always external. Not Domestic flight.
Sounds like the Air Force came up with a good way to open the candidate pool without dumping standards and used the moniker they did for public perception. I agree, as long as it's helping and not causing safety issues then go for it.
Enjoyed the video thanks 😊
I wonder if the NJANG had, quick reaction F-20 Tigersharks, if the scenario, might have been a little different. Probably not, everyone was caught flat footed.
Seat of the pants is the least when it comes to simming. I developed great VFR aircraft handling skills from various flight sims
Ace Combat 7 next mission for next video ? ^^
My uncle was a Marine Corps flight instructor and was in the air when the planes hit the towers. When the call came through the helmet about what was going on...he and his student were told to "await further orders and targets"... meaning that they were possibly going to have to shoot down commercial planes over the US. Thing is, it was a training flight... in T-36's I believe - which have no armament (at least on this flight they didn't). Uncle radio'd back as such and was told succinctly that it was acknowledged, understood, and targets will be given to him nonetheless. The unspoken command was understood.
Thanks Bro.....
I agree, should go with a solo and PPL versus hrs. Especially since you will be trained completely different.
Rolodex? Rolodex? Is that anything like my slide rule usage?🤔
In my experience as a CFII, 70 hrs is more common for a PPL
Hardware position and motion in relation to your body is critical for simulation. Mounting a stick between your knees or a yoke close to your knees so you can use wrist and fingers rather than arm and shoulder makes a huge difference. Combine that with VR and then simulation can be useful for VFR and general training as well as IFR.
I grew up in Lake Charles Louisiana I remember the heat,humidity and hoards of mosquitoes 🦟.
Hasard Lee (UA-cam) did a really great video on stadium flyovers. Not quite sure why his was allowed and yours wasn't but it's a great video nonetheless.
I had actual cockpit video from a flyby. Everything from our cross country to planning to the event itself. I was told to take it down.
@@CWLemoine I guess that makes sense? But not really. It didn't seem like there was any critical operational info in yours that had to be removed for opsec but I'm obviously not in charge of making that determination or it would still be up.
Great channel and I've both embraced and spread your message of not self-eliminating. Thank you for the response!
It wasn’t opsec. It was an issue with legality and a few ruffled feathers unfortunately
@@CWLemoine Fair enough
The new mystery attack method has been happening for almost two years now.
If you see D.I.E. programs, advocate to change it citing that it violates the Civil Rights Act, or RUN as far as you can from it.
Dont get the social outcomes just change the standards
When I was in there were *ALWAYS* armed aircraft on 5 minute alert.
When?
@@CWLemoine Probably 50s/60s.
Someone, who doesn't know their history of John Boyd's fighter mafia, proposed Mover to interview Pierre Sprey? If the Gentleman who proposed that is reading this? -First, Sprey was not a big part of the fighter Mafia. He played a small role. He also had very little to do with the F-16, despite marketing himself all over the media as the co-designer (Sprey never designed anything with Wings in his life). Sprey played an indirect role in the LWF project. He was nothing more than a civilian mathematician who mostly crunched numbers for Boyd's EM theory. Second, Sprey is not the last remaining survivor of the Fighter Mafia. I believe Thomas Christie is still around and he had a greater role on the LWF program than Sprey. That would be a better interview if he is still around.... I hate to say this, but its actually safe to say Sprey has been a con-man his entire career. The man advertised himself as a weapon's expert (with no prior experience in weapons or combat). He advertised himself as the co-designer of the F-16 (when he had little involvement with the program and has never designed anything with wings in his life). Then Sprey spends his remaining years selling high end music equipment under false claims, which professional audio engineers had blasted him for. Tyler Rogoway described Sprey's rhetoric as something compare-able to a used car salesman in one of his articles....Pretty accurate! Sprey tells you only what he wants you to hear. One of the most accurate publications to read on that time period involving the Fighter Mafia is, "Revolt of the Majors," by Marshall L Michel, not that puff piece book written by Fallows. John Boyd was not the only one revolting at the Pentagon. But he was a highly significant part of it. Here is the link. You'll learn a lot about the time period.
etd.auburn.edu/bitstream/handle/10415/595/MICHEL_III_55.pdf
If people want to give Mover some ideas on whom to interview, I know a former Vietnam fighter pilot who would make a wonderful interview. The contrast between the two generations would be fascinating.
I don’t know, I can’t be the only instructor who only wants to train enough to meet the requirements of being an instructor. Just getting gas money is fine with me. But I want someone with a great attitude. I’ll work with you a lot more than 99% of the instructors out there. But I teach a lifestyle and culture, as well as flying. I don’t want to instruct a doctor, lawyer or business person. I want someone striving for a way of life, they have the bug and wish to make it a career.
Can you become a fighter pilot if you wear glasses? I just did my Navy test and qualified for an NFO position but I want to try the Air Force.
Yes.
@@CWLemoine Awesome 👌
I’m a junior in high school right now and looking to go to college for aerospace engineering then I’ll join the Air Force and hopefully become a fighter pilot and test pilot, does this seem like a path that will get me a higher chance to become a pilot or should I try something else?
Don’t change a thing Mover
Hello mover..would love your option about pilots for 911 truth ..pilots claim flight path followed to hut Pentagon was to difficult for rookie pilot.
Not really.
You said civilian flying is very different than military flying. Can you elaborate on that maybe in a future video?
If you get entrusted equipment worth multi-million dollers and/or the life of other people, I don't care about diversity in the slightest. I just want the best person available doing the job.
yay new vid
When are these new airforce pilot candidate standards coming into effect if they’re not in effect already?
Mover, you didn’t have peddles in the F-16 ? Rudder ?
Sure. But you don’t use them (except taxiing and in dogfighting).
As long as they aren't favoring minorities over more qualified majority candidates, OK. But any time any organization employs the defective principle of "affirmative action", they suffer for it. Picking people for any reason other than competency is a recipe for failure. Giving a slot to a C average student over an A average student because the C student has the right ethnicity or social profile is a guaranteed disaster.
The question is, why was WTC7 (the third small building of the world trade center) collapsed 2 Minutes before the first plane hit on 911, and it was claimed to be „burned down through the terrorists attack“ afterwords…