1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:15,039 --> 00:00:17,219 So for TPS , this is a unique or fun 3 00:00:17,229 --> 00:00:19,396 week for us because we got to host the 4 00:00:19,396 --> 00:00:21,562 academy cadets for their a 456 class . 5 00:00:21,562 --> 00:00:23,785 Bring them out here , introduce them to 6 00:00:23,785 --> 00:00:26,007 test pilot school and it's really their 7 00:00:26,007 --> 00:00:28,173 capstone . So back seat T 38 test ride 8 00:00:28,173 --> 00:00:29,896 gathering performance , flying 9 00:00:29,896 --> 00:00:32,062 qualities data . That is fun for us as 10 00:00:32,062 --> 00:00:34,285 staff because we're going to share kind 11 00:00:34,285 --> 00:00:36,396 of fighter trainer aviation , as well 12 00:00:36,396 --> 00:00:38,507 as test aviation with the students on 13 00:00:38,507 --> 00:00:37,849 the back end for them . They're going 14 00:00:37,860 --> 00:00:39,582 to have to go back and then do 15 00:00:39,582 --> 00:00:41,416 performance and flying qualities 16 00:00:41,416 --> 00:00:43,360 written and oral reports . Back to 17 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:44,971 their instructor really is a 18 00:00:44,971 --> 00:00:46,916 culmination of their six months of 19 00:00:46,916 --> 00:00:46,520 flight test education at the Air Force 20 00:00:46,529 --> 00:00:48,140 Academy . But a super unique 21 00:00:48,140 --> 00:00:50,251 opportunity for them to come out here 22 00:00:50,251 --> 00:00:52,418 as cadets and get exposed to this side 23 00:00:52,418 --> 00:00:52,340 of aviation before they get 24 00:00:52,349 --> 00:00:56,220 commissioned . Yeah . So for me , I'm a 25 00:00:56,229 --> 00:00:58,451 seven academy grad era major . I happen 26 00:00:58,451 --> 00:01:00,790 to go through 456 . So I'm both wearing 27 00:01:00,799 --> 00:01:02,799 my TPS grad patch as well as my 456 28 00:01:02,799 --> 00:01:06,639 grad patch . Never would have expected 29 00:01:06,650 --> 00:01:08,872 15 to 16 years later to be on the other 30 00:01:08,872 --> 00:01:10,928 side of the briefing room table from 31 00:01:10,928 --> 00:01:12,983 when I was a cadet being able to fly 32 00:01:12,983 --> 00:01:12,779 these same stories in the 238 and the 33 00:01:12,790 --> 00:01:13,400 F-16 , 34 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,519 I heard about it a little bit . Um , 35 00:01:28,739 --> 00:01:30,739 you know , some of the seniors that 36 00:01:30,739 --> 00:01:33,769 were in my previous squadrons , they 37 00:01:33,779 --> 00:01:35,890 were in it as well . And so that kind 38 00:01:35,890 --> 00:01:37,779 of led me to say , oh , this is a 39 00:01:37,779 --> 00:01:40,001 pretty cool opportunity to look at that 40 00:01:40,001 --> 00:01:41,946 way . They had mentioned it . They 41 00:01:41,946 --> 00:01:41,930 didn't really mention exactly what they 42 00:01:41,940 --> 00:01:45,650 got to do here , which was of a neat 43 00:01:45,660 --> 00:01:47,771 surprise to find out . Um We actually 44 00:01:47,779 --> 00:01:49,779 got to the program because I had no 45 00:01:49,779 --> 00:01:51,835 idea what was actually here until we 46 00:01:51,835 --> 00:01:53,946 got here . We've experienced a lot of 47 00:01:53,946 --> 00:01:57,849 low level , um , you know , low speed 48 00:01:58,230 --> 00:02:01,309 Cessnas single prop , but this is , you 49 00:02:01,319 --> 00:02:03,263 know , a whole another level where 50 00:02:03,263 --> 00:02:05,486 we've never had this opportunity before 51 00:02:05,486 --> 00:02:07,597 at the academy to actually experience 52 00:02:07,597 --> 00:02:09,541 what a fighter goes through in the 53 00:02:09,541 --> 00:02:10,541 testing realm . 54 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,127 Far today was definitely the highlight 55 00:02:24,127 --> 00:02:26,293 getting the F-16 . It definitely shows 56 00:02:26,293 --> 00:02:28,404 quite a bit of the difference between 57 00:02:28,404 --> 00:02:30,571 the level of technology as we describe 58 00:02:30,571 --> 00:02:32,793 it in the arrow field is definitely 238 59 00:02:32,793 --> 00:02:35,071 is level one technology . This is your , 60 00:02:35,071 --> 00:02:37,016 you know , 19 fifties , 19 sixties 61 00:02:37,016 --> 00:02:39,127 realm . It's quite a big step up both 62 00:02:39,127 --> 00:02:41,293 in the technology that's available and 63 00:02:41,293 --> 00:02:43,349 also the ease and the convenience of 64 00:02:43,349 --> 00:02:45,516 use . It quite a bit easier . And it's 65 00:02:45,516 --> 00:02:47,738 quite a bit simpler than that 16 versus 66 00:02:47,738 --> 00:02:48,738 the 38 67 00:02:57,660 --> 00:03:00,789 apply early and get excited about it . 68 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,330 Um The main reason being is it's a very 69 00:03:03,339 --> 00:03:05,839 competitive process , but at the same 70 00:03:05,850 --> 00:03:07,770 time , you know , you have to be 71 00:03:07,779 --> 00:03:10,112 working towards and you have to want it . 72 00:03:10,112 --> 00:03:12,223 There's a lot of rigorous things that 73 00:03:12,223 --> 00:03:15,395 go into being a eligible and , and part 74 00:03:15,404 --> 00:03:17,571 of that is , you know , you taking the 75 00:03:17,571 --> 00:03:19,626 initiative as the student to want to 76 00:03:19,626 --> 00:03:21,626 learn . It's not a program that you 77 00:03:21,626 --> 00:03:23,793 just go into for the cool experience . 78 00:03:23,793 --> 00:03:26,015 There's quite a bit that goes on to get 79 00:03:26,015 --> 00:03:27,904 to this point to kind of reap the 80 00:03:27,904 --> 00:03:28,125 rewards of coming to Edwards .