Fast Jet Performance

I speak with a buddy of mine, ex RAF Flying Instructor, Jon Dunn about his emergency in 2007 - his engine failure led him to conduct a very difficult forced landing. We talk about 'surprise', shock, preparedness, training, criticism and leadership. A great guy and a deep thinker with some very profound advice - don't miss this one!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/Fast-Jet-Performance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How are these relevant to you? I got your back legends - let me talk you through it! In 1994, the UK government established a Committee on Standards in Public Life. The committee was chaired by Lord Nolan, and was tasked with making recommendations to improve standards of behaviour in public life. The first report of the committee established the seven principles of public life, also known as the 'Nolan principles'. Selflessness  Integrity  Objectivity  Accountability  Openness  Honesty  Leadership  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/Fast-Jet-Performance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I talk about Richard 'Rich' Russell, the Horizon Air employee who allegedly stole a passenger plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac) and crashed it into the ground. *CAUTION* Some disturbing audio between Richard and ATC who are struggling to talk him down.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/Fast-Jet-Performance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have a listen to a radio show I did with Becs for Cosford Radio during their airshow! We cover careers in the military and how I got into it!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/Fast-Jet-Performance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was a blinding flash of sunlight that forced my eyes to squint into the distance and my heart-rate to soar - but it was no good…   I’d lost her.   The dim outline of a fighter jet, that I’d been pointing at head-on just a couple of seconds ago, was now gone.   It’s the biggest fear of any pilot, losing sight of the aircraft you are about to fight - you can’t fight what you can’t see.   The temptation was to frantically search the sky in the hope she’d reappear but I knew it was futile.   ‘Ninja Two - confirm ‘tally’?’ I called, checking that my student could see me.   ‘Negative,’ came the reply.   I checked my instruments - 0.76 Mach - I knew she’d be the same and that meant a closing speed of over 1,000 miles per hour - fifteen miles per minute. One mile every four seconds. We’d only been five miles apart when we’d turned to face each other so quick maths told me that I only had two and a half, maybe three seconds before we’d collide. And, in the world of military flying training, an instructor killing

A recent interview for a business owner and vet who has a Podcast called Blunt Dissection'. ---- Dr Dave Nichol http://www.drdavenicol.com On today’s show, I am delighted to be joined by Squadron Leader Tim Davies, a qualified fast jet instructor for the Royal Air Force. Over his 20 year career, Tim has been a frontline Tornado GR4 low-level strike attack pilot, before becoming a fast jet flying instructor. He served all over the world and clocked up over 2,500 flight hours. As an instructor he flew the Hawk T2 in an advanced flying training role teaching students and instructors how to use the aircraft as a weapons system. If that doesn't mean a lot then think Jester or Viper in the film Top Gun. Tim has been responsible for training every frontline pilot in the RAF since 2007. At the last count that’s over 350 highly skilled operators. So, I hope you’re starting to get a sense of why I am so thrilled to have him on the podcast. Anyone who has successfully flown military aircraft for 20 years and says "I'm

‘I plan for the 6th order effect and I do it in about half a second.’ If I had heard that from anyone other than another fighter pilot, I would’ve laughed them out of the room but, from my buddy, Jim - I knew it was true. I flown with him many times before. He was the kind of guy that radios weren’t invented for - he just didn’t need to use them. I knew what he was thinking before he’d even thought it because we’d both been trained in exactly the same way. We’d gone through flying training together and even served on the same front-line squadron; his actions were fluid, predictable and, when leading other aircraft in dynamic situations, was very much appreciated by other pilots. But, Jim was in trouble.   He was explaining to a young Air Traffic Control Officer why he had gone against their direction - a serious offence. He looked over at me - not for reassurance - he was annoyed and I understood why. If you haven’t spent the last two decades flying military fast jets, you’d be forgiven for thinking that

‘Are we going to die, again?’  ​ That’s all my Weapons Officer (WSO) said to me when I asked him for the time. ‘Bro, the CHECK-IN-TIME, when is it?’ I repeated as I yanked an ejection seat strap from it’s housing and towards my lap. There was no reply. It was obvious he was busy in the rear-seat of our Tornado bomber and heavily pre-occupied with the complexity of this evening’s flight. It really was a ‘dark and stormy night’ and our plan was going to take us into some of the worst weather we would ever see on the West Coast of Scotland. The rain was pouring down and the winds were fierce. I was soaked to the skin from the ‘walk around’ of the aircraft I’d done pre-flight. The winds drove the freezing rain through my flight gear, rendering all of my paperwork unusable. ‘A bit wet are we, Sir?’ laughed my engineer as he helped me with the straps.  I flashed him a quick smile as the raindrops dripped from my nose and onto the cockpit floor; his humour would keep me warm at least until we got airborne an

My response... Warrior,   Thanks for your email, I’m here to help you so let’s get to it and I’ll start off by answering your questions then we’ll move onto some further advice.   1. You experienced hardship when applying for the RAF & RN, with similar motivations to myself, how did you cope with this? How did you motivate yourself and stay positive?    When we are young we don’t always think that things have a result which will be equal to our actions. We think that some things we win and some we lose so, for me, I just thought that some guys get to fly military aircraft and some don’t. It was only many years later that I realised that what we do everyday has a direct result on our future. So, in short, I didn’t think about it that much. I thought that I was just a bit unlucky or that it was my poor grades that were letting me down. When I failed at AIB I just went and did what they told me to do to improve for the next time which was to do some team sports, show some leadership potential and impro

I like millennials.   There, I’ve said it.   And, before my inbox explodes with all the hate mail from my more ‘senior’ readers, let me explain.   I like millennials because they have so much potential and yet, they don’t even know it. They are today's 'underdogs' and, once upon a time, I was an underdog, too - all the criticism aimed at millennials could have been aimed at me. ​When I was young, I too was arrogant, self-assured and confrontational.     But, there’s another reason I like millennials.   Millennials have learnt from politicians that it's wise to have a healthy disrespect for authority and conformity and that makes them similar to other people I also like.   Pilots.   The thing is though, unlike pilots, most millennials haven't yet realised that just having ‘passion’ isn’t going to get them very far in life. And, that’s fine because it means that when they do work it out, they will be the ones who will go on to change the world.   Pilots understand this.   Whilst most millennials are still tryi

January will signal the start of the 12 months of experimentation - but in a good way and one that you'll enjoy. We will talk about why we are programmed to have a NEGATIVE MINDSET and what we can do to understand it. We'll then look at what we can do to bring MORE POSITIVITY into our lives without alienating our friends and family. Contribution is always welcome, come onboard - we GOT THIS!  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/Fast-Jet-Performance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Here I talk about why I think Millennials are going to change the world for the better through their energy and by being disruptive.  I ran a slide show alongside this talk, it's on the Facebook page if you want to watch the full video but, in all honesty, it's just me talking to a camera. I've included the pictures I used, below. Link to Facebook Video here... CLICK ME  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/Fast-Jet-Performance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Six female air show fighter pilots for the U.S. Navy, find themselves at the head of the squadron on a pre-emptive strike on North Korea (North Kiyung) - Interview by Tim Davies YouTube Video here https://youtu.be/zesFvI1JdPMSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/Fast-Jet-Performance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

‘Well, that's the flying done.’ I thought, as the jet slowly rolled to a stop. And, as I moved the throttle to the closed position, I knew it would be the last time I ever flew a fighter jet. I opened the canopy and, as the engine wound down and took the generator offline, my screens turned black. I could see the crowd walking out from the Squadron carrying the fire extinguishers with which to spray me, just like I’d done to many of my pilots before and yet, I felt little emotion. I had a last look around; it was a familiar and comfortable environment but one I knew could have killed me at any moment. Like the family dog you think you know well, right up until it bites you. But, I hadn’t been bitten. I’d flown these machines for many years and by luck, judgement and the work of some exceptional engineers, I’d brought them all back home. Nope, it all looked good - I stood up on the ejection seat and stepped outside to meet those who had come out to celebrate the end to my twenty years in military fast j

It looked just like any other overhyped boxing match of recent times.  The older guy who had already made a tonne of money being challenged by the younger guy who was also looking to make…a tonne of money. But to many of us it was about so much more. A lot of guys will often say that their wife doesn’t understand them and, at 4 am on this particular morning, my alarm was telling me that I was about to become one of those guys.  As I shrugged off the disdain coming from ‘her’ side of the bed, I prepped a vein into which to inject neat coffee. Opening the laptop, I hit the link that I’d bought to watch the fight and crawled under a blanket on the sofa. I was ready. ‘This could be the greatest fight ever!’ I thought as I struggled to keep both eyes open. The fight was between two masters of their craft, Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather and Conor ‘The Notorious’ McGregor and whenever you see masters at work you should be respectful, stop what you are doing and pay attention. Even if it means getting out of bed at

Email from Rob. As so many have before me, I wanted to put pen to paper, (to coin an old phrase), to say thanks for your unwavering desire to help people succeed and to congratulate you firstly on what I believe to be very pertinent and grounding articles and podcasts, and secondly for what appears to have been a very successful flying career, (I say that because by now you may well have left the service and you’re still here to tell the tale, having undoubtedly made a big difference in a lot of young pilot’s lives).   I’ve so far listened to probably a dozen of your podcasts and YouTube clips dating back to mid last year, (2016), so I have no idea whether you’re still pursuing this type of coaching as your new vocation so I’ll no doubt discover this as I slowly get through the rest as my busy family life and job permit. Nevertheless, I’m impressed with your coaching style and how you get the message across.   After listening to your podcasts in the car on the way to and from work, it’s kind of inspired me to

In this 25 minute episode I look at the Royal Air Force's Air Publication 1 - Ethos, Core Values and Standards' and what it means to work somewhere where excellence is the minimum standard. I talk about the 4 Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Service and Excellence and what they mean to us in our day to day lives outside of the Service. Basically, some workman promised that my driveway would look awesome and it didn't quite work out that way. 'Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.' - Steve Jobs  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/Fast-Jet-Performance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode I discuss... Ethnicity and racial attitudes in the UK military Convincing family to support your application to join Persuading a selection board that you have changed Finding help on aptitude tests & pilot maths Thinking about your attitude - what should you say to the military The difference between corporate and military leadership ethos Boredom in the military (social life, housing locations) Ownership - THIS ONE THING WILL MAKE YOU AWESOME! Have a great time, Warriors!  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/Fast-Jet-Performance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Emotionally, and especially for a fighter pilot, it was going to be a difficult day.   It started with the fact that I hadn’t stopped the blast that killed them.    I was over 100 miles away staring at my watch, wishing time away so I could go home. Maybe, back at the airbase, it would be pizza night or I might start the next series of '24'.   You see, my world wasn’t a swelteringly hot cloud of dust and debris.   I didn’t have the wreckage from one of my Land Rovers spread over half a kilometre of a town, far from home, that nobody cared about. I couldn’t hear anyone screaming for help in my cockpit and, as I looked out towards the snow-capped mountains, the clouds were fluffy and the sun was bright.   I was so bored.   And, if anything, a touch warm - I turned the aircon down a little.   I don’t think I’d spoken to my Weapons Officer for over forty minutes - everything we needed to say had been said in the previous three hours. I could see my wingman a couple of miles away; Steve was new to the Squadron but

You know the feeling you get when you’ve done something wrong and you’re about to get into trouble? You’re afraid of what people might say. You’re afraid that your actions may have hurt someone. You’re afraid that your judgement will be questioned and you’ll be asked to explain yourself. But you know what’s worse than knowing you’ve done something wrong? Being completely unaware of it until an angry Senior Naval Officer opens his huge office door and shouts, ‘Davies! Get in here - NOW!’ That’s worse. ​ And, as I stepped sheepishly into his office, all I could think of was how this giant of a man could end my career. Today. http://www.fastjetperformance.com/podcasts/fu-i-wont-do-what-you-tell-me-to-not-conform  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/Fast-Jet-Performance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.