Our second episode of our Guest Series is 19thAF/CC Gen Wills! We dig into the recent changes in UPT, how training is going to look in the future and some solid advice for current students. Cheers!

Episode #16 - Airmanship

Jul 15th, 2019 40m 12s

Episode #16 - Airmanship by Check Six Podcast

Episode #15 - Single Ship MOA

Apr 9th, 2019 1h 1m

To start us off today we have the first edition of our new series of Guest Speakers. We got the opportunity to chat with Gen Mark Weatherington, and spent a few minutes on how to succeed in Pilot Training. Let us know what you think!The main

Episode #14- Can I Fly There?

Apr 9th, 2019 31m 39s

After a New Year's Hiatus, Check Six podcast is back! To start things off again we are helping answer the important question of "Can we fly there?" more specifically we are talk about the legal in's and out's you will have to deal with as you m

Episode #13 - Takeoffs

Jan 22nd, 2019 34m 48s

The takeoff, while at first may seem intense, will often get to the point of being mundane. Usually referred to as the easiest part of a sortie, takeoffs are glossed over. This only leads to complacency during a regime of flight that, as you wi

Episode #12 - TOLD

Jan 8th, 2019 32m 13s

When you attempt your first takeoffs in UPT, regardless of airframe, it may seem like everything is moving at a million miles a minute. The engine spools, runway gets eaten up in seconds and, suddenly, you are airborne. During this timeframe, i

Episode #11 - Chairflying

Jan 3rd, 2019 34m 2s

Chairflying is often described as essential to success in UPT. The ability to sit down and run through sections of a sortie with high repetitions is incredibly important. Unfortunately, many students initially struggle with finding a good techn

Episode #10 - Stand-Ups

Dec 17th, 2018 56m 1s

The "Stand-Up" is going to be your introduction to Emergency Procedures in UPT. They are stressful and generally unforgiving, but with these tips you should be better prepared to rock them. Today I am talking through commonly unsat items with D

Episode #9 - Formation Positions

Nov 28th, 2018 37m 40s

How well you can maintain a good formation position is a major indicator how good your "hands" are. Being able to shack fingertip through the weather, or being perfectly stable on a form landing will make you feel like you just might be the nex

Episode #8 - Instruments 101

Nov 16th, 2018 49m 45s

Back in the old days, pilots used to put a glass of whiskey on the dash to know if they were level in the weather or not(cause whiskey doesn't freeze). Things have gotten a little more advanced since then with ADIs, HSIs, and various approaches

Episode #7 - Landings

Nov 6th, 2018 55m 17s

Putting a jet back on the ground; one the first real hurdles when going through pilot training. Taking an aircraft from flying to driving may look easy, especially if you watch Bender do it, but there are more ways than one to jack them up. Fro

Episode #6 - T38 Ground Ops

Oct 29th, 2018 30m 47s

An afterburner takeoff is one of the most exciting things you may do in the year of pilot training, but the only way you're going to get there on your first sortie is by making through ground ops and getting out to the runway. Today the Check S

Episode #5 - VFR Patterns

Oct 17th, 2018 31m 9s

Ripping a max-G break turn, and shacking a landing are some of the best feelings at the end of a great sortie. In the beginning of pilot training though, the pattern is usually what most students dread. 12 aircraft in the pattern, people breaki

Episode #4 - T6 Ground Ops

Oct 10th, 2018 48m 7s

There is nothing worse than being an IP on a dollar ride, in the middle of the summer, melting in the back seat as a student fumbles through the checklist for what seems to be the first time. Luckily, in todays episode, Bender and I run through

Episode #2 - Rejoins From T-6s to Vipers

Oct 10th, 2018 55m 54s

Rejoins are one of the first things that stress students out in the formation phase, but after becoming comfortable, its one of the first things people can get lazy, and then dangerous with. Dingo and I discuss super common mistakes, and how to

Episode #1 Welcome To UPT

Oct 1st, 2018 22m 7s

This is it, the podcast you have been waiting for. Well... maybe not but this is the first episode on a library of topics to help students from before UPT to IFF. With solid amount of techniques, we will be discussing what the IPs do to be as a

Episode #3 - T6 Statuses

Oct 1st, 2018 32m 49s

In this episode we dig into a topic that initially confuses alot of students, Statuses. We will be starting from the worst possible status, and improving from there, all the while hitting on some important notes of each one. I would highly reco

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