F-16C Fighting Falcon | with Paul Godfrey *Part 1*

In this episode, we chat with Air Commodore Paul Godfrey about his time flying the Harrier GR7, and the F-16 CJ with the USAF on his exchange tour.
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[@geoffreymee7671]

Brilliant interview. Paul is so explanatory and concise. No wonder he has achieved all he has. Thank you.

[@tobysmith2564]

Great Interview and what a nice down to earth guy who clearly still has a passion for aviation!

[@Aircrewinterview]

Cheers.

[@raywhitehead730]

I worked on Harriers the A version in all three USMC squadrons that got them first in the early seventies. latter , I became a Navy pilot and flew for 22 years. We crashed quite a few of those Harriers in the 70s and lost a lot of pilots. Some crashes were very dramatic, one flew through the biggest Hanger at Cherry Point, yep! Unfortunately ...the doors on the far side were closed.

[@SimRacingPakistan]

This is a quite impressive interview... deep respect how much a pilot had to go through PURE PROFESSIONALISM and UNIQUE EXPERIENCE

[@joycepenman6460]

Brilliant interview. Looking forward to part 2!

[@dks13827]

One of your very best. And, I could understand him.

[@Aircrewinterview]

Thank you

[@Planehazza]

Wild Weasel... what a role to be put in on an exchange program.

[@mkmdexplorationparanormal5610]

Fascinating listening to his time on the Harrier and F-16 and the language barriers like Tuna / choona 😆 crazy stuff but a very insightful guy 👍

[@Aircrewinterview]

Ha yeah it’s those little things I like to hear when a person tells a story.

[@mkmdexplorationparanormal5610]

@@Aircrewinterview yeah me too, he is a really down to earth guy which I love, he has another subscriber to his podcast channel too 👍 well done on another fantastic interview Mike, onwards and up 👍👍👍🤘

[@Aircrewinterview]

Cheers mate.

[@nicholasdavies8795]

Superb achievement to get to the rank of Air Commodore , he looks quite young ! His stories are so detailed and interesting !

[@montybrewster7]

This is the best channel I've found in ages. Thanks again AI, great stuff.

[@Aircrewinterview]

Thanks very much Monty.

[@simmo8490]

Great Interview thanks Mike, such a humble pilot and nice guy, what a career he's had!

[@hckyplyr9285]

What a hoss and what a career. Fascinating thanks.

[@meltvision]

Thank you Commodore Godfrey for your service...and thanks for your memories...peace from California

[@BIGNEWY]

Enjoyed thanks for sharing your story.

[@OmahcronOmni]

Amazing interview! Just hearing what pilot has to go through you can start to appreciate how malicious they are outstanding stuff.

[@deantait8326]

Incredible. Thanks!

[@Thetequilashooter1]

Thank you so much for posting these videos. I have always been an aviation enthusiast, especially with jet fighters. Whenever I have the privilege to meet a pilot, one who is willing to talk, I can spend hours listening to them. You get all the right people and ask all the right questions. All the pilots have been humble and respective of others. Thank you!

[@Aircrewinterview]

Cheers.

[@gosquidgo1]

Best interview yet! Keep them coming!

[@Aircrewinterview]

Thanks very much!

[@cyclingnerddelux698]

Triple thumbs up. Thanks to both of you!

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Cheers

[@thefrecklepuny]

Great stuff yet again!

[@Aircrewinterview]

Cheers mate.

[@Pincer88]

Great interview with a wonderful pilot on a great fighter. Well done.

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Cheers!

[@jke360]

Brilliant interview.

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Cheers

[@williamduckworth305]

Nice of him to tell the truth about F16, that it's still relevant and not an antique. Lol

[@LRRPFco52]

There are so many unique and truly interesting stories like this of people's lives. Would love to have been a fly on the wall for all their talks with the Vietnam Air War vets. Awesome interview.

[@Aircrewinterview]

Thanks.

[@jorgejefferson8251]

I need to see #2 quickly.

[@cspeckman1]

Great Interview. Can’t wait to hear about his experiences after returning to the UK. Also, Sumpter South Carolina (Shaw AFB) as I remember is a beautiful part of the country. Pops was stationed there as he was transitioning to the RF-4C.

[@Aircrewinterview]

Thanks Chris.

[@jackhaffenhoff1365]

Great session man!

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Cheers

[@2whitedudes442]

I loved watching this!

[@Aircrewinterview]

Thanks Phil.

[@IrishManJT]

Excellent.

[@helmetless]

What a great interview!!!

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Cheers!

[@helmetless]

@@Aircrewinterview I imagine you all excited to meet pilots of this level, yet surprised to find out these almighty people from the sky are actually quite humble and simple, and they are flesh and blood. Only that their stories might be far more interesting than those we can count being just over ground :D

[@KRGruner]

Great interview but he was a bit confused about the various F-16 blocks. Such as, block 25s only had the PW F-100-PW-200 engine with the small mouth intake. The option for the GE engine only started at block 30.

[@TheDrummingWarrior]

Have you ever considered interviewing any former RPAS pilots? I know it may not be exciting but speaking as someone applying for the RAF with pilot as my first option and rpas second, there’s not a lot of information out there about drones and I and I’m sure a lot of others would find it very interesting

[@peterw.4833]

Congratulations to AVM Godfrey on his appointment as commander of the new "Space Command".👍🏾 I'm currently applying as a pilot, though the virus has set back the CBAT and interview process by nearly a year!. Dream is to be an astronaut, perhaps with a UK Space Agency astronaut corps! 🤞🏾

[@Aircrewinterview]

Wishing you all the luck, Peter.

[@peterw.4833]

@@Aircrewinterview thank you! 😀

[@scotcoon1186]

Was the subway worker deaf? How do you mix up tuna and chicken? Especially when pointing at it?

[@KRGruner]

He's right about the side stick. Only way to go...

[@AvengerII]

There are differences of opinion about sidesticks. For high-G maneuvers, they take less effort. For injuries and ergonomics, there's a different school of thought. With a center-mounted stick, you can fly the plane with either hand or both hands. With the sidestick, you have to use your right hand. The big issue is what happens if the pilot gets injured and CAN'T use his right hand? The pilot can't swap his hands and pilot with his left hand and you'll lose the plane unless it's a two-seat version. The other thing is that by mounting the stick on the right, you lose most of the console space on the right side because the pilot's arm will be lying on the side of the cockpit.

[@KRGruner]

@@AvengerII … So that is based on personal experience? You've flown both center-stick and side stick airplanes? Which types? Thank you.

[@couchfighter]

Missouri tails on those f15/16s

[@USN1985dos]

Bro does not look old enough to remember 1978, lol. Good on him for aging well.

[@Siddich]

some of those premium aircraft the brits get are just not fair…

[@rogerpattube]

No reserve chute then

[@andrewcooper3845]

The Tuna... must be the same for every Brit coming to America.. Fast food is suddenly very slow. Same thig happened to me 20 years ago!

[@AKlover]

They cant place a tracking bug on the planes and drop it into a 3d modeler to analyze a practice dogfight???

[@Planehazza]

I haven't listened to this interview yet but I'm sure they can. There are various ACMI pods that can be loaded onto the jet.

[@Shanetangybits]

So... Should the RAF have bought the f-16?

[@Turboy65]

I've actually heard it said that you can tell which fighter pilots are F-16 pilots because they all have a neck like a bull.

[@barracuda7018]

Harriers would have been completely devoured by the Argentinian Mirage III daggers, had it not been for the Sidewinders provided by the US at the last moment..

[@captaincurd2681]

When Mr.Bean started flying F-16 by fluke.