Fighter Pilot Legacy with "Guido" (ep. 173)

[@Pricklyhedgehog72]

As a Kiwi born American, anyone here who plays rugby is already higher on my like list. Great interview and what an interesting career.

[@intrepid_wandering]

Vincent has become an absolutely exceptional interviewer.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Thank you 🙏

[@MaverickTG86]

I love the humility of most pilots. I have never met a pilot who thinks he is the end all to be all. GUIDO is the kind of pilot and human being i appreciate the most. I am not a pilot but a lifetime enthusiast and aviation photographer.

[@mikebridges20]

Wow, what an interview! 2.5 hours, and honestly it took me a bit to get through it all (work keeps getting in the way dang it!), but my gosh, what a storyteller! "Well, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time." True once, maybe twice, but as many times as Guido used that phrase, that's not luck or fortune, but preparation, hard work, and intentionality. GREAT INTERVIEW!

[@timtruett8368]

Brilliant interview and program! I'd like to add my smiles and love of the P-408 engine that I share with Guido. In my last year of active duty in 1972 at Pt. Mugu we received a brand new Marine Corps A-4M Skyhawk II with a pre-production P-408 engine with 14,000 lbs. thrust! The jet was only 12-13,000 lbs. Even with a centerline tank it could go vertical on takeoff and safely climb away. And even as a larger pilot (I was 6'2", 215) the cockpit was comfortable. It was amazingly fun and even as a low experience ACM flyer, that airplane let me hold my own against excellent & experienced pilots. Excellent choice for favorite!! Thanks for a great program.

[@cowebb2327]

Magnificent interview. I can't remember ever starting a 2 hour podcast much less finishing one. This had me hanging on every word. Nicely done. BTW, he didn't finish the story about the the F-14 with an engine stuck in full AB so assuming he shut the engine down :-)

[@wayneroyal3137]

Fantastic interview, I wasn’t sure I could sit through 2.5 hours but all of sudden I didn’t want it to end!!! Fascinating gentleman with amazing accomplishments.

[@pedro97w]

Sane here. I got shit I got to do but can't stop yet

[@gregellis3859]

I really appreciated this video and thank you for taking the time to make it and post it. My brother was in Saint Adversary VFC-13 at Fallon flying the F5 and "Guido" was his CO. While my brother was stationed in Fallon, I never had a chance to meet Captain Dimatteo but wish I had. I appreciated listening to Captain Dimatteo and thank him and you for your service to our country.

[@davidelsworth712]

More videos required! I have a choice every morning…. Watch the news and go to work depressed and uninspired or…. Watch one of your videos and go up beat and ready for today’s challenge. Keep up the great work. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@daffidavit]

My dad was in the Navy in WWII towards the end, but stayed in the reserves for 20 years where he became a chief petty officer. As a kid I remember him always repeating, "so there I was on my back at 20,000 feet". He'd say it all the time when he was in a good mood. One day I asked him as a young kid why he always said that. I recall him telling me that it was an old fighter pilot saying. Now, so many years later, there it is again in the title to this video.

[@dutchbrotherfan1284]

What a great guest you have! I have to leave but look forward to returning this evening putting in the ear buds and enjoying some wine and podcast……very appreciated

[@sonia_0290]

Watching from London! My boyfriend’s a pilot so this helps me try and understand his stories after work! Thank you guys :)))

[@tedsaylor6016]

I worked at Boeing Mesa which is home of the Apache Attack Helicopter. You could get Army Apache Squadron posters, and one of my bosses had a few around his desk. He was not a real "fighter" sort of guy, and when a milque-toast coworker pointed out that one poster said in bold letters "You Call - We Kill" he took the poster down. I almost laughed right in the guys face, I mean we weren't making ice cream machines!

[@markfitzpatrick9598]

In my busyness I just got around to watching this episode. It is so great to see the pride you both have for the U.S. Navy and Naval aviation without being prideful or boastful in your individual accomplishments. I really enjoyed Guido's stories and seeing the emotion when he spoke about his father. Keep up the good work Jell-O.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Thank you very much, Mark, will do.

[@VelveteenWoodworking]

Love the new rugby ball in the background!

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Yep, Guido brought that in.

[@frankh.5378]

This is one of my favorite podcaats. I always loved fighter jets since I was young, but due to my poor eyesight, that was a dream that was outside of my reach. I loved Guido's story about his dad and will buy that book when he is able to publish it. Wonderful interview!

[@paulbrouyere1735]

Thank you for this great podcast. I loved the stories. Also thanks for pointing out that dogs are great in helping people with PTSD. I know my dog saved me.

[@martinbarrett6249]

102 wow! Very few people who lived through WW2 are still with us.

[@deantait8326]

My Dad’s 103 and hanging on just about 60 miles north of these guys. He was Army Aircorp intelligence aka coding and de-coding orders. Mostly in Belgium and some Germany

[@martinbarrett6249]

@@deantait8326 without men like your father and the sacrifices that they made I would hate to think what would have happened.

[@GaryBrandt-f7l]

You always have great guests. I can't wait to read your book! Thank you for your service and Fly Navy! ⚓✈️⚓

[@mikedempsey1041]

Great interview, I liked the Vodka moment! I agree with Mr. Dimatteo, stop out at Oshkosh, it's about airplanes/aviation but the reason for keep coming back, is the friends you meet there.

[@davecoss1220]

Howdy Guido ! Its Dave the Brietling Engineer who toured with you and the team... great talk, particularly the 50 jet flyover, wow loved it. Please keep me in mind for any future plans that may need a multi-talented airshow technical hand... whatever it might be, I'm In !

[@innercry]

Awesome interview Jello! Really enjoyed hearing Guido’s stories and history. Guido, if I could respectfully request you reach out to Mr Spielberg re your Dad’s diary - surely there is a movie there and a powerful story...

[@christopherdalyii381]

thanks for the stereo sound, much easier to listen.

[@tacoenvy]

It's funny listening to him talk about the A-4 Super Fox and how awesome it was. In one of the videos on KZbin with Snort, he actually says the same thing and said if he had to choose between aircraft the A-4 Super Fox would have been his plane of choice. Keith "Okie" Nance another awesome F-14 guy talks about flying it and how incredible it was.

[@saffakanera]

Love the podcast, South African here, couldn't help but notice the rugby ball there in the background, nice!

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Deliberate. The guest discusses rugby during the interview

[@rogercorreia6292]

Loved the episode. But being from South Africa i bet our University Rugby teams will challenge that assertion of “best team in the world”!! Rugby definitely teaches you life lessons. Enemies on the field drinking buddies off the field. That’s rugby. The motto of the springboks is “come and drink with me!!”

[@Rodgerball]

Thank you for demystifying all of the ACRONYMS!😂

[@DanAlpern]

Thanks for sharing Guido - GO NAVY!

[@user-oo5pu1vt5x]

Air-to-air gunnery in the T-2: used .30 cal. gun pods. If I remember correctly, each gun had 100 rounds. The guns jammed frequently; it was rare to be able to use all 200 rounds during a hop. The gun-sight was a g-compensating illuminated pipper. The gun-sights were salvaged from the earlier F-9 training jets. They were designed for F-9 performance. Use on the T-2 was a compromise. If used as intended, they caused the bullet stream to hit a bit low with the T-2 gunnery pattern on the banner. We learned to aim a bit high at the critical moment when we had the proper angle and distance. I received the “Top Gun Gunnery Award” in the squadron for the highest number of hits. I got my wings in Kingsville in October, 1975.

[@AndyNZ1983]

Absolutely brilliant, brilliant interview. My fav so far. Keep up the great work.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Thanks, Andy!

[@martinbarrett6249]

Hello and good evening from Dublin Ireland where it’s Friday midnight.

[@Nico_83]

TMI

[@D5Pasadena]

Just for context, my maternal grandfather lost a half dozen of his brothers (civilians) when the Japanese occupied then Malaya. They drove them out to the woods in a truck and these men never came back. I have no problem with Japanese people today, but back then, then needed to be stopped. We should never forget the lessons of the past or the mistakes of unchecked imperialism. Long live the Sundowners name.

[@michaelowens4797]

What a show great man loved how he talked about his Dad. Was my dream when i was in civil air patrol when in high school then i got my hot rod and never look back always wondering if i would had made it to tell stories like this Thanks for doing your show

[@chillipowers447]

Hard left right audio pans are a bit extreme especially for headphones.

[@alexruedi1995]

Same on Samsung A33 but on speakers

[@michaeljohn8905]

Love the F14. The early one looked heavy n slow but the later models looked like total badasses.

[@louissanderson719]

I wonder if Guido has been to Twickenham (UK) and watched the British army V navy rugby games? I’m sure he’ll love that

[@omally]

Wait... Fighter Pilot Vodka?!?! Take my money! 😂

[@roberttrue8333]

Amazing conversation!

[@MaverickTG86]

i have no problems with aviators who land on 10,000 foot runways, but the BEST of the BEST pilots use a TAILHOOK on a ship at sea to stop. :) GO NAVY!!!!

[@HabitualButtonPusher]

Cool vodka. Now we need a bottled Sundowner blend to honor his father, his buddies and the legacy squadrons.

[@TomcatTroll]

The T-2C had gun pods on the wings for air-to-air guns.

[@gustavorocha78]

Great interview, sir! Can i suggest that you could bring Mr Paco Chierici for some great histories? Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷!

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

043 - F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger II kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3POiWaJadaco80

[@pesawatindonesia]

superb mister

[@michaelerfurth4891]

Great content again . All the best from Germany. ✌

[@tomwilson1006]

Another great show. Would love to see Jell-O do a show from Oshkosh!

[@sharoncassell9358]

Glad he could make it. I just found jello last month. I appreciate you all.

[@JD-xh3ex]

Jell-O. - you are the absolute double of your dad!

[@benjaminperez7328]

Great show Jell-O. Thank you “Guido!” 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽

[@soundknight]

My wife is Japanese, I don't think sun downers is politically incorrect. You Yankees are far too sensitive. It's fine.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Valid.

[@bradlincoln2418]

Great show Vincent. You need to more SR-71A pilots or crew

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

We had Rogers Smith and Brian Shul!

[@reggierico]

Great, great podcast/presentation! Coronado is my home town and I think you guys said you both still live there? Do you belong to the Coronado Beer Club? Great fun with mostly Naval aviators. My eldest son Alex, who is a pilot in the ANG, originally went into the Navy via OCS in Newport, RI. I remember when I was applying for ROTC/AOCS and my application to AOCS never got processed due to AOCS being cancelled. Did it ever start up again? This was 1982.

[@wshakes3661]

Boy if you ever wanted to feel like an under achiever listen to this guy and all of his Entrepreneur Sorties. He needs to write a Business Book

[@indy500tabasco8]

Great podcast great stories. Indy Air Show ticket $10😊, parking ticket $150🤬

[@robmiles233]

Two great Italian Americans. FORZA! 🇮🇹🇺🇸

[@misdangered4326]

Bruce Springsteen’s looking well 👍

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

...which one of us is he?

[@misdangered4326]

The guy on the right. The chap on the left looks more like Tom Cruise… maybe he’s Tom Cruise’s dad 😁 😉

[@mountcomfort740]

What a great story

[@pauldiatlovich8515]

“There I was, flat on my back and the only thing on the airspeed indicator was the makers name”.

[@BadAssEngineering]

But How did he fix the stuck full throttle/burner lever ?? i need closure lol

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Hah, we got distracted and I forgot to ask!

[@sharoncassell9358]

Me too. Thanks for informative casual pod. I appreciate your efforts.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

@@sharoncassell9358 🙏

[@CShivery]

I'm listening to118:22 I'm watching this while eating mexican food across Miramar Rd from (now) MCAS Miramar. Few better places to be than San Diego.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

😎

[@MichaelPCarr10]

2:04:48 y’all grandpas got me crying Carry on ya dinosaurs remind me of the real ones who rode off long ago

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

I am not yet a grandfather, and neither is my guest

[@stephenhoda3362]

How did you get the bird w/the stuck "blower" unstuck & land?! Finnish the story!

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

But if did then you would not comment, and then KZbin would not promote the video as much. Not saying that’s why he did it…

[@PAS_2020]

2 hrs 28 min. Might be a record. Almost as intense as Jocko Willink.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Almost.

[@thecatdaddy1974]

Great podcast

[@jinzhang8241]

Jello looks like he went into G-Loc after that swig of vodka

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Good to hear, that means my acting is improving. (It was water.)

[@jinzhang8241]

@@FighterPilotPodcast Awesome! The flushed cheeks and involuntary head shaking had me completely fooled! :)

[@paddyohenry6428]

I knew a "Guido." I think he had to have his call sign changed to something more PC.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Lame.

[@มดแดง-ฃ3ข]

เครื่อง euro fighter รุ่นต่อไปเหรอครับเหมือนเขาจะเอาปีกหน้าออก

[@reidakted4416]

Check Six Vodka: whatever the mission, bring your best wingman. ;)

[@stijnvandamme76]

So my takeaway here : Fighter pilots are scared of bees :D

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

who isn't?!

[@saplingthrasher23]

​@@FighterPilotPodcastI'm not but wasps and hornets are a different story.😊 Great episode by the way. I heard Flathead Lake and Montana mentioned. He must have been in Kalispell area.

[@stijnvandamme76]

@@FighterPilotPodcast bees are gentle.. yellowjackets are "F y and your family" type assholes But ok, fighterpilots , scared of bees : If somebody brings out a fighter jet, calls it "'the Honeybee" , y'all are in trouble !!

[@Rodgerball]

The law of primacy.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

You calling us primates?! 😂

[@briancrawford69]

I always laugh when i hear all these navy guys mention lemoore. I've lived in Fresno my whole life and only Navy people and lemoore natives know where lemoore is lol

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

No one else should know!!

[@taylorc2542]

Guy must be a workaholic. Also, how did he afford to raise a family and buy a million dollar Piper Meridian on Navy money?

[@brady3474]

He didn't. He bought that plane as a reservists, he had Johnny Loves restaurant in San Diego for a few years when he did that. They were very successful.

[@jackofall2305]

🤌

[@dks13827]

women in the squadron way back???

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

say again?

[@johnnyfranzen6091]

Talk too much 👎👎👎👎🤑🤑🤑🤑

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Oops, I forgot it’s a talk show.

[@tenToesUp747]

Many of my favorite memories are painting sharks mouths and rising suns on tomcats for Vf-111

[@sohardtogetID]

I noticed that in many videos, I could barely hear the voice of the host. Your mic was too far from your mounth.

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Thanks, we'll work on the gains.

[@DickKincheloe]

I can barely hear the host. He needs to pull the mike closer! Good Show!

[@FighterPilotPodcast]

Thanks, we'll work on my gains.