Army Apache Helicopter Pilot Ryan Fugit Part One

[@ksmith87]

This is going to be fucking awesome

[@1tactundra140]

Holy shit!! Been waiting for this one!! 2 epic interviewers together!! Thanks for your service guys

[@johnmacri7440]

Another bad ass guest. Mikedrop pumps out quality.

[@danielgaspard5738]

Need a warthog pilot on the show. When they were stationed at Barksdale they were always flying over our area and going down to the range at Ft. Polk. Amazing aircraft.

[@martinbarthjr.5111]

Absolutely love his podcast too... great guest

[@hair4alluk]

Thoroughly enjoyed this podcast - Mr Fugit is very measured and engaging - Re Rhodesia/Zimbabwe - Ryan was very polite about Robert Mugabe - Thanks Mr Ritland for yet another fab interview.

[@U-TubeSurfer45]

Hell yeah!! Love Ryans podcast Combat Stories!! Two of my favorites combined 👌

[@xprettylightsx]

Agreed

[@Farmer_1776]

My mentor as a kid was one of the first to get into the Apache pilot program in the early 80s. He was Chief Standardization Pilot at Rucker. It’s an absolute pleasure to listen to this interview.

[@xprettylightsx]

Your fortunate to have someone like that in your life.

[@Farmer_1776]

@@xprettylightsx Indeed. When I was younger, he and one other were flying an mbb-105 the control servos locked up, they didn’t make it. Learned lots from him in the time he was around. Professionalism, teamwork, and duty to your mission blast in my head to this day.

[@xprettylightsx]

@@Farmer_1776 Good Lord:( I’m so sorry for your loss. May God Bless them and their families. Did the accident happen by chance in 2010? I saw an article/video from that time, was his initials CZ?

[@Farmer_1776]

@@xprettylightsx it’s sad, but none of us get out alive. Better to die doing what you love. It happened in 95. Thanks for the condolences.

[@xprettylightsx]

@@Farmer_1776 my pleasure, sir happy new year to you, may God bless yourself and your family. Take care. God bless the United States of America.

[@TheSkinnyTwig]

I was an Apache Crew Chief. I always tell people that there’s no pilot more capable or as skilled as an Apache Pilot. Now I’ll say that there’s few that have it all going on, most have their own kinks. From my experience about 60% of them have good interaction with maintainers and are relatable and the rest are either distant or are extremely arrogant. As a maintainer, the 2 driving factors for my performance was making sure we had safe aircraft for our crews and to make sure we had birds ready for the guy on the ground or support for our other air assets. I didn’t care about anything else. It’s nice to hear a guy mention us in his story

[@jamesgunnyreed]

JP-8 is the military equivalent of Jet A-1; however, it contains a corrosion inhibitor and anti-icing additive that is not required in the ASTM specification of Jet A-1. The primary difference between the two military fuels is that the flash point temperature for JP-5 is higher (140F) as compared to JP-8 (100 F).

[@pyencdocde5716]

Bruh, I googled the flashpoint of JP-8 because I thought "Theres no way it's 100 degrees Fahrenheit, I work around that stuffy frequently" You literally copy and pasted the search result of "What is JP-8 Flashpoint" You just converted the units from Celsius xD

[@Coppersaguaro]

Can’t wait for part two!

[@fishlips8336]

Dude had a fascinating childhood & is wicked smart.

[@estebanperez3931]

Thanks guys, enjoyed both interviews. You both have a knack for asking the right questions at the right time.

[@littlemac844]

Huge fan of Ryan and his Podcsst. I'm so happy to see this. Thx Mike!!!

[@bradleydennis1263]

Ive never heard Ryans story, Aever He has everyone on his show, but doesnt reallly soeak much on himself. Very humble man. 🫡 And Mike, well one of the best dog handlers ever 💯

[@DaRespect88]

He did a podcast with Shawn Ryan on you tube there’s two parts which goes into his history

[@bradleydennis1263]

@DaRespect88 thanks. I'll have to check it out. I've been sub'd to the Shawn Ryan show for over 2 yrs. I don't know how I missed it, but I'll go listen

[@ahumblemansrahumblemansr3691]

I love combat story, Ryan is a really good man. It's a real treat to listen to him being interviewed.

[@markusstewart9298]

“I wonder who this guy is”…? Oh shit yeah! THAT guy! Excellent interviewer himself, this should be outstanding!

[@bryanenglish3242]

We have an old vietnam era helo pilot that flies me for work,that dude talks on 2 radios, flys the helo,and bullshits with me and tells stories, hes a legend to me

[@Hoaxed_]

That was badass, I can’t wait for part 2. Leaving me on the edge Mike! lol awsome part 1 one, hell yeah

[@danieljanik93]

GE Aerospace guy here - just a small correction: the engines the Apache has are not RR, but GE T700-701 series, and they are rated roughly in the 1700-2000+ shaft horsepower each, depending on the variant. You find the same engines on the Blackhawk. Great episode, keep up the good work and greetings from the Czech Republic!

[@aerohead8088]

The British AW built AH-64 are powered by more powerful Rolls-Royce RTM322's, so maybe that's where his confusion came from...?

[@danieljanik93]

@@aerohead8088 Interesting, thank you for the info, I didn't realise that. So, kind of a similar situation to when the Brits were using the RR Spey turbofans in their F-4 Phantoms instead of the GE J79 turbojets, and it gave them more performance at low altitudes (and some other desired characteristics).

[@aerohead8088]

​@@danieljanik93 Exactly, thats a good example. This has happened with other platforms over the years. Conversely P-51's were upgraded with R&R Merlin engines to improve their performance back in WWII so it goes both ways....

[@project_poor_runner]

Much respect for the Kiowa & Apache crews who flew in support of us in Zhari, & Panjawi 2010-2011.

[@johnqpublic2718]

Im a huge fan of Combat Story- it will be nice to hear Fugit on the other side of the mic.

[@solomonfox7748]

Real big fan of the show bro. Love the dark sense of humor. I appreciate you bringing the raw stories!

[@mr.pmr.p978]

Mike & Combat Story! Big fan from 🇵🇭

[@NESARA17]

Brother Mike, its Brother Brock. Keep bringing 🔥 interviews! We love combat story. I rarely miss an episode of yours! 😊

[@mikhailmagdalena1845]

Another top shelf podcast . 👌 Thanks Mike !

[@ostapryotosez7549]

Ryan was a man amongst men back in the day

[@vicmanjw]

Great Episode Mike, awesome having Ryan’s perspective on flying a helo. USAF veteran here, my understanding of JP-8 which we ran in our MEP-806a generators is a cleaned up diesel fuel, cleaner than other diesel fuels

[@judithlowitz3605]

Hello. I sincerely thank both of you for your service and protecting us. I started working as an RN at the VA 2.5 years ago. G-d willing, I can help make improvements. FYI, the courageous, great IDF soldiers have rescued many dogs and cats in Gaza. It is very gratifying working at the VA.

[@peterprivate9292]

Looking forward to watching Part 2 👌

[@Smellindamix]

Would definitely love to hear more stories about pilots!!

[@grandsea2]

What the Hell...this is worse than back in the day when the miniseries was finally past the building the back story stage and starting to get interesting then seeing the words..."to be continued"...ugh! On a more positive note as a "did my 6 and got out" Veteran 15Y that was with 1-2Atk Regt. Attached and later reflagged as 25th ID while at Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan it is always awesome hearing about or flying tanks leaving the FOB heavy and coming back light after all our work keeping those pigs in the air...makes a soldier feel like his time as a FOBit was actually productive...we didn't hear many stories or see the DVR footage unless someone leaked it to "Shock&Awe" usually...

[@KGSpradleyAuthor]

Good stuff gents. Attack/Dustoff! Approximately 2k HP per engine in the D Model, 2300 HP in the E Model.

[@tomfraser8425]

Good stuff. Looking forward to part2.

[@pauldombrowski2330]

First book i read from the commanders reading list while in the Corps was Defense of Duffers drift. Great read

[@mikekilo2011]

Great interview, and hello from Zimbabwe, kids are still running around barefoot after school!

[@beachside_Reptiles]

Combat stories is the shit!

[@aisforaaron]

The answer for my last finished book is Scars and Stripes by Tim Kennedy, my next is Nick Laverys book I can’t wait til it gets here ❤

[@nemesisproject399]

Wow. I'm from Tampa. My Grandpa was a chief master sergeant at MacDill where CENTCOM is located. And I was Army. Crazy small world.

[@ewoski]

lol this felt like table talk for a check ride

[@boggy8557]

Awesome!

[@johnnunn8688]

There weren’t 4 ‘axis’ back in the day. The extra ‘axis/not axis he is referring to, is the throttle. On the collective was a twist grip throttle and the pilot had to operate that control to keep the main rotor speed in the green zone. Nowadays it’s automatic.

[@jswjr6001]

I think he was just trying to relate the added difficulty of an additional dimension of control management. It easy to sharpshoot a conversation that isn't geared towards a technical deep dive

[@angry_hippi]

Awesome! Ryan please fix your audio on your podcast

[@orlock20]

The Hellfire carries either about 20 lb of explosives for a shape charged explosion or swords (the K version). The apple slicer configuration is meant to kill single humans or people in vehicles without killing the people around the person or vehicle. There was talk about making a Hellfire to be used against mass infantry, but there is not public information on that version. The D model uses 1890 SHP engines. Fuel amount varies. There is an extra bladder that goes where the ammo goes so you get more fuel and less cannon rounds. The Apache can also carry fuel tanks on its pylons. The internal tank is 130 gallons. Then there is the maximum of four 230 gallons externally. The eternal plug in tank can carry 129 gallons. That totals 1179 gallons of fuel and 100 rounds for the cannon.

[@jamesgunnyreed]

Zimbabwe? You mean Rhodesia?

[@BrianSGuitars]

I fly R/C helicopters. We liken hovering to balancing a marble on a sheet of glass.

[@mr.g816]

Dope as Coke. CIA Combat Story Host and The Mike RItland, warriors

[@jasonbrewer9119]

I was wondering what Ryan thinks of the movie fire birds it's about the Apache helicopters

[@heatslayerhvacco.7990]

Fuck yes America I’ve been waiting for this

[@DJVertigo64]

What is that opening song? It sounds like Korn

[@jeffery703]

My uncle i don’t want to say his full name but look up the mcevers family he did 10 tours and dis a legend in my book.

[@Yeoman7]

Anyone know the name of that book he was talking about at the beginning?

[@70stunes71]

Awesome 🇱🇷💯👍🏻

[@aisforaaron]

I love you guys

[@northsky5629]

Kind of gay

[@jasonforgey1935]

Mct oil is awesome

[@hahac1997]

its called Rhodesia!

[@jackhammer0925]

Mike asks quite a few questions that I feel shouldn’t be answered lol. Fuel time, how much ammunition, ranges and so on. Like coke on dude

[@jeffenglish9344]

As if everyone of our enemies don’t already know exactly what the Apache can do….

[@jackhammer0925]

@@jeffenglish9344 most dudes on the ground don’t know this information. Now, most people who have no business knowing this, know it. Including anyone who engages Americans in the future.

[@jswjr6001]

He wasn't asking anything that isn't on wiki

[@COBBADAMS]

1st Patriots!!!

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Our jails population is 😮80% over crowded😮with serious crimi als😢

[@Mr2perc]

Would you like to know more?

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Paul Atredies

[@littlebits6231]

👍👍👍👍

[@FrankCastle694]

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