Tomcats to Super Hornets | Mike "Nasty" Manazir (Part 2)

Former Tomcat pilot, Mike "Nasty" Manazir, shares what it was like transitioning from the F-14D to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
We wrap up by talking about his book (available below) "Learn How to Lead to Win: 33 Powerful Stories and Leadership Lessons", along with some personal questions.
Enjoy
mikemanazir.com/
/ manazirm_boeing
www.amazon.co....
Help keep the channel going:
PATREON - / aircrewinterview
DONATE - www.aircrewinte...
Purchase our Aviation Art Book, Volume One - amzn.to/3sehpaP
Use our Amazon affiliate link when you purchase from Amazon as it costs you nothing extra and gives us a little kickback to help the channel to keep going - amzn.to/2iETput
Follow us:
www.aircrewint...
/ aircrew_interview
/ aircrewinterview
Photos in the edit are from public forum nara.getarchiv...
Original thumbnail by U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. John Braun from picryl.com/med...

[@bowdoin5063]

Don't lead by title / No truer words were ever spoken. The best leaders that I served under did exactly that. Thanks Nasty

[@toddcorm9423]

Mr. Manazir makes me want to do better and be a better person not because he tells you to, but because he sets an example. Awesome human and amazing leader. We need more Mike Manazirs in the world!!

[@UncleBoratagain]

Very inspirational, that you dealt with a recency gap of eight years is awesome.

[@CombatAviationist]

I truly enjoyed this interview! Thank you, Mike and Nasty!

[@mikeck4609]

Love seeing Nasty make the “circuit” of air combat podcasts. He’s a great pilot and delivers entertaining stories eloquently. Great interview.

[@380Scania]

What a humble man. Thanks for sharing your story. Greg 🇬🇧

[@jiceBERG]

My man, F-14D. ❤️

[@Thetequilashooter1]

Nasty is a genius. He’s a natural fighter pilot. I always wanted to be an Eagle pilot, but listening to him it’s easy to see that he’s way out of my league. I am so glad that there are people like him protecting our country.

[@jiceBERG]

And thinking like that is exactly why you lost. No one is out of your league, you go learn. Some are more naturally gifted fighter pilots, some study and learn to become great. Decide who you are and go after it 🤘.

[@mscottfq70]

Excellent interview!! He’s an amazingly humble person. Glad someone got him to discuss his flying abilities especially the SHB!!! Fly Navy

[@davidsmith8997]

Lead with honesty and humility- great advice!

[@jamesmterrell]

I had a couple of leaders in the Navy like Mike. Very inspiring and willing to follow anywhere.

[@dannyd7714]

Nasty for President! You have my vote sir! (While you're there, tell them to build an F-14EX)

[@jasong546]

Yea, I just started reading the book. Fantastic and inspiring guy no matter what your place in life. You are a leader too!

[@navyao]

I could listen / watch the Admiral tell stories all day long....

[@A-world-of-My-Own]

With drink in hand, Yeah.

[@hendongooner7383]

Fantastic! "Nasty" is a top bloke.

[@2ZZGE100]

Looks like 'Nasty' had more positive experience with Super Hornet than all of the other Tomcat to Super Hornet pilots I have heard. Typical complaints I have heard were, way too slow to get out of risky situations in the battlefield (with weapons load on, it had a lot of drag and could not exceed high subsonic), not enough gas, does not carry enough etc. Also, if you ran out of energy pulling high AoA in a Rhino, it was very difficult to recover the knots. I heard one Super Hornet pilot ('Jungle') say, he got out-accelerated by a KC-135 tanker when he had tanks and missiles on.

[@davidsmith8997]

That might be influenced by Nasty not doing a lot of the in-the-weeds stuff as well as knowing it was going to be his last time in a fast jet. Still had some interesting things to say about it though (e.g., break landing, system integration, etc.).

[@elnach3240]

Nasty is much more critical of the Super Hornet in his interview with Ward Carroll. He specifically states the Super Hornet is unable to go through the Mach at sea level with any ordinance or tanks on it.

[@2ZZGE100]

@@elnach3240 Yes, you read my mind. I was also thinking about the same thing as he said exactly that

[@P-J-W-777]

I think “Nasty” was so good at flying the Hornet because he was an “Old School” stick and rudder pilot. He flew without all the fancy electronics and computers. Nowadays the pilot in a jet just tells the air what they want to do and the aircraft says okay I can do that or you’re crazy I’m not allowed to do that. I’ve seen a few fighter pilots that come out and fly a 182 or SR22 and can’t land it without help. Not because they aren’t good pilots but they’ve become too reliant on the computers and fly by wire and lost their stick and rudder skills.

[@EdD-ym6le]

Another podcast commented on Nasty around the boat - " a little high , a little fast .... 3 wire ." They said he was one of the best .

[@elnach3240]

He was a lot easier on the Super Hornet in this interview than I have heard him be in previous interviews. In his interview with Ward Carroll, he mocks the Super Hornet for not being able to go supersonic at sea level while carrying any ordinance or tanks.

[@2ZZGE100]

Very true. I saw that too.

[@mandyfox9376]

Great interview as always thank you I watched a great F 18 documentary today but I'd still take the F 14 ❤ Fly Navy ❤

[@MrWarwick15]

Awesome! Thank you both! Richard.

[@wayneschenk5512]

Great interview.

[@arthurdraper6801]

This guy is awesome...

[@HEATER_]

Just bought the book on Audible. Thanks guys.

[@thefrecklepuny]

Great interview as usual. Perhaps Aircrew Interviews should produce a coffee table book.

[@dougstitt1652]

Thx Mike and Mike

[@jasong546]

Harley! Yes! I have a road glide that I love more than anything!

[@94Whiskey]

Thank u sir! Great interview!

[@DCS_World_Japan]

And now I'm off to try these SHBs in DCS hah.

[@mikeF111]

Fantastic guys. 👍👍

[@Aircrewinterview]

Thanks Mike.

[@raywhitehead730]

I remember when the two F14 squadrons next Door couldn't Start more then One F14 at a time between Both Squadrons!

[@georgesykes394]

In the Fleet we called The Hornet and Super Hornet the Rodney Dangerfield of Naval Aviation. It got no Respect.

[@NilleFix]

Tomcat!!! 😁

[@literallyshaking8019]

F14>F18 all day, every day.

[@raywhitehead730]

Maintenance time and costs ate up the F14 community.

[@tb-cg6vd]

Er, Tomcat pilot???? Rear Admiral Manazir was the boss of US Carrier Strike Group 8 2011-13 out in the Gulf, which includes two Nimitz class aircraft carriers!!!! Not just your average fighter pilot, sheesh.

[@tb-cg6vd]

And check out 'A day in the life of Captain Manazir' on KZbin - that's how to be a boss, hilarious!

[@robertcarlson4666]

Nasty, was that you on the fighter fling 1990 video?