{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Pilot Project Podcast","title":"Fighters: The Boss Part 1: Becoming a Hornet Pilot - Maciej \"Match\" Hatta","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9a1ea4e5\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4127,"description":"Before he became Snowbird 1, Major Maciej \"Match\" Hatta spent years fighting for the chance to fly.\nIn Part 1 of this three-part series, Match shares the story behind his journey from Air Cadets in Milton, Ontario, to the cockpit of the CF-18 Hornet. He reflects on the VHS tape that sparked a lifelong dream, the vision issues that nearly ended his career before it began, the challenges of military flight training, and the determination that carried him through Moose Jaw, Fighter Lead-In Training, and operational service.\nThe conversation also explores flying NORAD missions, deploying on 22 combat sorties over Libya, and the lessons that shaped him long before he would one day lead the Canadian Forces Snowbirds.\nJoin us as we begin the story behind The Boss.\nChapters\n(00:00:58) Introduction and bio\n(00:03:09) Where did aviation start for you?\n(00:05:44) When did flying become the dream?\n(00:06:57) The importance of Air Cadets\n(00:08:48) Glider and power courses with Air Cadets\n(00:09:52) From Air Cadets to the Canadian Armed Forces\n(00:10:32) A charted path or uncertainty?\n(00:11:16) Vision issues nearly end the dream\n(00:14:51) How Match earned his pilot medical\n(00:16:48) Keeping the dream alive\n(00:19:39) Phase 1 flight training\n(00:21:26) Arriving in Moose Jaw\n(00:23:16) What kind of student pilot was Match?\n(00:24:36) How Match stopped getting airsick\n(00:25:36) What came naturally and what humbled him\n(00:28:05) When fighters became realistic\n(00:33:24) Jumping into FLIT\n(00:37:34) What comes after FLIT?\n(00:39:33) Learning the CF-18 Hornet\n(00:43:53) The flying is not the mission\n(00:44:23) Surprises of operational fighter life\n(00:47:52) Flying NORAD missions\n(00:55:47) Does air-to-air refuelling ever stop being intimidating?\n(00:57:35) Flying 22 combat sorties over Libya\n(00:58:37) The first combat mission\n(01:01:32) Learning from mistakes\n(01:02:46) How military flying changed his perspective\n(01:07:02) Thanks and what's next!\nCheck out the video that...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WtK4-rQN7ZA9Wg3UwNskOTMoB0N7iBL9Y82iAbDH7e4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNzI4/NTU0YmFmMzhkNmJm/ZTc4ODc4NGZiNGZl/MzMzNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}