{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Pilot Project Podcast","title":"Fighters: The Road to Fighters Part 1: From Hawk to Hornet – Andrew “Hazno” Faith","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3381,"description":"What does it take to go from watching CF-18 Hornets fly overhead as a kid to becoming a fighter pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force?\nFor Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew “Hazno” Faith, that dream began on a school playground in Saskatchewan. In Part 1 of our conversation, we follow his journey through RCAF pilot training, from the Harvard II in Moose Jaw to the Hawk and Fighter Lead-In Training (FLIT) at 419 Squadron, and finally into the cockpit of the CF-18 Hornet.\nAlong the way, Andrew shares the unforgettable flying lesson that changed his approach to safety, the challenges of learning to think and react at fighter-jet speeds, and how his early confidence was tested as he progressed through training.\nWe also explore the culture and camaraderie of military aviation, the transition from student to operational fighter pilot, and the sudden call to deploy to Libya in 2011, when Andrew had to leave his young family behind with almost no warning.\nIn Part 2, we'll explore his combat experiences in Libya and Iraq, along with his later work training the next generation of fighter pilots.\nChapters\n(00:00:00) Introduction and Welcome\n(00:03:37) Growing Up with the Dream of Fighters\n(00:05:35) Air Cadets and Early Flight Training\n(00:06:12) From the Hockey Rink to the Cockpit\n(00:08:40) Why Military Aviation?\n(00:10:35) Studying Petroleum Engineering\n(00:13:43) The Story Behind “Hasno”\n(00:15:53) Arriving in Moose Jaw\n(00:18:47) The Fighter Mentality\n(00:22:06) The Challenges of Military Flight Training\n(00:24:55) An Unforgettable Altimeter Lesson\n(00:29:11) Selected for the Hawk\n(00:30:26) Flying His First Jet\n(00:31:16) Waterskiing Behind the Aircraft\n(00:31:54) From the Hawk to 419 Squadron\n(00:34:16) A Reality Check\n(00:34:49) Learning to Handle Setbacks\n(00:36:41) The First CF-18 Flight\n(00:39:09) From Training to Operations\n(00:41:24) Life as a New Hornet Pilot\n(00:42:45) Supporting the G8 Summit\n(00:43:56) Short-Notice Deployment to Libya\n(00:52:27) Leaving Family...","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}