{"id":2586,"date":"2015-03-21T21:25:29","date_gmt":"2015-03-21T21:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=2586"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:59:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:59:54","slug":"what-its-like-to-be-a-jet-fighter-pilot-for-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/what-its-like-to-be-a-jet-fighter-pilot-for-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"What it’s like to be a jet fighter pilot for a day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0fighter pilot<\/b>\u00a0is a\u00a0military aviator who is specially\u00a0licensed, after training, to engage in air-to-air, and often air-to-ground combat while in the\u00a0cockpit\u00a0of a\u00a0fighter aircraft. Fighter pilots undergo specialized training in\u00a0aerial warfare\u00a0and\u00a0dogfighting\u00a0(close range aerial combat). A fighter pilot with at least five air-to-air kills becomes known as an\u00a0ace<\/em>. Not all fighter pilots have experienced actual aerial combat mainly due to the decline of\u00a0conventional warfare, with many countries cutting the budgets of their air forces and shifting their focus to research and development of high tech\u00a0unmanned aerial vehicles\u00a0for possible future combat roles, which may one day replace the need for new fighter pilots entirely.<\/p>\n

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The experience<\/h2>\n

Everyone can fly a jet,\u00a0even you\u00a0actually can\u00a0fly a real fighter jet \u2013 even if you don\u2019t have experience or have never flown a plane on your own before! An\u00a0experienced flight instructor helps you carefully get prepared for the flight, explains the avionics and finally taxis to\u00a0take off with you. During the jet flight, you will even have\u00a0the chance to control\u00a0the aircraft\u00a0alone and perform stunning manoeuvres in the jet fighter aircraft, if you desire to do so. The flight consists of several manoeuvres like loops, rolls, immelman turns and, depending on the aircraft and location, spectacular low-passes above the airfield as well as supersonic flights. The\u00a0pilot will adjust\u00a0the flight to your wishes whenever possible. Together, you\u00a0will ensure that your day as a fighter pilot will be the day of your life!<\/p>\n

Pre Flight<\/h3>\n

During the pre flight briefing, your trainer runs you through all the procedures, from a normal taxi procedure to even an ejection procedure. After they run you through this, they check your health. Simple stuff, just blood pressure most of the time. When you’re done with this, you’ll be helped in to your flight suit, which consists of Boots, a g suit and your combat suit, and last but not least, your helmet. Then you’ll be heading to your aircraft, and that’s when your heart starts pumping like hell! The instructor performs all the preliminary checks to ensure your safety during this once in a lifetime experience. You’ll be put in your seat, and the howling rumble from the engine begins as they are powered up.<\/p>\n

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The flight<\/h3>\n

After you depart, you’re finally up there and the plane is at home. You will be given the controls to actually fly and experience this great piece of technology. In some cases, you’ll be able to perform manoeuvres without the pilot touching the stick! The Gs you’ll be pulling will be of around 6-7Gs, which is impressive, and you should be proud to have experienced this feel that most of your friends, if not all have never experienced. In cases like the MiG-29 Edge of Space experience, you’ll be even prouder to say you’ve passed Mach 1, the speed of sound!<\/p>\n