Fig’s Nearest-death Experience. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Retired Air Force fighter pilot and three-star general ‘Fig’ Leaf recalls the events of August 15, 1988 and his nearest death experience. After landing his F-15A at Luke AFB, Arizona, things went wrong – very wrong – in a most unexpected way. This […]
Imagine Being in a Flat Spin (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Headed Straight Down Not Out to Sea. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Mike ‘Mickey T’ Tallent. The famous line from the original Top Gun, ‘Mav’s in trouble; he’s in a flat spin, headed out to sea!’ makes a fighter pilot roll his or her eyes. In such a […]
Imagine the Ghost of Kyiv (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Flying the Su-27 Flanker. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Howard ‘Dallas’ Thompson. Su-27 Flanker and MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters have done battle for both sides over Ukraine since the Russian invasion. Wonder what is like to fly one of the warplanes? Tune in as Fig hosts Maj Gen (Ret) […]
Fighter Pilot Review of Top Gun: Maverick (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
An Inside Look at the Blockbusting Sequel. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Howard ‘Dallas’ Thompson. Retired Air Force generals and fighter pilots “Fig” Leaf (F-4, F-15, F-16) and “Dallas” Thompson (F-15, F-14, F/A-18, F-16) give an in-depth review of Top Gun: Maverick. Known to themselves as two of […]
Imagining History You Can Feel (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum on Ford Island. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Clint Churchill. Fig chats with his good friend Clint Churchill about airplanes, flying, and the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. Clint was one of the founding fathers of the museum at the site of the Japanese attack […]
Imagining Air Superiority (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Lessons from Ukraine and Other Wars. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Russia’s failures in Ukraine have highlighted the importance of air superiority in military operations. Russian invaders have been unable to achieve the goal of controlling the air domain and paid dearly for that on the ground. Host “Fig” Leaf is […]
Imagine Doing 710 Mph in a 55 Mph Zone (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Former Thunderbird Jeff Remington. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Jeff Remington. Jeff Remington shares stories with host Fig of being a Thunderbird pilot in the US Air Force. The two retired three-star generals compare flying experiences and talk about two hot issues – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and […]
I dreamt I could fly…and fly…and fly (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Greg ‘Slick’ Aguirre wants to fly every day. The host for this episode is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest for this episode is Greg ‘Slick’ Aguirre. Lt Col (Retired) Greg “Slick” Aguirre shares how he took his dream of flying into 27,000 hours in helicopters, fighter aircraft and airliners – and how he still wants […]