Episode #15 - LT. COl. Matt "Pimptastic" Russell
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Episode #15 - LT. COl. Matt "Pimptastic" Russell
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Lt. Col. Matt Russell, callsign “Pimptastic,” is a U.S. Air Force F-16 test pilot, instructor at the USAF Test Pilot School, and one of the people helping shape the future of fighter aviation. Russell has over 21 years in the Air Force flying the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon and Northrop T-38 Talon, attended the United States Air Force Test Pilot School in 2011, and has spent more than a decade teaching and conducting advanced flight research. He served as Chief of Flight Test for the global F-16 fleet and recently flew the first flight of the Lockheed Martin X-62A VISTA, an experimental aircraft used to test AI-driven fighter tactics. In this episode we talk about Matt’s path into the military, what it takes to get into test pilot school, flying experimental aircraft, and what it was like dogfighting the world’s first AI-controlled fighter jet. We also get into the future of fighter aviation, the effort to “jailbreak” the F-16 to unlock new capabilities for pilots around the world, and how those lessons translate to airline flying and general aviation. Matt is also an airline captain flying the Airbus A321, a Subject Matter Expert on the F-16, and a designated pilot examiner for general aviation.