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Fast Jet Performance
by Tim Davies
Former Royal Air Force fighter pilot and fast jet tactical weapons flying instructor talks about performance psychology and overcoming struggle to accelerate your life. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fast-jet-performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Matt Izzo - Weight Loss and Fitness Legend!
Matt lost 70 lbs 3 times before working out finally how to embrace a lifestyle based on fitness and healthy eating. Matt teaches busy people how to increase their energy & level up their lives with fat loss & sustainable lifestyle changes. He's also training for Ironman Florida and is an awesome...
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Eagle Dynamics | Digital Combat Simulator Interview!
A chat about the future of Digital Combat Sim with Ben Whiteley and Simon Pearson from Eagle Dynamics! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fast-jet-performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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SHOCKING EMAIL from RAF - This HAS to STOP!
Here I discuss the forcing of diversity into the RAF and the problems associated with doing so after an appalling email surfaced asking Squadron bosses if they had any pilots who were 'not white men' to attend the Top Gun 2 premiere. Support this show...
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British Army Sniper - Craig Harrison
A chat with Craig Harrison, former British Army sniper and author of 'The Longest Kill'. In The Longest Kill, his unflinching autobiography, Craig catapults us into the heat of the action as he describes his active service in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan, and gives heart-stopping accounts of...
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Truth Bombs with Will Knowland, Former Eton College Master | The Patriarchy Paradox
In this video I speak with Will Knowland, former Master at Eton College who was dismissed over a video he published called the Patriarchy Paradox. 'A view on patriarchy to provoke debate: 'if liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear' (George...
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Future Pilots and Drugs | A Hard Road Story
In this video I talk about Rob who hit a huge roadblock on his mission to be a fast jet pilot in the RAF - what effect did it have on him and what did he do about it? I also talk about DEVSOC, a humility and fitness community on Insta. Support this show...
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Simon Akam, author of 'The Changing of the Guard - the British Army Since 9/11'
A revelatory, explosive new analysis of the British military today! Over the first two decades of the twenty-first century, Britain has changed enormously. During this time, the British Army fought two campaigns, in Iraq and Afghanistan, at considerable financial and human cost. Yet neither war...
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The Problem with Military Flying Training in the UK
This can only be described as an appalling situation in the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) and very much in the public's interest. 72 Sqn flies the Texan T1 at RAF Valley, the same base that is home to 25 and IV Sqn (formerly IV Sqn) flying the Hawk T2. In 2012, I was a Flight...
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Is Today My Last Day?
A Doctor in the frontline fight against COVID-19 emails to ask... 'My question is how does a person maintain focus and protect oneself mentally when living daily with the threat of possible mortality.' ...also some free self-hairdressing advice Support this show...
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Lost Job Advice - What to Do if Unemployed
Email... Hi Tim First I'd like to thank you for your podcast, I'm not Ex-Military, I'm only 26, I don't know why but I find your podcast quite reassuring. I really like way your project isn't just about planes (even though I'm a pilot) it branches out and covers performance in general from an...
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Harry Tangye, British Armed Response Police Officer Talks about his Career
Harry Tangye - Former Police Armed Response Sergeant. His book is here... GO GET IT TIGER! https://amzn.to/32eTiOb Author of 'Firearms and Fatals', Police Consultant, Public Speaker and former D&C, VIP, ARV and Traffic Cop. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fast-jet-performance. Hosted...
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Red Pilled Fighter Pilot Reacts to Virtue Signalling Woke Keyboard Warrior SJWs!
Sometimes people get things wrong but, if you go against an RAF fighter pilot then you'd better bring your 'A Game' because they are trained for war and they will not back down! Today we look at a complaint that was made against a fighter pilot in the RAF by someone who got upset at a factually...
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MAILBOX: How to ADD MAXIMUM VALUE to Your Military Application
Warriors ASSEMBLE! 3 Emails: 1:23- 17 YO wannabe fast jet pilot 21:30 - 19 YO Passionless ATPL student 44:55 - Future Intelligence Officer overloaded with what to read 30:20 - RANT, lol! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fast-jet-performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
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Do I 'LEAVE' Military Flying Training?
Tim, I'm currently serving in the Air Force as a pupil pilot (prefer not to mention which Air Force). The journey hasn't been easy, not that I thought it would be, just been testing in aspects where one wouldn't expect and be able to prepare for. What I mean with this is; physically I knew it was...
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How To Go Shopping in Enemy Territory
Today we talk about minimising outings, planning a shopping trip and how to brief it. Don't be a statistic, you only have to make one mistake and you will have exposed yourself - stay safe! (20 mins) Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fast-jet-performance. Hosted on Acast. See...
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Miki Mclauraine - Being the 'Best Version of Yourself' through humility and sacrifice
Miki Mclauraine tells us about the power of self-discipline in overcoming alcohol addiction and using bad experiences to power personal growth. Facebook: Miki Mclauraine YouTube & Podcast: 'Sun of Sotep' Alcohol Explained - William Porter https://amzn.to/2TLPCxW Depressive Illness, The Curse of…
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Great Advice for Those Looking to Join the RAF/RN/Army
A great and well written email from an 18 year old who is doing some great work on himself as he attempts to get into the RAF as a pilot - GREAT ADVICE here! 'The best advice I have to give to any prospective pilots is this: be pragmatic in your approach to joining the military with healthy...
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How to Not Destroy Your Christmas – Walk Your Fine Line
I can self-destruct. I have the power to destroy everything in my world, but I choose not to. Some days that choice is harder to make than on other days, but I take comfort in the knowledge that there are other people out there doing the same thing. I know some of these people well but some I’ve...
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Why 99% of People Don’t EVER GET What They Want
What would you say if I said you could be anything you wanted to be, right now? Today. A famous movie actress, an award-winning scientist or a sports star who just got signed to their favourite team? All you have to do, is choose. Now, imagine you’ve been invited over to a friend’s house for...
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Don't Die at Work - How to Banish Boredom and Anxiety
Uniformed Police Officers, wearing body armour and carrying Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine guns pulled tightly into their shoulders, stepped silently through the busy supermarket’s doors. It was a hot and humid July day on the south coast of England; people were going about their weekly shop and...
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Death in the Red Arrows - When the Display is More Important than Safety
(Re-recorded and shorted to 50 mins) There will always be a lack of necessary external oversight of flight safety and organisational competence on the most visible Squadron in the RAF. The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, have demonstrated that they are the most dangerous and…
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'Conformity vs Creativity' - Why Military Service Forces Compliance and Restricts Expression
Email from a pilot in military training who has frustrations with the RAF - don't worry, we all did too, but keep someone in flying training for 7 years and this is what happens. Essays mentioned... Quora https://qr.ae/TWYcI8 FJP......
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Are Women Stopping Themselves from Having a Flying Career?
This is my message to young women who are questioning themselves over whether to follow a career in aviation. Inspiring the Future - Redraw the Balance https://youtu.be/qv8VZVP5csA Wigston Review https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wigston-review-into-inappropriate-behaviours When Fighter...
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'Letting It Go' - When the RAF Says 'NO' - FJP
A 19 year old has a medical issue that won't allow him entry into the RAF as a Pilot and he's struggling to overcome this disappointment. FJP advice inbound with a few truth bombs delivered. Essay that I refer to about passion vs purpose....
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How to Not Get Trapped By Your Passion - Why Passion is a Dick!
A pilot from Brazil wrote to me after reading one of my essays on why I left the RAF. https://fastjetperformance.com/podcasts/why-i-quit-the-greatest-job-in-the-world-the-curse-of-the-bovril-snail/ Also words on alcohol dependency and why it is built into my Spin Recovery Course. Yes, I've also...
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Transitioning Out of the Military & Change
What is like to leave the military after 20 years and why is change so hard to do? Well, it wasn't an easy road for me, that was for sure. I had some expectations that didn't materialise, they weren't true and it was pretty apparent that I was institutionalised. Coming out of the Services for me...
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Restoring a Hawker Typhoon to Flying Condition!
Interview with Sam Worthington-Leese of the Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group. The Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group (Registered UK Charity no.1167143) is overseeing the restoration of RB396 with the intention of returning the aircraft to flight powered by a Napier Sabre engine – something that...
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Keynote Presentation | The Power of the Debrief | Sweden | 10 Apr 19
In this presentation to an audience in Stockholm, I talked for 50 minutes about Predicting Failure, Ownership and Just Culture, The Power of the Debrief and To React or Respond. For the FULL film please go to www.patreon.com/timdavies and sponsor me at any level - this will get you access to the...
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Passed Pilot Selection for the RAF at 19 Years Old - INTERVIEW
Interview with a young guy who just passed selection for the RAF for pilot. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fast-jet-performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How to Lead Your Friends
Leadership when you have to be in charge of your contemporaries. Answering an email from a young guy who is about to enter the RAF as a pilot. Be Bold, Be Humble, Take Charge, Set an Example, Set a Direction and Boundaries and look after your people's emotional health. Support this show...
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Reflection on the Shoreham Air Crash Verdict
If a pilot fails to attain set parameters, as demonstrated by Andy Hill at the Shoreham Airshow in 2015, catastrophe awaits. Mr Hill was flying a Hawker Hunter jet when it crashed into a dual carriageway killing 11 people. In court a verdict of not guilty to the charge of Manslaughter by Gross...
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Depression and Emotional Health - When Things Get Dark :(
Today we cover an email from an 18 year studying a vocational subject, as opposed to the traditional A-Levels, and we talk 'Mental and Emotional Health'. I also talk about some comments I've had, banning people from the website, and some books that have helped me a great deal. I also speak about…
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Will my Working Class Background and Accent Stop me Becoming a Pilot?
A young lady on a University Air Squadron writes in to ask me if her lower class background and working class accent will prevent her from becoming a pilot in the military. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fast-jet-performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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When Fighter Pilots Doubt Their Own Abilities - Leaving the Military
So, a buddy of mine has entered the civilian workplace, has been given responsibility but doubts whether he is up to the task even though he was aircrew on the Tornado GR4. This is useful for those of all ages but especially for those around their 40s. Support this show...
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ASK FJP - What Happens When you are Rejected for Pilot in the RAF?
Email from a guy who has been selected through OASC but not for the pilot role he was so wanting and had worked so hard for - what advice do I have? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fast-jet-performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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I Made a Mistake that Almost Killed Someone - So I Told EVERYONE About It
Back in 2013, when flying Hawk T2s at RAF Valley, I had to put a flight safety report in: 'Failure to apply parking brake resulting in un-commanded aircraft movement.' This made the Station Commander and my boss VERY unhappy because I was saying that, in sorting out the many number of problems…
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Transition Out of the Military - Chris Chambers, Proudhouse Properties ex-Royal Navy Pilot
I talk with my good buddy, Chris Chambers about what Service life meant for both of us and what we are doing now we've left. Chris was a Lynx pilot and deployed multiple times to sea. What does a life of conformity mean, do the Services intentionally repress or is that done to the individual by…
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What's my New Job? Confidence Issues as a Pilot and Is Being a Fighter Pilot as Romantic as it is in the Movies?
In this episode I talk you about my new role as the Strategy Director for Aeralis who are making 3 military flying training aircraft which have 85% commonality of parts, making savings for the customer of 30% over 25 years - go and buy your spouse a nice gift, we just saved you money (20.30) Or,...
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A Chat with a 23 Year Old Joining the Royal Navy to Fly
Today I talk with Karl, a 23 year old guy, who has been through both the Admiralty Interview Board (AIB) with the Royal Navy and the Officer Aircrew Selection Centre (OASC) for the Royal Air Force, completing both. He wanted to fly and yesterday he called me with the results - did he get in?…
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Why the Best Fighter Pilots are Often the Biggest Failures
‘Fail the trip.’ I said to the flying instructor who’d just flown with one of our top students. He gave me a confused look. I was expecting it – my demand, to him, was entirely unreasonable. We knew the student well, I’d read her flying reports from her previous two flight schools and from our…
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Emergency Engine Shutdown and Forced Landing - RAF Tucano (with COCKPIT AUDIO)
I speak with a buddy of mine, ex RAF Flying Instructor, Jon Dunn about his emergency in 2007 - his engine failure led him to conduct a very difficult forced landing. We talk about 'surprise', shock, preparedness, training, criticism and leadership. A great guy and a deep thinker with some very...
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The Nolan Principles - the Seven Principles of Public Life
How are these relevant to you? I got your back legends - let me talk you through it! In 1994, the UK government established a Committee on Standards in Public Life. The committee was chaired by Lord Nolan, and was tasked with making recommendations to improve standards of behaviour in public…
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Stealing Aircraft for Suicide - Aviation and Mental Health
I talk about Richard 'Rich' Russell, the Horizon Air employee who allegedly stole a passenger plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac) and crashed it into the ground. *CAUTION* Some disturbing audio between Richard and ATC who are struggling to talk him down. Support this show...
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I'm on the Radio!
Have a listen to a radio show I did with Becs for Cosford Radio during their airshow! We cover careers in the military and how I got into it! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fast-jet-performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sanctuary: Not just the Home of Lost Fighter Pilots
It was a blinding flash of sunlight that forced my eyes to squint into the distance and my heart-rate to soar - but it was no good… I’d lost her. The dim outline of a fighter jet, that I’d been pointing at head-on just a couple of seconds ago, was now gone. It’s the biggest fear of any pilot,...
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HIGH PERFORMANCE Interview for a Business Owner
A recent interview for a business owner and vet who has a Podcast called Blunt Dissection'. ---- Dr Dave Nichol http://www.drdavenicol.com On today’s show, I am delighted to be joined by Squadron Leader Tim Davies, a qualified fast jet instructor for the Royal Air Force. Over his 20 year career,...
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Why Fighter Pilots know that Quick Reactions are for Losers!
‘I plan for the 6th order effect and I do it in about half a second.’ If I had heard that from anyone other than another fighter pilot, I would’ve laughed them out of the room but, from my buddy, Jim - I knew it was true. I flown with him many times before. He was the kind of guy that radios...
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'Are We Going to Die, Again?' - The Power of Positive Thinking
‘Are we going to die, again?’ That’s all my Weapons Officer (WSO) said to me when I asked him for the time. ‘Bro, the CHECK-IN-TIME, when is it?’ I repeated as I yanked an ejection seat strap from it’s housing and towards my lap. There was no reply. It was obvious he was busy in the rear-seat…
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Email from a Young Guy who Can't Get a Job
My response... Warrior, Thanks for your email, I’m here to help you so let’s get to it and I’ll start off by answering your questions then we’ll move onto some further advice. 1. You experienced hardship when applying for the RAF & RN, with similar motivations to myself, how did you cope with…
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Why this One Forgotten Email Proves that Millennials are the Luckiest Generation, Ever.
I like millennials. There, I’ve said it. And, before my inbox explodes with all the hate mail from my more ‘senior’ readers, let me explain. I like millennials because they have so much potential and yet, they don’t even know it. They are today's 'underdogs' and, once upon a time, I was an...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Former Royal Air Force fighter pilot and fast jet tactical weapons flying instructor talks about performance psychology and overcoming struggle to accelerate your life.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fast-jet-performance.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
Tim Davies
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