94. Lessons learned from the T-38, with Matt Johnson

Pilot's Discretion from Sporty's

The legendary T-38 Talon has been the aerial classroom for generations of Air Force pilots, and Matt Johnson spent many hours teaching there. He shares what he learned from that time, including the benefits of standardization, the importance of pre-flight briefings, and when to let a student make a mistake. These days Matt flies a Citation and a Lancair IVP, so he talks about applying those Air Force lessons to GA operations, and some mistakes he’s made along the way. In the Ready to Copy segment you’ll learn how to give a good discovery flight, what SR-71 pilots called the airplane, how cold it really is in his hometown of Fargo, North Dakota.

SHOW LINKS:

• Matt’s articles on Air Facts: https://airfactsjournal.com/author/mattjohnson/

• Matt’s recent article at Aviation Safety: https://www.avweb.com/features/behind-the-airplane/

• Sporty’s Pilot Training+ membership: https://sportys.com/pilottraining