Throttle Up Radio With Captain Kevin Smith

Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XI: Top Gun and The Sonic Warrior. Captain Smith discusses the Top Gun Maverick movie and his new book The Sonic Warrior; and the the return of close-in air combat operations, a topic relevant to both the movie and the book.

Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part X: Courage, confidence, and a winning attitude combined with the ability to think critically is how fighter pilots think. Captain Smith asserts that we all can learn to think and perform this way as well. Join the discussion! You can find all of Captain Smith’s podcasts on his … Continue reading "Throttle-Up® Episode: June 11 & 12, 2022"

Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part IX: This week Captain Smith discusses the movie Top Gun: Maverick, and his new book The Sonic Warrior: Chronicles of a Top Gun Pioneer. Both provide insight into how to think when conditions are at once dangerous and difficult. All of Captain Smith’s podcasts can be found on … Continue reading "Throttle-Up® Episode: June 04 & 05, 2022"

Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part VIII: Operating at the tip of the spear – what warriors do!

Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part VII: The Problem of Consciousness. Captain Smith challenges us to look at how we detect signals and acquire information; and how we construct an enduring model of reality. He plays 2 clips from Jordan Peterson to enhance the discussion. If you are not reading this description on his … Continue reading "Throttle-Up® Episode: May 21 & 22, 2022"

Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part VI: This week’s show is focused on human cognition. Captain Smith discusses the problem of perception and how to think, operate, and perform when encountering hostilities such that survival as a nation is at stake. If not viewing this description on his website, be advised that ALL of … Continue reading "Throttle-Up® Episode: May 14 & 15, 2022"

Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part V: Captain Smith discusses how a fighter pilot thinks and why it matters. You will want to learn! More of this kind of thinking will benefit our world.

Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part III: Embrace courage and optimism. Reject fear and anxiety. We must decide that we cannot live in a risk free world and we will not become risk averse. Rather we will face challenges with confidence.

Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part III: Take charge of your thinking and think vertically. This will create a mind-space that defines who you are. Perhaps you will say “I am no longer a flat-lander. I have learned to soar through the heavens.”

Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part II: Fighter pilots have solved the problem of perception. This solution can be useful to all now that we live in a world of deception and propaganda. We all must consider the question: Is our perception valid or corrupted? Listen in to the discussion. Captain Smith plays several … Continue reading "Throttle-Up® Episode: Apr. 16 & 17, 2022"