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10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit

Interviews and anecdotes from military pilots and aircrew from across the globe. As the rule says, so long as it"s 10 percent true, you"re allowed to tell the story! Head over to the 10 Percent True YouTube channel to listen and watch at the same time.

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00:13:50

Intercepted 10 Times in One Mission: Inside a US Navy...

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/10/02

This is a clip. For the full episode, subscribe: 10percenttrue.comFormer US Navy Naval Flight Officer Hoover Coggins takes us inside the secretive world of the EP-3 electronic-intelligence aircraft. Flying from Spain and forward bases around the Mediterranean during the Cold War, Hoover progressed from navigator to senior tactical electronic-warfare evaluator and mission commander. In Part 1, he explains the EP-3’s enormous mission crew, its sensors and linguists, how operators identified hostile

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00:14:31

The Biggest Mistake America Made in Iraq | Former US...

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/09/25

Watch full episodes at: 10percenttrue.comJosé Jiménez 10PCT EP59 P4 ClipFormer F-111 pilot, Libya raider, test pilot and squadron commander José Jiménez returns to recount an extraordinary third career. After retiring from the US Air Force and briefly flying Boeing 747s, the events of 9/11 drove him back toward public service. At 44, he entered the US Foreign Service and began again at the bottom, eventually serving in Senegal, Iraq, Morocco and Zimbabwe. In this clip, José offers an unusually

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02:41:22

“It’s War Twice a Day” — Inside the Patrouille de...

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/09/18

Former Mirage F1 combat pilot Easy Bethoux initially dismissed aerobatic flying as “circus” work—until a friend told him that life in the Patrouille de France was “war twice a day.” One selection flight changed everything. Easy went on to fly with and ultimately lead France’s national display team. In this remarkably candid conversation, he explains the fear, trust, discipline and emotional cost behind one of the world’s most respected formation teams.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:15 From the Mirage F1

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00:08:43

Hunting Shahed Drones in a Mirage 2000 [CLIP]

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/09/04

Watch full episodes at: 10percenttrue.comDiego Salgues 10PCT EP94 P3 ClipMirage 2000 veteran Diego Salgues returns for the final part of our extended conversation.We discuss the Mirage 2000-5, RDY radar, MICA, Link 16, Ukraine and a night interception in which Diego passed approximately 150 feet above a Shahed drone he could not see.We also explore how he transformed a failing conversion unit and what it means to leave fighter aviation after 2,500 hours in the Mirage.

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00:14:22

“I Woke Up Inverted” — G-LOC in a Mirage 2000 | Diego...

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/08/28

Watch full episodes at: 10percenttrue.comDiego Salgues 10PCT EP94 P2 ClipMirage 2000 pilot Diego Salgues recounts suffering G-LOC during a dogfight, waking up inverted and nose-high, and being temporarily unable to make his body recover the aircraft. He explains what caused the incident, why the mission unexpectedly continued, and how he rebuilt his confidence before pulling 9G again.

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00:14:52

26 Years Flying the Mirage 2000 | Diego Salgues (Part...

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/08/21

Diego Salgues spent 30 years in the French Air Force and flew variants of the Mirage 2000 for an extraordinary 26 years. In Part 1, he retraces the demanding route from gliders, the Epsilon and Tucano to the Alpha Jet and finally the Mirage 2000, sharing candid stories about fighter-pilot training, squadron culture and the human cost of military aviation. He then takes us deep inside the Mirage’s fly-by-wire controls and explains how its delta wing, low-speed handling and vertical performance shaped

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01:55:20

F-15, F-16, Weapons School & Aggressors | Dave “Khan”...

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/08/01

If you enjoy this episode, please take out a subscription to 10 Percent True at: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/list.10PCT EP88 Dave “Khan” Carr – F-15, F-16, Weapons School & AggressorsDave “Khan” Carr joins 10 Percent True to discuss an extraordinary fighter career flying the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Viper.From Cold War intercepts over Alaska and Iceland, to the Fighter Weapons School, Red Flag Aggressors, and teaching the next generation of fighter pilots, Khan offers a rare insight

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00:11:12

How Australia Turned the F/A-18A Hornet into a Killer...

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/07/31

Get the full, ad-free episode here: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/listFormer Royal Australian Air Force Hornet pilot and Fighter Combat Instructor Ray "Homer" Simpson returns for Part 2.

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00:16:13

How to Dogfight the F/A-18 Hornet | RAAF Fighter...

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/07/17

Former Royal Australian Air Force Hornet pilot and Fighter Combat Instructor Ray "Homer" Simpson joins me for the first of a two-part conversation covering one of the most detailed discussions of fighter aviation we've ever recorded.In Part 1 we explore Homer's journey into the RAAF after three attempts to join, his early Hornet career, becoming a Fighter Combat Instructor, and the realities of Basic Fighter Manoeuvres (BFM). Homer explains how Hornet pilots learned to dogfight,

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00:13:06

How Australia Flew the F/A-18 Before Link 16, JHMCS...

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/07/10

Get the full, ad-free episode here: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/list10PCT Episode #92 [CLIP]Former Royal Australian Air Force Hornet pilot Gary “Schlick” Skilton joins me to discuss life flying the F/A-18A Hornet during the 1990s.Before reaching fighters, Schlick spent three years flying the DHC-4 Caribou into remote Australian bush strips and the mountains of Papua New Guinea. Those experiences shaped the airmanship that helped him transition to the Hornet.We discuss the RAAF

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02:07:18

Inside America’s Silent Service | A US Navy Sonarman...

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/07/03

What is it actually like to serve aboard a nuclear submarine?Former US Navy sonar operator Aaron Amick joins me to explain the reality of submarine warfare, from the training pipeline and sonar school to real Cold War patrols tracking Russian submarines.We discuss how sonar operators identify ships purely by sound, what happens when another submarine appears unexpectedly beneath the sea, life during months-long deployments without surfacing, submarine tactics, acoustic intelligence, and why

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00:14:21

The Wild West Air War: Strike Eagle Crews Over Libya

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/06/19

10PCT Episode #90This is an interview recorded as part of my research for Twenty Years at War - the second part of my series of coffee table books on the F-15E Strike Eagle: https://www.10percenttrue.com/product-page/tyaw-pre-orderFour F-15E veterans — “Deuce” Cooper, “Funkle” Esler, “NAILS” Ashmore and “Leroy” Domberg — reunite to discuss Operation Odyssey Dawn and the opening phase of the Libya air war in 2011. What begins as a discussion about Libya quickly becomes a broader conversation about

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00:12:53

How U.S. Marines Rescued an F-15E Crew From Libya [CLIP]

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/06/12

Get the full, ad-free episode here: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/list10PCT EP89P2 MeSo Harney and Mask StarkMask recounts his own ordeal on the ground, including encounters with local Libyans, an uncertain journey to Benghazi, and efforts to establish contact with coalition forces.

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00:14:46

Meso Mask

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/06/05

10PCT EP89 MeSo Harney and Mask Stark0:00 welcome to Mask and MeSo and episode preview 1:02 MeSo intro1:55 Mask intro3:22 background to the fateful deployment 5:40 initial 6 ship deployment ends in a bunch of diversions7:02 mission set(s)9:00 defining SCAR from the crew point of view10:42 geographical constraints?11:30 co-ordinating with other assets13:20 treading unfamiliar ground with the spotlight on you?15:20 co-ordinating with ground assets?16:55 difficulty with

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00:14:35

F-15 vs F-16 – Which Fighter Was Better? | Dave...

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/05/29

Get the full, ad-free episode here: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/list10PCT EP88 – Dave “Khan” Carr | F-15 Eagle, F-16 Viper, Weapons School & AggressorsDave “Khan” Carr joins 10 Percent True to discuss an extraordinary fighter career flying both the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Viper.From Cold War intercepts over Alaska and Iceland to the pressure cooker of the USAF Fighter Weapons School, Red Flag, and Aggressor duty, Khan offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at elite fighter

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00:25:33

"We flew into Hell": the A-10 in Desert Storm | Pappy...

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/05/15

Get the full, ad-free episode here:10 Percent True Memberships10PCT EP87 Marty “Pappy” Brogli – A-10 Desert StormMarty “Pappy” Brogli joins 10 Percent True to tell the story of flying the A-10 Warthog in Operation Desert Storm.From Cold War preparation and the long deployment to the Gulf, to tank killing, SAMs, AAA, and losing friends in combat, Pappy delivers an extraordinarily candid account of what it was really like to fly the Hog in one of the most dangerous air wars in history.This is not the

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00:40:08

The Most Complicated Fighter Britain Ever Built?...

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/05/08

EE Lightning P1B | 10 Percent True | EP84 – Part 2The restoration of the English Electric Lightning P1B reaches a major milestone as the fuselage emerges from storage for the first time in nearly 30 years. Blackie gives an extraordinary tour through the aircraft’s bizarre and brilliant engineering – from handmade panels and unique fuel systems to the realities of maintaining and restoring Britain’s legendary Mach 2 interceptor. Along the way, he reveals the challenges of preparing the aircraft for

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00:31:16

Stealth Is Dead (And Other Aviation Myths) | Bullsh*t...

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/05/01

This is the first episode of a new series we’re calling The Bullshit Detectorist. I’m joined by Starbaby Pietrucha, and the idea is simple—take some of the stuff you hear all the time about military aviation and see if it actually stands up. Stealth’s dead, drones have changed everything, low-frequency radar can see anything… we get into all of it.0:00 Aurora1:00 welcome back Starbaby - series outline/premise3:55 super low freq/passive radars are the death of stealth11:15 other dimensions of

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00:27:17

Benji 3

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/04/24

Benji 3

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00:28:24

From Mirage F1 to Carrier Ops – The Reality of Naval...

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit ·

2026/04/17

Get the full episode here: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/list10PCT EP86 P2 Benji PrefontaineIn Episode 2, Benji Prefontaine moves from early operations into real combat experience—flying the Dassault Mirage F1 in Africa before transitioning to carrier aviation in the Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard.He describes the shock of adapting from Air Force flying to life on the carrier—where precision, discipline, and consistency are everything. Landing on the boat becomes a defining challenge,

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