The
Fighter Pilot & Me™
(approximately
25 minutes)
VHS - $12.95
DVD - $14.95
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Children's
Bookwatch
"All three highly recommended videos (referring
to The Ballerina & Me, The Fighter Pilot & Me,
& The Blue Angels) are spectacular, flawlessly produced,
thoroughly entertaining and substantially informative."
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Ever wanted to know what it's like to fly a jet fighter
plane?
Well now you can make your dream come true as you
take a ride with Lt. John "Turtle" Raphael in
his F-16 "Fighting Falcon."
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After doing a pre-flight, your co-pilot
"straps in" and takes you up. After a run through
on the instruments and some "G warm-up" maneuvers,
Lt. Raphael lets you roll the jet yourself and then takes
you to the firing range to demonstrate the F-16's 20mm
cannon.
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Then you'll encounter an A-10 "Wart Hog"
and get a cockpit eye's view of a tactical demonstration
against enemy tanks.
Just as this is finishing up, "Turtle" gets
a "Spike" on his radar...it's a bogey coming
in to attack! Now you get to play a key role in the ensuing
dogfight as you twist and turn trying to get a lock on
your enemy!
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| With the script written by a real fighter pilot, you'll
want to take this ride over and over again. |
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***3
Stars from Video Librarian
"Aimed at young plane lovers, The Fighter
Pilot & Me takes the viewer along for a ride in
Lt. John "Turtle" Raphael's F-16 'Fighting
Falcon.' Raphael runs through the 'pre-flight' with
the viewer, checking for loose connections or any
wildlife in the engine exhaust; climbs into the cockpit,
where he describes the instruments and their functions;
and then takes off, demonstrating various maneuvers
such as rolls and loops before asking the home viewing
audience to try it for themselves. Parents who abhor
violence may not be crazy about the segments involving
the firing of the F-16's 20mm cannon at a target and
the shooting down of a 'bogey' with missiles, but
the program undeniably gives the viewer the feeling
of flight and an appreciation of the complexities
of today's modern combat aircraft. Recommended with
reservations."
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