Fighter Pilot Podcast
Hosted by Cinco and Tucker · Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton, Retired U.S. Air Force Fighter Test Pilot
4.9from 3,401 ratings
- 387
- Episodes
- 114
- Transcribed
- 3,401
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 20M
- YouTube views
About Fighter Pilot Podcast
The Fighter Pilot Podcast explores the fascinating world of air combat: the aircraft, the weapons systems, the emerging technologies, and most importantly—the people. Most episodes feature a guest who helps explain military aviation topics such from Vietnam shoot down stories to how AI is changing air combat. If you love the roar of a high-speed flyby or are enamored by the poise and confidence of the brave men and women who fly, fix, and fight these amazing aircraft, then this show is for you!
- Publisher
- Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton, Retired U.S. Air Force Fighter Test Pilot
- Category
- government · history · leisure · society & culture · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Jan 2018
- Latest episode
- 9 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
114 of 387 episodes have a transcript.
9 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
FPP231 - Daylight Raids Over Europe
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
FPP230 - Ploesti and the Power of Tidal Wave
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
FPP229 - The Red Eagles
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FPP231 - Daylight Raids Over Europe
Published 9 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] He was like, did we see fighters? He was like, they just blew us out of the sky every mission. He was like, they were everywhere. Guys, he flew on six missions and was shot down twice. He would tell us, he was like, they would just rip us apart, the German fighters, every time we would go out there. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Fighter Pilot Podcast
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- TJ Jones
- Adam Makos
- Rob "Z-Man" Zettel
- Bert Garrison
- Tim "Monk" Miller
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 19,817,633
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 1,857 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 1,544 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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- Quality
- 76
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Questions about Fighter Pilot Podcast
Who hosts Fighter Pilot Podcast?
Cinco and Tucker host the show. Published by Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton, Retired U.S. Air Force Fighter Test Pilot.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Fighter Pilot Podcast take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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