“Keep your eye on the enemy and do not allow him to deceive you with tricks. If your opponent seems damaged, follow him down until he crashes to be sure he is not faking.”
Keep your eye on free subscribers and do not allow them to deceive you with tricks. If a free subscriber seems like he’s about to upgrade to paid subscription, follow him to make sure he actually confirms the subscription.
“Never turn your back and try to run away from an enemy fighter. If you are surprised by an attack on your tail, turn and face the enemy with your guns.”
Unironically good political advice. Don’t tuck tail and run.
First of a few movies half of them u probably watched. We start off with the two Ghibli movies Porco Rosso (9/10), interwar period in the Adriatic Sea, and the wind rises (10/10) my fav Ghibli. Both by Miyazaki who has a passion for aviation. The wind rises is a mix of the life of two Japanese people. One of them the creator of the type zero fighter and his dreams of flying and aviation. But it also has stuff on even earlier pre and WW1 aviation. Of course, wonderfully animated, a very mature Ghibli.
Next there is Scorsese The Aviator (8/10) about Howard Hughes, which u probably watched by your Mr. House/Hughes knowledge. Hughes directed the 1930's WW1 aviation movie Hells Angels (7.5/10), which is depicted in the aviator. U should be interested in it. And last but not least there is the 1927 silent movie Wings (8/10). An important film history movie but also for early aviation. It depicts a middle class and upper-class American college boys becoming WW1 fighter pilots.
Now for a book I would recommend for once the book the red baron wrote himself “the red fighter pilot “. And the much lesser known” Der Kampfflieger Lothar Freiherr von Richthofen” by Oskar Schweckendiek., it’s about the red barons brother who also was a flying ace with 40 arial victories, 20 of them he got in his first 6 weeks. He later commanded the red barons flying circus from time to time. Same for Herman Göring who also was a German WW1 ace (20 arial victories) and as well the leading officer of the flying circus for some time. The commanding officer swapped often due to injury and death.
“Keep your eye on the enemy and do not allow him to deceive you with tricks. If your opponent seems damaged, follow him down until he crashes to be sure he is not faking.”
Keep your eye on free subscribers and do not allow them to deceive you with tricks. If a free subscriber seems like he’s about to upgrade to paid subscription, follow him to make sure he actually confirms the subscription.
You can never quite tell if a free subscriber is actually dead as they’re already dead inside.
So true, king!
The motto of García Morato, Nationalist Spain’s most successful fighter ace, was: “Vista, suerte y al toro!” (Good eyes, good luck, and at the bull!)
words to live by
9. “Post this when they least expect it.”
Have you heard of A Perfect World???
Unironically soon
“Never turn your back and try to run away from an enemy fighter. If you are surprised by an attack on your tail, turn and face the enemy with your guns.”
Unironically good political advice. Don’t tuck tail and run.
Have you heard of A Perfect World?
Recorded the episode last night
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Hello MG. Enjoyed this article a lot, thank you.
I'm reading it again as I prepare to head to DC, to intern as a congressional staffer. If you have any advice, I'd love to hear it.
Looking forward to enjoying and learning from your posts during this critical time for America.
On early aviation media
First of a few movies half of them u probably watched. We start off with the two Ghibli movies Porco Rosso (9/10), interwar period in the Adriatic Sea, and the wind rises (10/10) my fav Ghibli. Both by Miyazaki who has a passion for aviation. The wind rises is a mix of the life of two Japanese people. One of them the creator of the type zero fighter and his dreams of flying and aviation. But it also has stuff on even earlier pre and WW1 aviation. Of course, wonderfully animated, a very mature Ghibli.
Next there is Scorsese The Aviator (8/10) about Howard Hughes, which u probably watched by your Mr. House/Hughes knowledge. Hughes directed the 1930's WW1 aviation movie Hells Angels (7.5/10), which is depicted in the aviator. U should be interested in it. And last but not least there is the 1927 silent movie Wings (8/10). An important film history movie but also for early aviation. It depicts a middle class and upper-class American college boys becoming WW1 fighter pilots.
Now for a book I would recommend for once the book the red baron wrote himself “the red fighter pilot “. And the much lesser known” Der Kampfflieger Lothar Freiherr von Richthofen” by Oskar Schweckendiek., it’s about the red barons brother who also was a flying ace with 40 arial victories, 20 of them he got in his first 6 weeks. He later commanded the red barons flying circus from time to time. Same for Herman Göring who also was a German WW1 ace (20 arial victories) and as well the leading officer of the flying circus for some time. The commanding officer swapped often due to injury and death.
This is just reminding me that I need to get back into Rise of Flight