Airline Pilot vs Fighter Pilot: Career Earnings Calculator
Compare flight-school debt, military pay, TSP investing, airline seniority, captain pay, and military retirement with an interactive career calculator and see which path is right for you.
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Garmin Cirqa vs Whoop: Finally, the Real Whoop Killer?
Garmin just launched the Cirqa to compete with Whoop. A fighter pilot who's actually worn both breaks down why Whoop still comes out on top.
WHOOP vs Bevel: Which Is Better in 2026? (A Pilot’s Perspective)
The Clear Winner Is unclear. Although both are very similar (obviously, since Whoop is suing Bevel), I think they both offer some unique advantages and that’s why I’ve been going back and forth during my months of testing and fiddling. My general feeling is that Whoop is backed
3 Months With WHOOP
Reposting this from a Reddit post I made here. I've noticed transitioning from being a lifelong Garmin to user to WHOOP hasn't been as seamless as I thought. I've been experimenting with WHOOP since the CSR cash back incentive. I really like some aspects
Health and Fitness for Pilots: Optimizing Performance and Longevity in the Cockpit
Your body is the most expensive piece of equipment in the cockpit. Here's how to actually take care of it.
7 Days With Whoop as a Pilot
What a wearable fitness tracker taught me about recovery, sleep, and surviving the skies
Father's Day Gifts for Pilot Dads (From an Actual Fighter Pilot)
What the pilot dad in your life actually wants — picked by an active-duty F/A-18 pilot. (No clipart Cessna mugs. Okay, one.)
How Long is Navy OCS?
A week-by-week timeline breakdown for candidates who want to feel prepared, and families who want to understand what's coming
I Wore a Garmin Watch Every Flight for 3 Years: What Flying Fighter Jets Actually Does to Your Body
From flights in the T-45 to F-18: what 3 years of Garmin Fenix 7 Pro biometrics reveal about the physiological effect of the cockpit.
5 Things I'd Tell Myself Before Becoming a Navy Fighter Pilot
And would I do it all again?
The Potomac Tragedy, 1 Year Later
How the world is changing from the deadliest US aviation accident in 25 years...
The USS Ford's World Tour
Setting a record for the most Atlantic crossings?
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Surprise, the F-35 Program is Still a Disaster
Lightning II cash on fire...
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5 Super Bowl LX Flyover Facts You Need to Know
Be "that plane" guy at your Super Bowl party this year
Aviation
Could a Passenger Actually Land a Plane? A Navy Pilot Breaks It Down
Every plane enthusiast's dream: someone needs to land this plane.
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The Flyby: 4 Things I Love Right Now
Snowboarding, Formula 1, and more...
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The Flyby: The Aviation Symphony of Operation Absolute Resolve
In this Flyby: * 150+ aircraft launched from 20 different land and sea bases executing one mission * Apple TV’s “Hijack” with Idris Elba is incredible Subscribe now Operation Absolute Resolve On January 3, 2026, the US military coordinated over 150 aircraft launching from all over the Western Hemisphere to facilitate
Navy vs. Air Force Fighter Jets: What’s the Real Difference?
If you compare Navy vs. Air Force fighter jets by asking which branch has the “better” airplanes, you are starting with the wrong question. The Navy and Air Force buy and operate aircraft for different environments. Air Force fighters launch from established runways with support from a massive land-based
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The Flyby: Red Bull Gives You Wings
In this Flyby: * Red Bull’s cycling team gets an aircraft airborne * ForeFlight vs. Garmin Pilot vs the rest Subscribe now Red Bull (–BORA–hansgrohe) Gives You Wings Airplanes and bicycles—maybe my two favorite things. Strapped together on a sled like the huskies in Cuba Gooding Jr.’s Snow
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Introducing Will Paige Designs
Finally... cool aviation apparel.
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10 Things I Love About My F/A-18 Super Hornet (and what you might, too)
10 cool facts that make the F/A-18 Super Hornet the greatest fighter jet ever built
Fitness
How I Set a New Navy PRT Record
...and how I plan to continue to do so!
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My Top 9 Most Influential Aviators
According to a professional aviation dabbler...
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Top 5 Airports to Fly a Fighter Jet Into
Where to take your fighter jet on a romantic getaway