Critical Thinking at Sonic Speeds
Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXII: Join Captain Kevin Smith in his discussion of becoming a first generation Sonic Warrior and Top Gun pioneer. What is the significance of these accomplishments and how did he do it?
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Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXXI: 2023 – The Year of Change. Captain Kevin Smith: 60 years ago, in 1963, I entered a completely new world in which humans just began to occupy a world in which they had no operational or theoretical knowledge. In 2023 we all are doing that which I have done.
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Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXVIII first broadcast Dec. 3, 2022: Captain Smith shares with the audience that speaking at the USS Midway Museum and the Yanks Air Museum was an honor. At both events he discussed the quality and effectiveness of thinking and reasoning when engaged in high-stakes operations under challenging conditions. Learn more about it in this broadcast.
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Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXX: The most important question we can ask ourselves: Is my thinking and reasoning process robust or fragile? …now let us consider conceptualism. Please join Captain Kevin Smith in this exercise.
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Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXIX: Achieving Success in a High Velocity World. During this broadcast Captain Smith discusses why we need to know these skills – why they are essential in order to survive and prosper in today’s environment. All of Captain Smith’s podcasts can be downloaded from his website ThrottleUpRadio.com. Check them out!
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Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXVIII: Captain Smith shares with the audience that speaking at the USS Midway Museum and the Yanks Air Museum was an honor. At both events he discussed the quality and effectiveness of thinking and reasoning when engaged in high-stakes operations under challenging conditions. Learn more about it in this broadcast.
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Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XXVII: “Adapting the Top Gun training model for use aboard a deployed aircraft carrier was one of the most challenging yet important military operations I have ever done. This is my story,” Captain Smith shares with the audience.
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Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XX: Fighter pilots trained in ultra high-speed aerial combat are known as Sonic Warriors. This includes, but is not limited to those that have received Topgun instruction. In order to achieve mission success as a Sonic Warrior, expanded consciousness is necessary. This episode discusses the definition of expanded consciousness and how to achieve it.
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Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XIX: Captain Smith examines how and why Sonic Warriors think the way that they do; and why this is important, not just for high-velocity combat, but for all operators and managers as well. Look for Captain Kevin Smith’s new book – The Sonic Warrior: Chronicles of a Top Gun Pioneer – where ever books are sold!
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Think Like a Fighter Pilot – Part XV: The Sonic Warrior: Chronicles of a Top Gun Pioneer. The new book by Captain Kevin Smith chronicles an era in aviation when supersonic flight was new, Top Gun was emerging, critical challenges were addressed, and a novel war fighting community was established. The book and audio book are now available where ever books are sold.
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