The thrills of formation aerobatics in the legendary F-104 Starfighter. Here I am, in the cockpit of an F-104G of the 28° Gruppo (Squadron) belonging to the 3° Stormo (Wing), of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian […]
How to shame a wannabe test pilot. 41°39’31.9068”N 12°26’31.8372”E: these are the geographic coordinates of the infamous “Pad of Shame”. If you plot them on Google Map, they will take you right smack in the […]
An Italian on the BUFF at the USAF Test Pilot School. And how he did get there. I was selected to join the Reparto Sperimentale Volo (RSV), the Italian Air Force Official Test Center (OTC) […]
An interesting story from the years at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (USAFTPS) at Edwards Air Force Base. Roaming in my patches box I found the name tag you can find above. There […]
First hand account of a test pilot’s first flight in a Eurofighter Typhoon prototype, in 1996. Editor’s note: Fabio Consoli is a former Italian Air Force test pilot and USAF Test Pilot School distinguished graduate […]
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