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Tales From The Cockpit: Formation Aerobatics With The F-104 Starfighter

March 12, 2021 Fabio Consoli

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 […]

Italian Air Force

Tales From The Cockpit: The “Pad of Shame”

February 18, 2021 Fabio Consoli

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 […]

Italian Air Force

Tales From The Cockpit: Testing The B-52 Stratofortress Bomber With The USAFTPS At Edwards AFB

February 7, 2021 Fabio Consoli

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) […]

Military Aviation

Tales From The Cockpit: Name Tags And “Roof Stomping” At Edwards AFB

January 25, 2021 Fabio Consoli

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 […]

Military Aviation

Tales From The Cockpit: First Flight In A Eurofighter Typhoon Prototype

January 19, 2021 Fabio Consoli

First hand account of a test pilot’s first flight in a Eurofighter Typhoon prototype, 25 years ago. Editor’s note: Fabio Consoli is a former Italian Air Force test pilot and USAF Test Pilot School distinguished […]

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