Before Topgun days
Subtitle: the making of a jet fighter instructor
By: Dave "Bio" Baranek
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9781634506557
Subjects: United States; Navy Fighter Weapons School (U.S.); Training of; Military Air pilots; Fighter pilots; Tomcat (Jet fighter plane); United States. Navy; Officers; Biography
Description: "Before becoming an instructor in the Navy's Topgun program, Dave "Bio" Baranek was just another kid with a dream. Upon graduating from college, he joined the Navy with the goal of becoming a fighter pilot. But, his eyesight waning, he knew that he would never be able to reach that goal. Undaunted, he plowed ahead and found his niche as a radar intercept operator in the backseat of the sleek, new Grumman F-14 Tomcat. Join Baranek in Before Topgun Days as he takes you along for this greatest, most exciting time of his young life: training to become a naval flight officer. Taking place before the events recounted in his previous memoir, Topgun Days, Baranek brings to life the anxieties and excitement of entering the fast-paced world of fighter jocks. From a green recruit to an experienced flyer, discover what it took to become a Topgun instructor."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes index.