Former #usnavy A4 Skyhawk, A7 Corsair II, and F/A18 Hornet pilot Jerry "Lefty" Schubert stopped by the show during a 2020 Happy Hour to share stories on grit, #navalaviation, and fatherhood.

0:00 The hook
1:03 Intro
2:21 Guest background
12:37 El Toro Airshow Hornet crash
16:30 "The Towel Rack" catapult procedures
29:16 Carrier Qualification challenges
35:48 USS Midway decommissioning flyby
42:00 Low fuel: tank or divert?
46:17 On fatherhood
51:48 On good living
53:57 Send off
54:23 Credits

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Original music by Jaime Lopez. Video produced by Mike Henderson.