Paco Chierici

Paco Chierici flew A-6E Intruders and F-14A Tomcats during his 10 year active duty career. He flew the F-5 Tiger II for a further 10 years as a Bandit concurrent with his employment as a commercial pilot. Paco is currently a 737 captain. Paco is also the creator and producer of the award winning naval aviation documentary Speed and Angels. Paco has written articles for

There I Was – F/A-18E Super Hornet vs. Two Iranian Su-25 Frogfoots

I’ve been hearing and telling “There I was…” stories for my entire adult...

Aviation Oct 12

Navy Fighter Pilot Jay “Faceshot” Consalvi talks about Czech Mate and the Reno Air Races

Jay flew the F-14D Tomcat and F/A-18 C/D/Fs in the Navy. After leaving the service he has become ...

Navy Sep 06

There I was…I am the Aurora, hear me roar

By far my favorite line, however, was the conclusion: “This reporter believes it was the secret...

Navy Sep 03

The Ultimate Carrier Break: Nasty SHB

The SHB. It’s a Navy thing. More, it’s a CV thing, ‘CV’ being the code for carrie...

Navy Aug 02

Naval Aviation Author has Serious Chops in the Cockpit and on the Page

Fighter Sweep has the privilege of interviewing author and former Commanding Officer of VFA-105, ...

Aviation Jul 19

Stunning Aviation Coffee Table Books by Renown Photographer Erik Hildebrandt

Still just as inspiring as when it was first released in 2011 to commemorate the Centennial of Na...

Aviation May 22

A Day in the Life. VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet.

A day in the life of an F/A-18E fighter pilot deployed on USS Harry S. Truman in support of Opera...

Aviation Jul 26

Interview with Wingnut: VFA-25 and Air Wing-7 taking the fight to ISIS

Air Wing: CVW-7 Ship: CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman Squadron: VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet A good fr...

Aviation Jul 25

Initial findings for Egyptair 804 mishap released

Investigators release initial report on Egyptair 804 mishap

Expert Analysis Jul 23

Breaking news: FAA bans all flights from Turkey

Breaking news: As security situation in Turkey continues to deteriorate, FAA bans all flights to ...

News Jul 17

Summer Reading: Iron Wolf by Dale Brown

Dale Brown’s latest novel, Iron Wolf reviewed by Fighter Sweep

Entertainment Jul 17

Great story about a Bad Angel

Fighter Sweep fans, This is an amazing story that came to us from a friend of FS. It was told...

Aviation Jul 07

Introducing UK Contributing Writer Peter Wall. Sonic booms over England!

Hello Fighter Sweep community, I’d like to introduce our newest, and youngest contributor. Pe...

Aviation Jul 06

Watch: Cool Time Lapse Video of Carrier Operations

FighterSweep fans, check out this awesome time lapse video of flight deck operations on the USS J...

Navy Jul 02

Is US Military Aviation on the Brink of Total Failure?

A recent article in Aviation Week and Space Technology highlights a growing concern that the cann...

Aviation Jun 30

Turkey caught between a rock and a hard place

Istanbul Attack. Erdogan surrounded by threats.

News Jun 28

FAA Releases New Rules Regulating Small Commercial Drones

Today John S. Duncan, Director of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Flight Standards Servic...

Expert Analysis Jun 21

Fighter Sweep welcomes new Freelance Writer: J. Kirkbride – The Pilot Training Machine Part I

We are excited to continue building our Ready Room of contributing writers. J. Kirkbride joins ...

Air Force Jun 20

New Fighter Sweep Assistant Editor, “Smokin” Joe Ruzicka reports: A-10 Warthog Replacement Should be a “Coke” Machine

Happy Father’s Day Fighter Sweep community. I’d like to take this opportunity to i...

Air Force Jun 19

EgyptAir 804 – Second Black Box retrieved

Today, Friday, a search vessel recovered the Flight Data Recorder, the second of the two black bo...

News Jun 17

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Paco Chierici

There I Was – F/A-18E Super Hornet vs. Two Iranian Su-25 Frogfoots

Navy Fighter Pilot Jay “Faceshot” Consalvi talks about Czech Mate and the Reno Air Races