About this episode
An interview with an F-35 pilot from the United States Air Force F-35 Lightning II Demonstration Team , and an audio recording of her aerobatic performance. F-35 Lightning II Demonstration Team in Lakeland, Florida. (Photo © Max Flight.) This episode focuses on the United States Air Force F-35 Lightning II Demonstration Team that flew both days at the Sun ‘n Fun Holiday Flying Festival and Car Show held December 4-5, 2020 in Lakeland, Florida. That event included Central Florida Classic STOL qualifying and finals, a nighttime balloon glow, a car show, and an air show with the F-35, F-16, P-51, and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers . We recorded an interview with F-35 pilot Kristin “Beo” Wolfe that was posted on Facebook Live . This podcast episode includes the audio from that conversation but we’ve compensated for some audio quality issues in the video. In addition to the interview with Beo, we have a recording of her F-35 aerobatic performance at the Flying Festival. If you like the sound of a jet fighter on afterburner, you’ll enjoy this recording. We captured Beo’s F-35 flight as a high-resolution binaural recording. You can listen with earbuds or a good home speaker system, but for the best effect, you’ll need high-quality headphones. Good headphones will reproduce the spatial perspective of the F-35 flight and produce a visceral feeling almost like being there. Max Flight and F-35 demo pilot Kristin “Beo” Wolfe. We’d like to thank the F-35 Demo Team for giving us access to pilot Kristin “Beo” Wolfe after her first flying performance of the weekend. And thanks to Beo for her time after a long day. Mentioned Sun ‘n F un Aerospace Expo coming to Lakeland, Florida April 13-18, 2021.