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- [Brad] I've always been
kinda interested in flying.

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My dad served in the Army
and he used to take me

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to Little Rock to see
all the C-130s taking off

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and landing at their main base.

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So the combination of
my dad being in the Army

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made me wanna do something
in the Armed Forces.

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And the interest in flying made Air Force

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the natural selection.

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(dramatic music)

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To become a C-17 demo
pilot, call went out to all

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the squadrons to give two people.

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Two experienced instructor
pilots that were

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A, available, 'cause we're always so busy

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and B, that would be able to do a good job

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flying the airplane.

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And I was able to get the
opportunity to go do it

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chosen by a squadron commander

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then eventually certified
by the wing commander.

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Process of getting the
team created and certified

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started about six months in advance.

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It's different from our
normal operations in that

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normally everything is very much in flux

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and you're just kinda are
making your adjustments

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and being flexible to
accomplish the mission.

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Whereas here, everything
is much more rigid.

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We know the exact profile we're gonna fly

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and exactly how every piece
of the air show is gonna work.

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So it's more so here attention to detail

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and performing it exactly right.

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A mission of the base
and AMC mission overall

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it's a good opportunity
for us to just go out

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and show the public
some of the capabilities

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that we're using to accomplish

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the vital mission that
Air Mobility Command

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does everyday and that
they're frankly doing

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right now all over the world.

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It's an honor to have been selected

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and got the opportunity
to go be a demo pilot.

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Not to mention air shows are a lot of fun.

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So to get to be paid to go to one,

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fly the airplane that I love to fly,

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and then hang out and
watch all these other

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really cool performers do their thing,

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is a pretty great opportunity.

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(plane engine roaring)

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(gentle music)