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Episode Synopsis
The US has officially approved F16 fighter jets to be supplied to Ukraine to fight in the war with Russia and also approved the training of the pilots. I brought on John "Rain" Waters (Former US F16 demo pilot) to discuss the capabilities of the F16 Viper, the training time frame, how it will fess up to Russian SU-35's and where the F16 will be most useful in the war effort.
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Maj. John “Rain” Waters served as pilot and commander of the Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team, showcasing the legendary aircraft’s capabilities in front of millions of fans at air shows around the world.
Waters is a seasoned fighter pilot with more than 960 combat hours in the MC-12W and the F-16. The Georgia Tech graduate earned his wings flying the T-6 Texan II and T-83C Talon at Columbus AFB, Mississippi.
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✅ Time Stamps & Chapters
00:00 Welcome to Talk4 X
00:20 Briefing: F16 Fighter Jets approved by USA & Fighter Pilot Training
00:30 Introducing John "Rain" Waters
01:40 So, would you say that this approval is going to be a game changer in the war and how powerful is the Viper?
06:30 How long will it take to train the Ukrainian Pilots to fly F16
08:11 How effective in capability is the F16 in present day warfare and how will it fess up to the jets Russia is using, mainly the SU-35?
09:40 Where do you see the biggest application of the F16 being? Will it have air to air relevance or is it more tailored to support roles and ground attack?
11:28 How fun is the F16 to fly?
12:13 Signing off & Outro
Video Title: Ukraine War: F16 Fighter Jets approved by USA & Fighter Pilot Training | Expert F16 Demo Pilot talk!
This video has information on Ukraine War & F16 fighter jets but also covers the following topics:
Ukraine F16 training
USA F16 approval for Ukraine
Louis Skupien and John “Rain” Waters
F16 vs Russian Su-35
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Full podcast with Rain 👉🏻 • John "Rain" Waters - F16 Fighter Jet ...
Maj. John “Rain” Waters served as pilot and commander of the Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team, showcasing the legendary aircraft’s capabilities in front of millions of fans at air shows around the world.
Waters is a seasoned fighter pilot with more than 960 combat hours in the MC-12W and the F-16. The Georgia Tech graduate earned his wings flying the T-6 Texan II and T-83C Talon at Columbus AFB, Mississippi.
⭐️ Please leave a review of Talk4 on Apple & Spotify
👉🏻 Podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...
👉🏻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DxcH2D...
🌍 John's Links:
👉🏻John Rain Waters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rainwaters2...
👉🏻Afterburn Podcast: https://www.theafterburnpodcast.com
✅ Time Stamps & Chapters
00:00 Welcome to Talk4 X
00:20 Briefing: F16 Fighter Jets approved by USA & Fighter Pilot Training
00:30 Introducing John "Rain" Waters
01:40 So, would you say that this approval is going to be a game changer in the war and how powerful is the Viper?
06:30 How long will it take to train the Ukrainian Pilots to fly F16
08:11 How effective in capability is the F16 in present day warfare and how will it fess up to the jets Russia is using, mainly the SU-35?
09:40 Where do you see the biggest application of the F16 being? Will it have air to air relevance or is it more tailored to support roles and ground attack?
11:28 How fun is the F16 to fly?
12:13 Signing off & Outro
Video Title: Ukraine War: F16 Fighter Jets approved by USA & Fighter Pilot Training | Expert F16 Demo Pilot talk!
This video has information on Ukraine War & F16 fighter jets but also covers the following topics:
Ukraine F16 training
USA F16 approval for Ukraine
Louis Skupien and John “Rain” Waters
F16 vs Russian Su-35
✅ Please Subscribe to our channel for more interesting content:

/ @louisskupien
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Audio Podcast is currently on your favourite platforms:
Please leave a review of Talk4 on Apple & Spotify
👉🏻 Podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...
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👉 / @louisskupien. .
👉 Will AI controlled Fighter Jets dominate Aerial Combat in the future? | John Rain Waters | Talk4 067
• Will AI controlled Fighter Jets domin...
===========
✅ About Louis Skupien.
Louis Skupien is a professional tennis player, podcaster, entrepreneur and owner of multiple businesses.
Louis runs the popular podcast, Talk4 where he interviews interesting, talented and famous individuals in a quick fire, 4 question based format.
For Collaboration and Business inquiries, please use the contact information below:
📩 Email: [email protected]
🔔 Please Subscribe to our channel :

/ @louisskupien
===============
#f16 #ukrainewar #f16fighterjet #ukraine #ukrainerussia
© Louis Skupien
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