1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:16,030 --> 00:00:18,610 My name is Major Bryce Turner . Go by 3 00:00:18,620 --> 00:00:20,700 triple I am the chief T seven test 4 00:00:20,709 --> 00:00:22,649 pilot and director of the T seven 5 00:00:22,659 --> 00:00:25,500 integrated Test Force of the 4 16 6 00:00:25,510 --> 00:00:27,677 flight test squadron Edwards Air Force 7 00:00:27,677 --> 00:00:30,420 Base California . Behind me is the 8 00:00:30,430 --> 00:00:32,597 first production T seven aircraft that 9 00:00:32,597 --> 00:00:35,310 just recently flew . The T seven brings 10 00:00:35,319 --> 00:00:38,439 new capability to the training 11 00:00:38,450 --> 00:00:40,617 squadrons that they previously haven't 12 00:00:40,617 --> 00:00:42,783 had . Examples include , we'll be able 13 00:00:42,783 --> 00:00:45,950 now to change a wider range of pilots . 14 00:00:45,959 --> 00:00:48,779 So now we can bring in our smallest 15 00:00:48,790 --> 00:00:50,679 pilot trainees all the way to our 16 00:00:50,679 --> 00:00:52,860 tallest pilot trainees . So beforehand 17 00:00:52,869 --> 00:00:55,299 individuals that weren't able to become 18 00:00:55,310 --> 00:00:57,310 fighter pilots or bomber pilots now 19 00:00:57,310 --> 00:00:59,588 have that opportunity with the T seven , 20 00:00:59,590 --> 00:01:01,812 the T seven has embedded training which 21 00:01:01,812 --> 00:01:03,757 will allow student pilots to train 22 00:01:03,757 --> 00:01:05,812 against simulated targets both being 23 00:01:05,812 --> 00:01:08,309 flown virtually or in a simulator 24 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,269 connected via the data link . This 25 00:01:10,279 --> 00:01:13,139 capability is on our 15 fighters . And 26 00:01:13,150 --> 00:01:15,317 so we want to bring that capability to 27 00:01:15,317 --> 00:01:17,372 the student before they get to those 28 00:01:17,372 --> 00:01:19,317 jobs . So the T seven flies like a 29 00:01:19,317 --> 00:01:21,150 modern day fighter and it brings 30 00:01:21,150 --> 00:01:23,261 capabilities that our next generation 31 00:01:23,261 --> 00:01:22,440 pilot trainees need 32 00:01:29,220 --> 00:01:31,331 growing up . I wanted to be just like 33 00:01:31,331 --> 00:01:33,387 my dad , my dad has been a huge role 34 00:01:33,387 --> 00:01:35,442 model for me . It is why I wanted to 35 00:01:35,442 --> 00:01:37,776 become a fighter pilot in the air force . 36 00:01:37,776 --> 00:01:39,942 And then I wanted something more in my 37 00:01:39,942 --> 00:01:42,053 life . And test pilot school was kind 38 00:01:42,053 --> 00:01:43,720 of that answer for it . So my 39 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,029 engineering degree , a drive for more 40 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,360 challenge in my life brought me to test 41 00:01:49,370 --> 00:01:51,980 pilot school . So after test pilot 42 00:01:51,989 --> 00:01:53,970 school , our deal came up and he 43 00:01:53,980 --> 00:01:56,147 offered , do I want to be primarily an 44 00:01:56,147 --> 00:01:58,379 F-16 pilot or do I want to be a T seven 45 00:01:58,389 --> 00:02:00,389 pilot which had been recently named 46 00:02:00,389 --> 00:02:03,029 after the Redhawks ? And I absolutely 47 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,430 wanted to fly a new jet fly . Something 48 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,149 with that legacy . Tuskegee airmen have 49 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:10,630 had a large impact on my life . I'm a 50 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:12,639 third generation fighter pilot . My 51 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:14,960 granddad flew F four S in Vietnam . My 52 00:02:15,029 --> 00:02:17,940 dad flew F-16s and F-22s and now I fly 53 00:02:17,949 --> 00:02:20,005 F-16s and T seven S . So it's pretty 54 00:02:20,005 --> 00:02:22,005 awesome following that legacy . And 55 00:02:22,005 --> 00:02:23,893 obviously it wouldn't be possible 56 00:02:23,893 --> 00:02:25,838 without the legacy of the Tuskegee 57 00:02:25,838 --> 00:02:27,727 airmen before three and ready for 58 00:02:29,580 --> 00:02:32,850 heading 1212013 . 59 00:02:40,059 --> 00:02:42,059 The T seven biggest game changer is 60 00:02:42,059 --> 00:02:44,170 going to be safety . This is going to 61 00:02:44,170 --> 00:02:46,059 be one of the safest jets for our 62 00:02:46,059 --> 00:02:48,059 student paths to fly . The Red Hawk 63 00:02:48,059 --> 00:02:50,170 avionics suite is going to bring this 64 00:02:50,170 --> 00:02:52,392 jet into the 21st century comparable to 65 00:02:52,392 --> 00:02:51,809 our fifth gen and next generation 66 00:02:51,820 --> 00:02:54,679 fighters . The next generation of soon 67 00:02:54,690 --> 00:02:56,857 pilots . I'm extremely jealous this is 68 00:02:56,857 --> 00:02:58,968 going to be an awesome fighter to fly 69 00:02:58,968 --> 00:03:01,190 in pilot training . It's going to train 70 00:03:01,190 --> 00:03:00,710 you well for your next aircraft .