{"podcast":{"title":"Cleared Hot - Powered By BRCC","slug":"cleared-hot-powered-by-brcc-8189","podcast_index_feed_id":8189,"rss_url":"https://clearedhot.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.andystumpf.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/9/b/6/19b6f0be74cb0038d959afa2a1bf1c87/Cleared_Hot.jpg","author":"Cleared Hot","episode_count":765,"summary":"It is safe to say that I have wandered a bit. I served in the military, flew some jets, jumped out of most, climbed mountains (I jumped off of them too), taught fitness, owned a gym, and have spent the last few years speaking to organizations and leaders. It has been a journey, and in all honesty, I have no idea where it is going. I seek the things that make me uncomfortable. I move towards things that scare me. I think you should too","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cleared-hot-powered-by-brcc-8189"},"episode":{"title":"The Night Stalker They Couldn't Shoot Down | Alan Mack | Ep. 447","slug":"the-night-stalker-they-couldn-t-shoot-down-alan-mack-ep-447","published_at":"2026-05-11T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cleared-hot-powered-by-brcc-8189/the-night-stalker-they-couldn-t-shoot-down-alan-mack-ep-447","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cleared-hot-powered-by-brcc-8189","url":"https://clearedhot.libsyn.com/the-night-stalker-they-couldnt-shoot-down-alan-mack-ep-447","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/clearedhot/allan_final_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=2608793","summary":"Alan Mack flew Chinooks for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment for seventeen years. Chief Warrant Officer 5. Senior MH-47 pilot. Flight lead. Instructor. He was the pilot in command of Razor 03 on Takur Ghar — the aircraft shot up trying to insert a SEAL element on top of the mountain that became Roberts Ridge. He has logged over 6,700 flight hours, took rounds through his cockpit on Anaconda, ran fog approaches into walled compounds in Iraq, and helped write the procedures the Night Stalkers still use to land in zero visibility. After retiring, he commanded the flight detachment at West Point and spent a decade running emergency management for a New York county. He is the author of Razor 03 and the upcoming Chinooks in the Dark. We cover the new Medal of Honor awarded to a 160th pilot and what it actually takes to earn one. The Anaconda shoot down — RPG, lost hydraulics, three cans of fluid, and a crew chief pumping a t-handle to keep him in the controls. Why he chose to dive at a Dishka instead of climbing. The myth around Extortion 17 and why the conspiracy doesn't hold up. How the unit trains pilots to fly through real lead. Air refueling at night in the weather. Cutting hoses with rotor blades. And the lessons every pilot — military or civilian — needs to internalize before the aircraft starts shedding systems on them. Enjoy Chinooks in the Dark: https://a.co/d/0cOy6d88 Join the Cleared Hot Newsletter: https://www.clearedhotpodcast.com Today's Sponsors: Montana Knife Company: https://www.montanaknifecompany.com David: David is offering our listeners a special deal: buy 4 cartons and get the 5th free when you go to https://www.davidprotein.com/CLEAREDHOT","meta_description":"Alan Mack flew Chinooks for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment for seventeen years. Chief Warrant Officer 5. Senior MH-47 pilot. Flight lead.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":10660,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cleared-hot-powered-by-brcc-8189/episodes/the-night-stalker-they-couldn-t-shoot-down-alan-mack-ep-447/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cleared-hot-powered-by-brcc-8189/the-night-stalker-they-couldn-t-shoot-down-alan-mack-ep-447.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}