{"podcast":{"title":"Fighter Pilot Podcast","slug":"fighter-pilot-podcast-743430","podcast_index_feed_id":743430,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/87e44bb8-fa63-4642-a11d-e341c14c2243","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/the-fighter-pilot-podcast","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/4/20/14/8e496efa-4052-44d5-b0b8-f7a20c5f9bc6_screenshot_2026-04-20_at_10.10.16.jpg","author":"Tucker \"Cinco\" Hamilton, Retired U.S. Air Force Fighter Test Pilot","episode_count":344,"summary":"The Fighter Pilot Podcast explores the fascinating world of air combat: the aircraft, the weapons systems, and most importantly—the people. Each episode typically features a guest who helps explain the topic at hand such as how ejection seats work or what it's like to fly on and off nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. If you love the roar of a high-speed flyby or are enamored by the poise and confidence of the brave men and women who pilot these aircraft, then this show is for you! For advertising, partnerships or other business opportunities, please contact: fpp@fearlessotter.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T22:17:55.775067+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fighter-pilot-podcast-743430"},"episode":{"title":"FPP206 - Delivering the Future: Aviation Acquisition","slug":"fpp206-delivering-the-future-aviation-acquisition","published_at":"2026-01-09T14:00:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fighter-pilot-podcast-743430/fpp206-delivering-the-future-aviation-acquisition","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fighter-pilot-podcast-743430","url":"https://www.fighterpilotpodcast.com/","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/05a71ba5-892f-4532-bf53-40cb924b3245/stream.mp3","summary":"The future of airpower is not decided in the cockpit—it’s decided by the acquisition process. In this episode, U.S. Air Force Colonel Tim “Ivy” Spaulding joins new FPP host Tucker “Cinco” Hamilton to break down modern aviation acquisition from a fighter pilot’s perspective. They explore why innovation so often struggles to reach the flight line, how risk and incentives become misaligned, and what it really takes to deliver capability at speed. This candid conversation dives into trust, culture, and people—why acquisition works when operators, engineers, and decision-makers are aligned, and why it fails when they’re not. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations","meta_description":"The future of airpower is not decided in the cockpit—it’s decided by the acquisition process. In this episode, U.S. Air Force Colonel Tim “Ivy” Spaulding…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4390,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fighter-pilot-podcast-743430/episodes/fpp206-delivering-the-future-aviation-acquisition/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fighter-pilot-podcast-743430/fpp206-delivering-the-future-aviation-acquisition.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}