Mike Davis

But you know what? Back to my days as a fighter pilot, when I talk about humility, when you're in the back of that thing, And this was a private flight. They were spoiling me because I was hosting a show in San Francisco and they they wanted to show me the entire maneuvers of the Blue Angel experience. So I'm strapped into the back of this thing.

And the captain tells me, look, he said, Mike, I've got two goals and I'm going to be candid with you. Three, really. First, I'd like to make you pass out. Secondly, I'm going to make you throw up. What? And third, we're leaving with a full tank of gas, so we're going to come back on empty.

And the captain tells me, look, he said, Mike, I've got two goals and I'm going to be candid with you. Three, really. First, I'd like to make you pass out. Secondly, I'm going to make you throw up. What? And third, we're leaving with a full tank of gas, so we're going to come back on empty.

And the captain tells me, look, he said, Mike, I've got two goals and I'm going to be candid with you. Three, really. First, I'd like to make you pass out. Secondly, I'm going to make you throw up. What? And third, we're leaving with a full tank of gas, so we're going to come back on empty.

And I'm going to show you everything from barrel rolls to the Immelmann to all these great Red Baron-type maneuvers. And I didn't pass out because I knew the Hick maneuver. Oh. The Hick maneuver. So when you start pulling Gs, like 6, 7, 8, 9... Yeah, I'm aware of the Gs.

And I'm going to show you everything from barrel rolls to the Immelmann to all these great Red Baron-type maneuvers. And I didn't pass out because I knew the Hick maneuver. Oh. The Hick maneuver. So when you start pulling Gs, like 6, 7, 8, 9... Yeah, I'm aware of the Gs.

And I'm going to show you everything from barrel rolls to the Immelmann to all these great Red Baron-type maneuvers. And I didn't pass out because I knew the Hick maneuver. Oh. The Hick maneuver. So when you start pulling Gs, like 6, 7, 8, 9... Yeah, I'm aware of the Gs.

As an astronaut, of course. Yeah, I got it. You understand this. You... What's happening is the blood in your brain is being pulled down into your extremities. And you've got to get the blood back in your brain. So what you do is you grab the sides of your seat and you pull up hard and you dig your heels into the ground. And then you make this sound. You go... Really? Yeah. That's it. Okay.

As an astronaut, of course. Yeah, I got it. You understand this. You... What's happening is the blood in your brain is being pulled down into your extremities. And you've got to get the blood back in your brain. So what you do is you grab the sides of your seat and you pull up hard and you dig your heels into the ground. And then you make this sound. You go... Really? Yeah. That's it. Okay.

As an astronaut, of course. Yeah, I got it. You understand this. You... What's happening is the blood in your brain is being pulled down into your extremities. And you've got to get the blood back in your brain. So what you do is you grab the sides of your seat and you pull up hard and you dig your heels into the ground. And then you make this sound. You go... Really? Yeah. That's it. Okay.

Oh, you are. You're going to be amazing.

Oh, you are. You're going to be amazing.

Oh, you are. You're going to be amazing.

So all of that hicking and all of that pulling and all of that pushing gets the blood back into your brain and it keeps you from passing out. Now, a great pilot can do that simply by going, like, because that's a muscle that you build up.

So all of that hicking and all of that pulling and all of that pushing gets the blood back into your brain and it keeps you from passing out. Now, a great pilot can do that simply by going, like, because that's a muscle that you build up.

So all of that hicking and all of that pulling and all of that pushing gets the blood back into your brain and it keeps you from passing out. Now, a great pilot can do that simply by going, like, because that's a muscle that you build up.

Now, with regard to nausea, there's not a damn thing you can do.

Now, with regard to nausea, there's not a damn thing you can do.

Now, with regard to nausea, there's not a damn thing you can do.

When this guy comes out of a barrel roll and you're hicking and you're pulling like 11 Gs and then you're over the Farallons and he flips the plane upside down and you're breaking the sound barrier and you're about 100 feet over the water and through the plexiglass dome over your head in an upside down inverted position, you can see the sonic concussions making the ocean pop.