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Mike Durant

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The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

So we do this, and we're going to go shoot at Fort Knox, which is about a two-hour flight.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

So I'm in the left seat this time.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

Donovan's in the right.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

And we got approval to roll in hot.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

We didn't have to clear the range, because we had eyes on the range before we got there, which is unusual.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

Usually, range safety is going to want you to do a drive pass, but they let us live fire right out of the gate.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

So we roll in.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

Again, there's two daps.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

We're about to shoot.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

I'm flying.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

I pull the minigun trigger.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

And these freaking miniguns, the tracers are doing this in front of the aircraft.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

And I'm like, as soon as I saw it, I let off.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

I never even got close to shooting rockets.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

And I said, that's the worst bore sight I've ever seen in my life.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

Because you have this little device that you set an aim point like on a hangar door out in front, and then you, because these weapons come on and off, right?

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

And rocket pods, and you have to adjust them to where they're going to point at least close to what you're trying to shoot at.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

It's not an exact science.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

At least it wasn't then.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#259 Mike Durant - 160th SOAR Pilot Who Survived Black Hawk Down and 11 Days as a POW

But this is way out of range here.