The Adrenaline Zone, Ep. 03: Blue Angel Boss with Flight Leader Brian C. Kesselring

On this episode of The Adrenaline Zone, hosts James “Sandy” Winnefeld and Sandra Magnus are joined by Captain Brian C. Kesselring, Commanding Officer and Flight Leader of the Blue Angels.

Brian has been passionate about flying since he was six years old, flipping through aviation magazines in his hometown of Fargo, North Dakota. He started cultivating that passion early, working night jobs to pay for flight school in college and eventually logging over 4,000 hours of flight time before joining the Blue Angels.

The airshows Brian leads are a masterclass in synergy and teamwork. Brian’s talent and experience as a pilot are just one piece of a puzzle that involves his fellow Blue Angels and their robust ground crew. Individual talent is not enough. To pull off the complex maneuvers demanded of him, Brian’s individual skill must dissolve into the combined efforts of his team.

In this sense, managing the risks of these spectacular airshows involves not just personal responsibility but trust and dependence on the whole team. To this end, Brian demands constant communication and rigorous practice from his fellow pilots.

With mutual trust and respect for their peers’ talents, the Blue Angels create a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.

- Brian C. Kesselring: https://www.blueangels.navy.mil/asset...

- Blue Angels: https://www.blueangels.navy.mil/

- Blue Angels (Twitter): https://twitter.com/BlueAngels?ref_sr...

- Blue Angels (LinkedIn):   / us-navy-flight-demonstration-squadron-blue...  

- US Navy: https://www.navy.mil/

- Sandra Magnus:   / sandra-magnus-70754a16  

- Sandra Magnus (Twitter):   / astro_sandy  

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