10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit

Steve Davies

Episodes 167
Avg. Duration 1h 31m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (171)
Since Feb 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

Interviews and anecdotes from military pilots and aircrew from across the globe. As the rule says, so long as it's 10 percent true, you're allowed to tell the story! Head over to the 10 Percent True YouTube channel to listen and watch at the same time.

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Recent Episodes

S89E2 How U.S. Marines Rescued an F-15E Crew From Libya [CLIP]

Jun 12, 2026 12m

Get the full, ad-free episode here: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/list10PCT EP89P2 MeSo Harney and Mask StarkMask recounts his own ordeal on the ground, including encounters with local…

S89E1 Meso Mask

Jun 05, 2026 14m

10PCT EP89 MeSo Harney and Mask Stark0:00 welcome to Mask and MeSo and episode preview 1:02 MeSo intro1:55 Mask intro3:22 background to the fateful deployment 5:40 initial 6 ship deployment ends in a…

S88 F-15 vs F-16 – Which Fighter Was Better? | Dave “Khan” Carr

May 29, 2026 14m Bonus

Get the full, ad-free episode here: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/list10PCT EP88 – Dave “Khan” Carr | F-15 Eagle, F-16 Viper, Weapons School & AggressorsDave “Khan” Carr joins 10…

S87E1 "We flew into Hell": the A-10 in Desert Storm | Pappy Brogli [CLIP]

May 15, 2026 25m

Get the full, ad-free episode here:10 Percent True Memberships10PCT EP87 Marty “Pappy” Brogli – A-10 Desert StormMarty “Pappy” Brogli joins 10 Percent True to tell the story of flying the A-10…

S84E2 The Most Complicated Fighter Britain Ever Built? Lightning P1B Restoration, Part 2

May 08, 2026 40m

EE Lightning P1B | 10 Percent True | EP84 – Part 2The restoration of the English Electric Lightning P1B reaches a major milestone as the fuselage emerges from storage for the first time in nearly 30…

Stealth Is Dead (And Other Aviation Myths) | Bullsh*t Detectorist Ep.1

May 01, 2026 31m Bonus

This is the first episode of a new series we’re calling The Bullshit Detectorist. I’m joined by Starbaby Pietrucha, and the idea is simple—take some of the stuff you hear all the time about military…

Why Fighter Pilots Sometimes REFUSE to Drop Bombs | Benji Prefontaine

Apr 24, 2026 27m

Get the full episode here: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/listIn Episode 3, Benji Prefontaine takes you into the most demanding phase of his combat experience—flying the Dassault-Breguet…

From Mirage F1 to Carrier Ops – The Reality of Naval Aviation | Benji Prefontaine

Apr 17, 2026 28m

Get the full episode here: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/list10PCT EP86 P2 Benji PrefontaineIn Episode 2, Benji Prefontaine moves from early operations into real combat…

S92E1 Shot Down Over Iran: The Rescue of Dude 44

Apr 10, 2026 1h 36m

The rescue of the crew of DUDE 44, an F-15E Strike Eagle shot down over Iran, is one of the most complex and dangerous combat search and rescue (CSAR) operations in modern warfare. Retired USAF…

S86E1 Why I Chose Mirage F1 over Rafale | Benji Prefontaine

Apr 04, 2026 32m Trailer

Get the full episode here: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/list10PCT EP86 P1 – Benji PrefontaineChapters0:00 Intro Teaser – M1.3 Corner Speed, Avoiding the Merge, Low Level3:00 Welcome,…

S85E1 Will AI Replace Fighter Pilots? | F-35 Test Leader Explains

Apr 03, 2026 1h 41m

Cinco Hamilton | 10 Percent True | EP85Former USAF fighter pilot, F-35 test leader, and AI program director Tucker “Cinco” Hamilton joins the show to explain what artificial intelligence actually…

10 Percent True Channel Update March 2026

Mar 22, 2026 4m Trailer

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S83E3 Cold War Phantom: Nuclear Alert, Weapons School & Soviet Intercepts

Mar 20, 2026 31m

Pinbag Shaw | 10 Percent True | EP83 Part 3In the final instalment of my conversation with Thomas “Pinbag” Shaw, we close out his Phantom career.From Cold War nuclear strike planning in Europe to…

S83E2 From Germany to Korea: Cold War Life in the F-4E Phantom

Mar 12, 2026 27m

Get the full episode:https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/listPinbag Shaw | 10 Percent True | EP83 Part 2In Part Two of our conversation, Thomas “Pinbag” Shaw takes us operational.From Korea…

S83E1 "You're in TAC, Now!" Flying the F-4 Phantom after Vietnam

Mar 06, 2026 30m

Get the full episode: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/listPinbag Shaw | 10 Percent True | EP83 Part 1Thomas “Pinbag” Shaw flew the F-4E Phantom II at a pivotal moment in USAF…

S82E1 Could You Land an F-35B? Test Pilot Says Yes

Mar 01, 2026 31m

Jif Paines | 10 Percent True | EP82ChaptersGet the full episode:https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/listIn this episode, former RAF Harrier pilot and X-35B test pilot “Jif” Paines explains…

S83E1 Inside the Secret Barn: Restoring Britain’s First Mach 2 Jet

Feb 27, 2026 19m

EE Lightning P1B | 10 Percent True | EP84 – Part 1In a secret barn in East Anglia, former RAF Lightning pilot Ian “Blackie” Black reveals the extraordinary story of the very first English Electric…

S81E2 How the Tornado Survived the Modern Battlefield | Luftwaffe Weapons School Insider

Feb 20, 2026 2h 9m

Mattes Kries 10 Percent True EP81 Part 2Former Luftwaffe Tornado IDS pilot and weapons school instructor Mattes Kries returns to break down how a Cold War–era strike aircraft was pushed far beyond…

S81E1 Before the Weapons School: The Making of a Tornado Pilot

Feb 06, 2026 1h 56m

Mattes Kries | 10 Percent True | EP81 – Part 1In this episode, Mattes Kries—a former Luftwaffe Tornado IDS pilot and weapons instructor—traces his career from a hard-won start in NATO jet training…

S80E2 Why “Test Is Test” Gets Pilots Killed

Jan 23, 2026 2h 10m

Super Harris 10 Percent True EP80 P1In Part Two of this conversation, retired USAF Major General “Super” Harris moves from diagnosis to consequence, explaining how the erosion of developmental…

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10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit has published 167 episodes since February 2020, covering topics in Aviation, Leisure.

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