About this episode

Diego Salgues shares his experience of suffering G-LOC during a dogfight in a Mirage 2000 and how he regained his confidence.

Watch full episodes at: 10percenttrue.comDiego Salgues 10PCT EP94 P2 ClipMirage 2000 pilot Diego Salgues recounts suffering G-LOC during a dogfight, waking up inverted and nose-high, and being temporarily unable to make his body recover the aircraft. He explains what caused the incident, why the mission unexpectedly continued, and how he rebuilt his confidence before pulling 9G again.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Davies

Guest: Diego Salgues

Topics covered

• G-LOC
• dogfight
• aviation safety
• pilot experience
• confidence rebuilding

Keywords

• G-LOC
• Mirage 2000
• dogfight
• aviation
• pilot
• 9G
• confidence

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Mirage 2000

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