jet jockeys

Military aircraft aviators

Jet jockeys is informal for fighter pilots or military aviators, emphasizing their skill and daring.

The term combines the aircraft type with jockey's suggestion of expert handling: The jet jockeys scrambled when radar picked up the bogeys.

Sometimes used more broadly for any pilot of fast aircraft.

Related

pilot · fighter pilot · right stuff · airforce · ace · aerobatics · air superiority · supersonic flight · aircraft · flyer · stunt flying · flight maneuvers · aerial dogfight · air combat · barnstormer · high flyer · maverick · danger zone

Opposites
pilot type and flying style

jet jockeyscommercial pilots

Paid aircraft operators

cargo pilots · freight haulers · puddle jumpers · helicopter pilots · bush pilots

military vs. civilian aviation

jet jockeysprivate pilots

Non-commercial aircraft operators

charter pilots · flight instructors

aircraft propulsion and speed

jet jockeysbush pilots

Aviators in remote regions

glider pilots · helicopter pilots

Family

jet, jockey, jets, jetted, jetting, jockeys, jockeyed, jockeying

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G