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Jameel Janjua

Jameel Janjua

Fighter pilot

Feb 6, 2026

7:22
I would just fly the extended chute that would come out, which was much more forgiving, not the Iron Maiden, man.
7:29
Yeah, that's right.
7:30
And then the basket, I mean, for the listeners, right? Typically, the baskets are soft baskets.
7:34
But the Iron Maiden, it's a hard metal basket, hence Iron Maiden.
7:39
And I believe it's a six or nine foot hose.
7:42
That's it.
7:42
I think it's a nine foot hose.

7 MINS LATER

14:36
Well, I'm curious too, as we think through these stories and these moments that we have from your operational time, was there a specific moment during your time as a test pilot that most shaped how you think about leading and how you think about kind of approaching the next challenge?

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