Over the Atlantic Ocean, I'm cruising at a speed close to the sound. My pilot, Capt. Michael "Thorny Brewer" has taken the aircraft in a tight turn, which caused me to pull 6 G's, or six times my weight. My peripheral vision has gone gray and I am struggling to breathe.

You've come to the right place. I'm not sure if I have it.

The briefing with the Fourth Fighter Wing, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base,breitling superocean replica in Goldsboro NC, was very thorough. I was frightened that I might not pass the medical examination. Then I was instructed on how to breathe in a G-pressure suits, how to escape in case of fire and how to eject from the air in the event we had a major malfunction. The last two commands were: "Egress egress egress" and "Bailout, bailout, bailout." These are very unlikely to happen, but the U.S. Air Force takes their training seriously. These planes are not a joke.

Brewer, 34 years old, has more than 600 flight hours on the F-15E. This venerable fighter jet is both air-to air and air-to ground. Before joining the Air Force, Brewer was a combat fighter pilot in the Middle East and a commercial airline pilot. The father of two, with another on the way, has flown over 50 different types aircraft.

Brewer inspecting Brewer's flight plan

Brewer's superiors, Lt. Col. Levi "Ratr", and Fourth Fighter Wing Vice Command Col. Brian "Torch", Armstrong, were interviewed on the second day. Armstrong is in charge of the 6,000 Airmen and Civilians at Seymour Johnson, plus $5.2 billion worth of base assets including 94 F-15Es. Armstrong, 46, says that he looks for fighter pilots who can take constructive criticism and improve. My pilot fit this profile.

After signing the standard liability release, i studied our flight path. The plan was to fly out to sea, off the coast of North Carolina, do some G-moves, rolls and supersonic flight,Richard Mille Replica Watches then head back over land, to connect up with other F-15Es to conduct combat exercises. The flight was supposed to last one hour 50 minutes, and cover approximately 1,000 miles. All of that was fine with me,butI was most interestedinthesupersonic part.