Hal Farley describes why he believes he was selected as the First Flight Test Pilot for the F-117A Stealth Fighter at Skunk Works.
About Hal Farley:
Hal Farley, Director Flight Operations and Chief Test Pilot, Lockheed Skunkworks (Retired).
Farley joined the Skunkworks as Project Pilot for the Top Secret Stealth Fighter Program. He flew the first flight and logged over 600 hours in the F-117A.
He served in the Navy from 1959 to 1967 and Grumman Aircraft from 1967 to 1979. He was assigned to VA-164 flying A-4 aircraft aboard the USS Oriskany. Farley attended the Navy Test Pilot School and was assigned to Carrier Suitability performing tests on the F-4, F-8, A-4, A-6, and RA-5C. He then joined Grumman, testing the A-6 and F-14 Tomcat accumulating over 900 hours in the Tomcat.
He is a Fellow in the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. He has 30 years of flying experience. 5700 hours, 3600 of which were flight tests in fighter or attack aircraft. He is the recipient of the Ivan C Kincheloe award and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Octave Chanute Award both for work on the F-117A.
He was inducted into the Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame.
In 2002 he and his wife Ellen completed an 8-year voyage around the world in their 44ft sailboat AIRBORNE. They served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints after which they continued their voyaging exploring British Columbia and Alaska until 2014.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Positive comments, emails, and letters about this documentary are shared with Hal.
-This documentary and Youtube channel were produced and is managed and owned by John Farr, Creative Media Group.
-This documentary and channel were created to highlight the stories of Hal Farley and as a proof of concept for other possible youtube interview projects. Hal did not engage me to create this video series but graciously agreed to be interviewed so this documentary could be created. Hal did not select the questions nor was he coached with his responses. Any production or spelling errors are my mistakes.
-Upon meeting Hal and working with him I am personally very impressed with his kindness, integrity and the humility he possesses. I am grateful to Hal for his hard work, service, sacrifice, and dedication he has offered to the security of our country. Hal is the real thing!
Thank you for your interest and for watching this documentary.
John Farr
Producer & Director
Creative Media Group
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Contact: john@creativemediagroup.com
