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US Air Force revamps pilot training as T-7 era nears
Air Education and Training Command is preparing to teach instructor pilots on the T-7 and revamping its flying syllabus for ...
Debrief: U.S. Air Force Pilot Training Builds Momentum is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN ...
The U.S. Air Force is still the world’s benchmark - but it’s short ~1,850 pilots (over 1,100 fighter slots), and many who remain aren’t flying enough. This episode explains how modern training ...
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The US Air Force’s Newest B-52 Stratofortress Crews Just Graduated
There are currently 76 B-52s in the US Air Force fleet—and many of these graduates are young enough to be the grandchildren ...
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Why All Air Force Pilots Learn to Fly the T-6 Texan
The T-6 Texan is an ideal teacher’s airplane: it doesn’t coddle new students, nor does it punish them relentlessly.
T-7A-trained pilots should leave training better prepared for the realities of fifth-generation fighter operations. For generations, the US Air Force has relied upon the Northrop T-38 Talon to train ...
After struggling to draw in enough fresh recruits, the Army and the Air Force saw their investments in policy changes, new programs and pay attract more than enough new enlistees this year. Mitchell ...
The U.S. Air Force is to send pilots for advanced flight training to the Italian Air Force and Leonardo-run International Flight Training School (IFTS) in Sardinia. Ten U.S. Air Force students will be ...
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