Nov 17, 2016 · Nov 17, 2016. To combat the ongoing shortage of fighter pilots, the Air Force will stand up two interim F-16 pilot training squadrons at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, service officials
Feb 8, 2023 · The full F-16 Basic Course, also known as the B-Course, is typically a nine-month process for pilots fresh out of pilot training. Broadly it consists of academics, time in the simulator, Jul 6, 2023 · The office of President Klaus Iohannis, who chaired the Supreme Council of National Defense meeting in Bucharest, said in a statement that “Together with other allies and the company that designs this fighter plane, a regional hub will be created in Romania for the training of pilots.” “Romanian pilots who operate F-16 aircraft will beAug 29, 2023 · U.S. to start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in October. 03:12 But motivation must extend beyond the pilots to a long tail of engineers and technicians.Nov 12, 2018 · He has more than 5000 flight hours on record, including 383 combat missions in Southeast and Southwest Asia, and has flown the OV-10, F-4, T-38 and F-16 aircraft. A former POW , he spent six months in captivity in North Vietnam after being struck down during a combat mission.