This fall, the USAF's Introductory Flight Training program,
which prepares pilot candidates for specialized undergraduate pilot
training will decrease from the 50 hours now required to 25
hours.
The US Marine Corps has accepted delivery of the first
much-modified AH-1Z Cobra and UH-1Y helicopters to enter the Naval
Air Systems Command fleet. The two Bell aircraft are part of the
Marine's H-1 Upgrade Program, and will now be transferred to Naval
Air Station Patuxent River, MD, to begin Operational Evaluation
(OPEVAL) testing and training.
"Maverick, You Are NOT Cleared To Buzz The Tower!"
For at least one man, the sight of US Navy pilot Richard Webb
buzzing the runway at San Luis Obispo Regional Airport in his F-18
Super Hornet was all in good fun, or even inspirational. For
others, including Webb himself, it has ignited a firestorm of
trouble.
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