Flying?

I read all of these statistics for failing and not getting a fighter. Are they really that rare? What kind of candidate end up getting a fighter? Superman? Does anyone on here know someone who actually got a fighter? What did that person have that the others didn't? What things can I do to be that ONE person?


I was a UPT instructor at Sheppard for about 13 years.

I flew with hundreds of students from all over NATO, a large group of them were USAFA grads, most grads went on to fly fighters. (for the most part, you get a fighter or bomber out of Sheppard )

People get assignments that match their personality, attitude, aptitude.

You get a fighter because you have the characteristics required to survive and thrive in the fighter community. Not just because you are a 'good dude' or a 'hard worker'. Don't get me wrong, you have those factors in addition to confidence and maturity.

I could fill pages....
 
Funny, Hornet.

I should have told you that my son was at Laughlin this weekend visiting your weather squadron! :wink:

He just left there to drive to San Antonio for one night. He is base-hopping his way from Arizona to Florida.

I was actually in Tucson all weekend. I just got home tonight after driving all day. While I don't go in person to the WX Sq, I hear the voice often. ;)


Good, then I don't feel behind :thumbup:

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Prior flying time can be a curse in some cases. In my class, the guys with the most hours struggled the most. They had several hundred hours (vs. my 100 hours) and found old habits hard to break. Among other issues, a prominent one was the struggle to rehack their clock to T-6 time. Things happen in the T-6 at about twice the speed (maneuver speeds are roughly double what they are in Cessnas and Pipers) so those who have really tuned their time clock to GA aircraft have to endure the extra step of unlearning prior experience and then learning the new way. Sometimes starting from near scratch is better so there are no habits to break. Common wisdom I've heard from many IPs (including my husband, former FAIP). Low hours seems to be the magic area - enough time to form basic aircraft control experience, but not enough to form ingrained habits.

I will report on my UPT experience at another time.
 
Sounds good. Your insight is always appreciated :thumbup:

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Prior flying time can be a curse in some cases. In my class, the guys with the most hours struggled the most. They had several hundred hours (vs. my 100 hours) and found old habits hard to break.
I'm sorry if you posted this already and I either forgot or missed it, but did you already have your PPL before you started UPT? Or was this 100 hours earned during Powered Flight and IFS?
 
I'm sorry if you posted this already and I either forgot or missed it, but did you already have your PPL before you started UPT? Or was this 100 hours earned during Powered Flight and IFS?

You'll maybe get 20 hours tops during powered flight and another 20 hours during IFS, so prior flying time is the answer!
 
You'll maybe get 20 hours tops during powered flight and another 20 hours during IFS, so prior flying time is the answer!

Any weight given to hours flying the gliders?

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I do have my PPL. That 100 hours is logged time and doesn't include the 10-15 hours I gained from powered flight.

Type of aircraft doesn't have a weight. Just go in and do all the programs you want to do and can do. I did jump 3 dig summer and powered flight as a firstie. Took an incentive ride in a glider as a basic and never touched one again.
 
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