F-16 pilots keep track of their peers on www.f-16.net, which gives a clear picture of the life span of a career F-16 fighter pilot. The site lists 2,385 pilots in the 1,000-hour club and 538 in the 2,000-hour club. The F-16 has also been procured to serve in the air forces of 25 other nations. As of 2015, it is the world's most numerous fixed-wing aircraft in military service. Trivia. The F-16 did its first flight before its own official first flight date. The F-16 portrayed in game is based off the F-16C variant. References Aug 29, 2023 · August 29, 2023. The 162nd Wing will begin training "several" Ukrainian pilots and "dozens" of maintainers on the F-16 Fighting Falcon at Morris Air National Guard Base in Tucson, Arizona, Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said last week. The Arizona Air Guard unit has long been the Air Force’s international F-16 schoolhouse. Ukraine has long called on Western allies to supply F-16 jets to aid in resisting Russian attacks. While allies including the US have agreed to provide the jets, pilot training has been delayed Jun 19, 2023 · LE BOURGET, France—It will likely be months before the United States grants approval for European allies to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets, a top U.S. State Department official By ELLEN KNICKMEYER. WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will start training Ukrainian pilots to fly U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, beginning at an Air National Guard base in October, the Pentagon said Thursday. The training is part of a U.S. and European effort to get the advanced fighter jets to Ukraine for its defense against invading Russian forces. Sep 27, 2023 · A new video shows how Ukrainian pilots are training to fly F-16s with VR and trainer aircraft. Some pilots are training in person abroad while others learn the F-16 in between flying combat missions. Ukrainian Air Force pilots are adjusting to differences between their Soviet-era jets and US-made F-16s. Jan 1, 2020 · After earning a four-year degree, Kreske completed the Air Force’s officer training school and pilot training. “I absolutely loved everything about learning to fly fighter trainers,” said Kreske, whose first assignment was as a T–38 instructor pilot. In 2003 he was assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina A decorated former US Air Force pilot said he would fly fighter jets for Ukraine if necessary. Retired Lt. Col. Dan "Two Dogs" Hampton discussed the US F-16's potential in the Russia-Ukraine war Sep 16, 2020 · And of course, click here to read the story of Justin’s top-speed flight in a stripped-down dragster of an F-16 Fighting Falcon. If you still haven’t had enough fighter pilot in your day, then make sure you check out Justin Lee’s podcast, The Professionals Playbook! Each week, he brings on experts and gurus from the Fortune 500 to Navy E5bf.