Originally Posted by
galaxy flyer
Disagree, IOE makes the F/O qual'd to be just that--an F/O. It's the captains' job is to make them ready to be, wait for it, Captains.
USMCFLYR
I'm impressed with a 5,000 hour AD Hornet pilot, only 6 5,000 hour Viper guys, all in the ANG/AFRC.
GF
The guy never had a non-flying billet I think the story went and eventually was the CO of VMFA-134 'Smokes'. I only ran across one 5,000 USN Hornet pilot. A former VFA-106 OPSO of mine ('Smurf' Szarletta for any of you USN types out there) had just broken 4,000 last I saw him and was still going strong.
Marine pilot reaches 5,000 Hornet hours