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Old 07-05-2017, 02:33 PM
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We have had some guys at DLF have trouble getting calls with T-6 time as most of their PIC. It's been guys the AF sent back to the training command just as soon as they upgraded so their multi PIC (Herc, C-17, KC-135) totals were less than 500 hours. I've also seen some of the AFSOC guys in the single turbo prop NSAs who have come to the T-6 have some trouble getting calls.

We had a guy who came to us with about 300 hours of C-130 PIC, who was teaching sims on the 757 at FedEx. FedEx did not like his time in the T-6, and would not count his type rated instructor sim time in the 757, so he is at Delta.

It might be the same mission and just as difficult as it has always been teaching primary at the UPT bases, but it is treated differently than the plane it replaced.

If you have 1000 hours single engine jet PIC or 1000 multi turbine pic weighing more than 12.5k lbs, then life is good. The single engine turbo prop guys seemed to face a few hurdles getting calls, just as I'd imagine Caravan drivers and any corporate PC-12 drivers are probably having same difficulty.

Based on anecdotal observations of gold wingers who transferred to the AF Reserve associate IP program, it seems as if SWA was the place for a lot of T-34 bubbas with most of their PIC as single engine turbo prop.
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