Originally Posted by
Slice
It's been going on since at least 2000 when I went through. It's the biggest complaint I have for the split track system. There were 2-3 in my class that would(should) have washed out because they would have killed themselves trying to solo the T-38.
Still happening today, unfortunately.
I just came from a stint teaching LIFT (IFF) and having to deal with the "student product" coming from the current SUPT system.
I have heard some stories that make my blood boil....students reinstated to training two or three times after hooking 89s! Circa 2003 I heard that there had been ZERO T-38 SUPT washouts in the previous year! They are DEFINITELY kicking the can of substandard pilots down the training pipeline for someone else to deal with.
It's a damn shame.