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Old 07-20-2022, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by StockAF View Post
Don't tanker pilots have some of the longest missions in the Air Force...? (with the lone exception to possibly B-2s)

Would presumably augment for longer missions.

They could also use an airline style IRO (likely enlisted) to sit in the right seat and assist the rated pilot. That would be for workload, not to augment the pilot while he takes a long break. Although I guess they *could* let an enlisted IRO fly the plane on AP in cruise while the pilot sleeps.

It's actually been done before with "tankers"... USN S-3.
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