Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
Actually - if you have no other flight experience the fighter guys will be flying a jet for the first time somewhere around 60-80 hrs. Now they will have somewhere around 160-180 hrs before getting into their assigned 'fleet' aircraft. The numbers reflected are approximate and reflect USN/USMC jet aircraft.
USMCFLYR
I was actually talking about the assigned aircraft. My apologies for not making that clear. My knowledge of USN/USMC flight times is limited. Everything I spoke of was in reference to USAF.