Originally Posted by rolo12

As a blue and white T-6 pilot here in Pensacola, I've spoken to many and most agree that the blue and white paint scheme is easier to see than the orange and white...including some of the guys standing up the T-6 FITU at Whiting. But that decision was made way above all of our heads. What they didn't realize when they made that decision, was that you had to change the entire supply line for the new colored airplanes since replacement parts (such as a flap or an aileron) come pre-painted from the factory.
The other part of the puzzle that many of you may not know, is that Whiting is having to configure the north MOA for T-6B use, since you cannot spin the T-6 below 10K. So just like the South MOA, the North MOA (which has up to now been used for little more than BI/RI work), will be sectioned off for FAM work as well.

To answer the original question, yes...the Air Force is standing up their own squadron for training all of the Air Force Navs. They will fly T-6s, T-1s, and the 737s that they are bringing here from Randolph. They will not have students or airplanes for a few months, so their T-6 IPs (most of which are already here flying T-6s for the Navy) will be flying with the Navy squadrons to maintain currency until the AF gets their T-6s and their students. The T-1 jobs are currently contract pilots, but there is talk of making GS jobs...I doubt it will be active duty guys doing the T-1 flying.