Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
Back in the day, the T-1s were flown by active duty pilots. It was perhaps the best flying job ever created by the USAF.
The T-39D/G/N SabreLiners and T-47A Citations had been flown by contract pilots out of NAS Pensacola for as long as I can remember. As you said - it is known to be one of the best jobs out there and an extremely hard group to break into for those outside of the 'club'. I assume that those same civilian contract pilots have been flying the T-1As since 2004?
USMCFLYR