T-6 Texan II Training Flight

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1st Lt. Sarah Fotsch, 47th Flying Training Wing instructor pilot, flies with a student in a T-6 Texan II, Feb. 9 2021. The instructor pilot corps is the heartbeat of Laughlin's mission of developing combat-ready Airmen, leaders, and pilots.
Video by 2nd Lt. Rachael Parks 47th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs
The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
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[@CCitis]

I always figure once these go surplus, they will make awesome airplanes to own.

[@threadzz]

I thought the same thing. Surplus is gonna be years away though. :-( The RNZAF is planning to keep theirs for 30 years!!

[@MajorCaliber]

Duh USA has a near-zero record of surplussing military aircraft--even the unarmed trainers... they'll even grind them up rather than sell them... ironically you end up buying them from our allies. Sad.

[@a9653192]

Hopefully you won’t have to eject… because that’s like half the planes value

[@Walter_E_Kurtz]

@@a9653192 If you eject, the plane is gone. Value doesn't matter at that point. It wouldn't be half, I'd be all of it.

[@a9653192]

@@Walter_E_Kurtz give me the Notes, Warnings, and cautions for Emergency Ground Egress for the T6B… ejections doesn’t necessarily mean the plane is lost.

[@dennisnevin1893]

I’m betting she becomes a kick ass fighter pilot!!!

[@ASAP2525]

Pretty sure she’s the instructor lamo

[@a9653192]

Yeah she’s in the back… she’s an IP

[@foxaviationservice773]

The dude on the ground barely acknowledged her when she waved and tapped the glass.

[@cdyjv118]

@@a9653192 Shes a FAIP so maybe she'll get one on Drop Night pt 2

[@MajorCaliber]

Note the Det(onation) Cord on the canopy, so you can eject right through it, if necessary. =:O

[@a9653192]

There’s a difference in the det chord from the front and rear

[@phatkid6811]

A FAIP with a personalized visor cover.... :/ And the big salute like they're heading out to support a TIC... Great future fighter pilot....

[@twiggidy]

Incredible 🔥🔥🔥

[@MajorCaliber]

Too bad we can't hear the Instructor-to-Student intercom...

[@lovrom7671]

Can anyone tell me why is all maintenance on the T-6 performed by civilians?

[@a9653192]

Easy… contract.

[@MajorCaliber]

Being a trainer, it's NOT going to be forward-deployed to a war-zone, and it's NOT going to be carrying any ordnance, so DoD/USAF probably figures it's a waste of several trained NCOs and Airmen to dedicate them to this bird. Git 'er done!... save the taxpayers some coin.

[@a9653192]

@@MajorCaliber you are forgetting… the T6B is flown by Navy, Marines, and Air Force

[@lovrom7671]

@@MajorCaliber Makes sense. Is it the same in the USN?

[@seth10261]

I gonna find someone to go in half on one of these. Freakin cool.

[@MajorCaliber]

You could definitely put together a fractional-ownership deal. Even with 6 people in your "club", you'll still get plenty of access... believe me, operating costs keep everyone on a short leash. 😉

[@CramcrumBrewbringer]

They're like $4.2 million brother.

[@Walter_E_Kurtz]

Training flight learning how to not puke.

[@a9653192]

I’m kinda jealous they can leave their O2 mask hanging out, well idk if the student did it as well. But for us… checklist… 02 mask… ON AND SECURE

[@tertommy]

I was told trainer planes were built to a high standard while fighters and bombers were just slapped together since it was assumed they had a short life.

[@dennythomas8887]

Having just retied after 45 years in aviation as a mechanic (5 years active duty, 11 years as a Grumman tech rep, 29 years airlines) nothing could be further from the truth.

[@tertommy]

@@dennythomas8887 so you worked on front line fighters/bombers AND trainers from ww2 era?

[@tonamg53]

Some B52 pilots are now flying the exact same B52 their grandfather used to fly….

[@tertommy]

@@tonamg53 Z

[@ChuckMahon]

So its not just us Navy folks that cut the fingers off their gloves....

[@moosemaster13]

We have iPads. You can't use the iPad in flight without cutting off the glove fingers.

[@fadedflage]

Some of the gloves are made to work with ipads, I have a pair that work amazing.

[@a9653192]

I got issued with gloves that already has the cut out

[@MajorCaliber]

Despite being sleek, up-to-date, and turbine-powered, this bird is significantly slower and has a lower service ceiling than WW2 piston fighters like the P-47... it's as if someone lost the formula for _awesome sauce!_

[@leoburgess6678]

Top speed: 364 mph Cruise speed: 320 mph

[@a9653192]

I mean it’s not using the more powerful power plant it was meant to use… also it was designed as a trainer aircraft not a fighter plane. It’s like saying the T45 is slower than the F4

[@marsack7]

Your thumbnail photo is very similar to George thumbnail tonight. Subbed to both.

[@pushing2throttles]

Who's Fuego? She's so hot she's on fire! Fuego!

[@nanba25]

It seems to be a slow flight, judging by the landscape passing by, at the end of the clip : 150 mph no more ?

[@rafidavidson149]

cruising speed is ~200 knots

[@leoburgess6678]

Top speed: 364 mph Cruise speed: 320 mph

[@a9653192]

@@leoburgess6678 actually cruise speeds are Slow cruise: 150 knots Normal cruise: 200 knots Fast cruise: 240 knots VNE: 317 knots, do you are correct on that one

[@MajorCaliber]

Pilots have to train in ALL parts of the performance "envelope"... including low and slow.

[@มดแดง-ฃ3ข]

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[@lawrencecrayton9844]

Need that mask on and sealed the mecha don't want a phantom onogs fail light lol

[@rickaday7388]

Why do these things sound like a vacuum cleaner? Ha.. damn turb-props...

[@marquinhosantonio3999]

👏👍

[@Nghilifa]

What's with the muscle-spasm thing when they started taxiing? Looks ridiculous.

[@ernestdesimone2234]

They are checking the brakes with both feet, it's not a muscle spasm

[@walterrobertson9507]

🇺🇸👍

[@Wagner_-]

man a hürkuş copy

[@777DEHME]

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