Arkbird

Nah. I've had a buddy who dropped the 46 to Travis a year and a half ago.

https://www.aerocontact.com/public/img/aviaexpo/produits/catalogues/297/Pilatus-Aircraft-Ltd-PC-21-Brochure.pdf Looking at this PDF the PC-21 probably has all the avionics upgrades Borsight is going to be upgrading the T-6 to. I spot large MFDs, HUD, a mission computer, and probably a GPS that isn't from the early/mid 90s. Pilatus website even has some airframes with pylons for simulated weapons. Sounds like something the Air Force could use as a front line trainer and to bridge the gap for the fighter/bomber bros before T-38s/T-7s. Seems like a no brainer to me which is probably why the Air Force isn't going this direction.

This feels like another T-1 moment where by the time they update the avionics on the T-6, they're going to send them to the boneyard. They need to just start buying PC-21s and call it a day.

Any reason why the Air Force wouldn't buy the PC-21 since they keep blaming T-6 issues on maintenance and it being "old"? We also should have bought the already produced Italian trainer or Korean trainer as a T-38 replacement instead of the disaster that is the T-7.

Is the O-6 a flyer? I'd tend to go with the one who knows you better. My letter of rec was from an O-6 non flyer STO but he knew and mentored me.

I have a buddy who's with OKC guard and he sent a picture of the cockpit. It looks like the bottom picture, not the top one so I don't know what's going on with the one at the Nellis air show.

If you don't have any dependents as a captain you can live in the unaccompanied housing (potentially with one roommate) or you can choose to live off base. That's why I did since my fiance was moving with me.

So why couldn't the Air Force go for an already built, proven design instead of another boeing delayed product? https://www.twz.com/air/m-346n-pitched-to-replace-navys-t-45-goshawk-jet-trainers

I understand. We had guys leaving for UPT in June and others leaving as far as February of the next year. I PCSd in September and started in November. Not sure how they even decide who starts first or anything like that.

AD selects typically get filled faster than others because of the timeline and other things like potential promotions. But they don't have everything set up that far in advance. One the Board rack and stacks, it's up to AFPC to certify the results, get the amount of selects, and then get releases from the CFMs. Then they can release the results and start working with other parts of AFPC and AETA for PCS and class dates. It's a whole dance that we probably don't give them enough credit for.

Columbus lets captains with no dependents live off base or they can live on base in the old housing (potentially with a roommate).

Yes. That's where they appeared for me.

Keep an eye on your CDB in vMPF. That's where I first saw my training dates.

@simsans how does IPT work after you get back from your flight school. By that I mean do you do trans and then form in the T-6 or what? My first time hearing about IPT was when I got back from Altus last year and my neighbors were going through it.

You'll get your assignment before your training RIP. Since we already did MFS and the RPA syllabus at Doss, you'll go straight to your UPT base. From there I actually remember finding out my class start date on vMPF before actually getting the RIP.