T-6 Phase In

[Guest pstephens]

Does anyone know or has heard when all UPT bases will be flying T-6s? I have heard sometime between FY06 and FY08. If anyone has heard anything more specific or could elaborate that would be great.

[Ryder1587]

I saw the other day by 2010 there should be 276 or around there fully functional. I don't know though. UPT may get them before?

[Guest Apollo]

Well, Sheppard will have T-37s after all the normal UPT bases have transferred over. It's because of the NATO countries having to come along with it. That's also why they haven't gone to the T38C yet. Moody and Laughlin are both 100% T6 from what I hear. Columbus and Vance are starting to convert now too.

(from what I have read)

[FourFans]

I've got a friend at Sheppard right now saying that they won't start their phase in until 07. Apollo is right with the other bases. (although last time I was there, laughlin had a couple 37's sadly waiting to go to the boneyard) If I had to guess, I'd give it 2 years, maybe a little longer for Sheppard.

[Guest AirGuardian]

I was at DM a couple of weeks ago and watched a pair of tweets arrive & taxi off into the distance to the Boneyard area. Quite a sad occasion. Almost ran after the IP's to see if they'd take a C note so we could load one or both into the back of our 17, and take those puppies away from the O'l impound...

[ 14. March 2005, 02:16: Message edited by: AirGuardian ]

[Guest cb03t]

What about at Whiting, when are they going to be fully T-6?

[FourFans]

LOL!!! Whiting getting T-6s HA!!! Like the navy would know when it's going to happen before it happens!! That's a good one!!

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oh, you were serious...sorry...guess i'm just glad to be done with navy training.

From what I hear, a few T-6s have already shown up...but the Navy doesn't know what to do with them. (that's entirely through the rumermill though, so tell all your friends that's what's actually happening)

As for the tweet, AirGuardian, I share your sentiments. Sad to see the legend go.

[ 14. March 2005, 08:50: Message edited by: FourFans130 ]

[Guest pstephens]

So Columbus and Vance are starting to convert? Any idea how long that process will take or an estimated date of phase in? I am just trying figure out what plane I should expect to start in when I go to UPT next year. Sounds like the T-6 will be the plane to expect.

[Guest jk227]

If I remember correctly, Vance had already started the conversion and the first class to take the 6 will be in April or May. Columbus won't begin seeing the new birds until April or so of 2006.

[zrooster99]

Joey, you are correct. Vance has started getting theirs. Columbus will start next year. Laughlin has all of theirs except their non PAA (I think), Moody has all of theirs. Not sure when Sheppard gets theirs.

[JS]

Anyone know if there is a possibility of buying a Tweet from the AF? You would think that they would probably sell for relatively cheap. If you had a rich friend and a crusty former Tweet maintenance guy to keep it flying, it could be a very fun plane to own (and a very expensive one to fly and maintain).

[Gravedigger]

I heard that they were going to sell them. IIRC, there was an ad in GA News about Tweets for sale. It was possibly by the same company that sells the T-38/F-5s. I'm not positive though.