Guest Piperpilot2004 Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 I am sure there is a post on this somewhere, but does it take to become an Aggressor Pilot? That sounds like a neat job. Do you apply after you have flown say an F-16 for a few years or after your an IP, or even have a high amount of combat hours? How competitive is that? Id imagine it would be almost as hard as making the Thunderbirds..am I wrong? Im bored, so thought I would ask so it gave me something to do. Yeah guess you could say Spring Break sucks in pittsburgh..lol id almost rather be in school. Lastly though, does the USMC still use Kfirs as aggressor type aircraft, or have those phased out? thanks, just wondering.. [ 26. March 2005, 17:27: Message edited by: Piperpilot2004 ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Sorry for the stupidity but what is an Aggressor Pilot? I've never heard of that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 The Aggressors are pilots who are professional bandits for Red Flag and other exercises out at Nellis. Currently they fly F-16s... http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/200...s/22298943.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilEagle Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 You have to be an IP in any current fighter. It's not a very tough assignment to get into. You just have to fly the single seat ejection platform for a while. Some Eagle guys that become aggressors never get out of the Viper community (same with T-clones). The rumor is still floating about the Eagle aggressors, I'm hearing maybe this fall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobs Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 So is this an AD or guard/reserve job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FCI Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Originally posted by scoobs: So is this an AD or guard/reserve job? AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 There was a big article in the Nellis paper about the eagle agressors. It's definitely going to happen. I don't know if they will be part of the 64th or a separate squadron, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobs Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Is that a typical 3 year tour?And how long does it take to train somebody in the viper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 Originally posted by scoobs: Is that a typical 3 year tour?And how long does it take to train somebody in the viper? It is probably a controlled 3-year tour (just a guess). The F-16 TX course is probably somewhere on the order of a month to 6 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobs Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 I know that there was a topic on this earlier but I still had a question. Are they replacing the F-16 with the F-15C or is it going to be a mixed fleet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucky60k Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Aviation Week said they were supplementing the F-16s with F-15Cs. How does one become an aggressor pilot anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-15E WSO Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Talk to someone who does it to make sure it's what you really want to do, see if your boss agrees and will support you, then put it on you T-ODP. They're accepting a few more pilots on the upcoming assignment cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hoser Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by bucky60k: Aviation Week said they were supplementing the F-16s with F-15Cs. How does one become an aggressor pilot anyways? Not sure if they are going to have one big mixed squadron, or have two sepatare Aggressor Sq's, but there will be both Viper and Albino Aggressor's at Nellis sometime in the future. Hoser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilEagle Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 To answer the original question, it will be two seperate squadrons. The DO from my last squadron is going to be the CC of the Eagle aggressors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucky60k Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Are the Eagles only going to simulate the big aircraft like the Mig-31 or SU-27 or will they be able replicate all threats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hoser Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Originally posted by bucky60k: Are the Eagles only going to simulate the big aircraft like the Mig-31 or SU-27 or will they be able replicate all threats? They'll replicate all threats. Hoser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F16Deuce Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Word on the street is 2 separate squadrons... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FCI Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Here's the first 65th jet to come out of the paint shop. Pretty sweet! http://www.arcforums.com/forums/index.php?...opic=75029&st=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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