If you want to become a fighter pilot, there may be good news for you in the Air Force's revised height standards. But there are lots of other requirements.
About a month after ejecting during the friendly-fire incident, the pilot was on a mission over Iran when his jet was hit by a surface-to-air missile, prompting a daring rescue operation.
Single-pilot jet operations have a mixed safety record due to significant gaps and minimal requirements in current FAA training and checking regulations for type ratings and recurrent proficiency.
The new generation of small light jets (e.g., Mustang, Phenom 100, Eclipse 500) has an initial good safety record, but this may be influenced by pilots often opting for two-pilot operations or ...
SEOUL, South Korea — A 2021 midair collision of two South Korean fighter jets happened because a pilot made an abrupt maneuver to get a better angle for videos of the flight, a government report said.
The incident involved two F-15K fighter jets, seen here in a file picture South Korean authorities have found that two fighter jets collided mid-air in 2021 because the pilots were taking pictures and ...