Watch how USAF pilots find out what aircraft they will fly

X ^ | 10/14/2024 | Aviation on Twitter

[thefactor]

This is a fun video I saw on X. The Air Force calls this "Drop Night" where pilots find out what planes they are going to be flying during their career. I saw this video and think many here will appreciate it. Perhaps some former pilots can recall their "Drop Nights."

[Spacetrucker]

Shoot, I’d take a P-51 Mustang any day.

[WASCWatch]

My dad was Admiral McCain’s plane captain at RAF Mildenhall from 1964-67.

We lived on RAF Lakenheath, five miles away. I was there for 6-8th grades. Loved it.

[T.B. Yoits]

Also, no one got C-130’s, 17’s or 5’s. No KC-135’s or KC-46’s. So no bus drivers.

Most of those are flown by Reserve units.

[Jumper]

When I worked for the CINC in Korea, his aide was a USAF captain who flew C-130s or garbage haulers. The captain told me you got the best planes or the worst planes based solely on your performance. Thus he was not flying anything but a chair for a 4-star. I figure paratroopers have been called worst than garbage;)