Bring back the Spads (Sky Raiders) out of storage, it will be a lot cheaper. That’s if they haven’t been chopped up.
That would be an O&M nightmare of epic proportions, and cost out the wazoo.
With 8 of 108 cadets qualifying, IMO, Afghanistan really needs to start a model airplane club, then a CAP squadron and work their way up, with intense adult supervision.
BTW, if Allah the All Wise wanted these Worthy Oriental Gentlemen to fly, he would have equipped them with carpets.
As the U.S. ended its direct involvement in the war, it transferred the remainder of its Skyraiders to the South Vietnamese, and by 1973, all remaining Skyraiders in U.S. inventories had been turned over to the VNAF.[27] Unlike their American counterparts, whose combat tours were generally limited to 12 months, individual South Vietnamese Skyraider pilots ran up many thousands of combat hours in the A-1, and many senior VNAF pilots were extremely skilled in the operation of the aircraft.
So it reads like that isn't an option.
I have thought that reactivating 10 to 24 A-37’s and T-37’s would be a nice idea until the Tascano or new Beech's were ready. Many years later still nothing has been delivered.
Seemed like a nice idea: clear a little room out near Tucson, get some support in the air in Afghanistan, get some stick time for their new pilots not sure when the new planes will be delivered. Also might be a chance for some of the countries still flying those airframes to get some parts as the refurb work was going on. Oh, well have a nice weekend.