How long does it take to train an F16 pilot? I thought they were winning and Russia was losing ground?
How long does it take to train an F16 pilot? I thought they were winning and Russia was losing ground?
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3-4 months training last I heard - 3 if they are familiar with the English terms for things.
The UA is gaining ground using infantry mostly - however Combined Arms Maneuver requires air cover, and the UA does not have enough planes - plus, they are vastly inferior to Russia’s SU35s. So the UA planes have to stay well back from the FEBA to survive.
Moreover it has become clear in the past few days that without F-16s, the goals set cannot be achieved. Using their Western tanks and IFV would be wasted as they are always used in the West with air cover.
The goals cannot be achieved until next Spring-Summer without the planes. Short of a miracle.
They will have F16 pilots with years of training by the time the planes roll to a stop in Ukraine. They may even have proper Ukraine flight suits on.
Same deal as Soviet pilots flying Migs in Viet Nam, only rolls are reversed this time.