Mission
Training Combat Pilots for America
The advanced phase of undergraduate pilot training is conducted by the 50th Flying Training Squadron. This phase consists of 110.8 hours of academic instruction, 70 hours of ground training, 38 hours of simulator instruction, and 69 sorties comprising 81.1 hours of flight instruction in the Northrop T-38C. Training includes advanced aircraft handling, tactical navigation, fluid maneuvering and an increased emphasis in two- and four-ship formation. At the completion of training, the graduate is awarded the aeronautical rating of pilot.
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