Re: Questions Regarding Becoming a Marine Fighter Pilot. Thanks!!!!!

George wrote:
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> All Marines flying fighters are carrier qualified in one way or
> another. No change in time. Hornets are carrier qualified with the
> navy and Harriers qualify off of helicopter carriers.

The tactical jet pilots all go through the same curriculum, which includes
conventional carrier qualification (arrested landings and catapult
launches), before they get sorted out to their specific aircraft types.

>> Two any two-pilot or pilot/navigator planes take off from aircraft
>> carriers?  If so, what planes?
> The Marines often use two-seat F-18s.

However, they never deploy their two-seat F/A-18Ds to the carriers.  Marine
fighters flying from carriers will all be single-seaters.

The Navy flies S-3 Vikings, E-2
> Hawkeyes, F-14 Tomcats, EA-6 Prowlers, all of which are two seat

The S-3 and EA-6B have four seats (though not all are always filled,
especially in the S-3).  The E-2 has five seats (two in front, three in the
hole), but no ejection seats.

The Navy is adding two-seat F/A1-8Fs to its carrier air wings, but not quite
yet, I think.  And the Marines will not be following suit unless something
changes radically in their aircraft procurement plans.

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