Bogeys and Bandits

Bogeys and Bandits : The Making of a Fighter Pilot

by Robert Gandt

A veteran Navy fighter pilot chronicles the training of a class of eight men and women learning to fly the FA-18 Hornet. Class 2-95 at NAS Cecil Field, FL. The book covers the ground school, fam flights, formation, LAT, strike, FWT, FCLP and CQ phases. FCLP's at Whitehouse Field, FL, Strike Det at Fallon, NV (Ruthie's Ready Room covered), FWT at Key West and finally CQ on the USS Nimitz. 50,000 first printing. (For more Hornet Training in USA see the Finnish class 5-95 experiences from NAS Lemoore, CA)

Hardcover, 352 pages
Published by Viking Pr
Publication date: June 1, 1997
ISBN: 0670867217

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