20230715 (63)_ZM328_Beech_T-6C_Texan_T1
Inferior in every respect to the PC-21 selected by other prominent European air arms as a basic trainer, the Texan II suffers the further limitation of having been procured in far too small numbers to achieve the throughput of pilots required by even the emaciated RAF if the 21st century. RAF training is in deep trouble which means the downstream aircrew pool is also the thinnest blue line since the Battle of Britain. Seen in the static at the Royal International Air Tattoo, RIAT 2023, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire: the world's greatest military airshow and a must every year for any UK aviation enthusiast at least.
20230715 (63)_ZM328_Beech_T-6C_Texan_T1
Inferior in every respect to the PC-21 selected by other prominent European air arms as a basic trainer, the Texan II suffers the further limitation of having been procured in far too small numbers to achieve the throughput of pilots required by even the emaciated RAF if the 21st century. RAF training is in deep trouble which means the downstream aircrew pool is also the thinnest blue line since the Battle of Britain. Seen in the static at the Royal International Air Tattoo, RIAT 2023, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire: the world's greatest military airshow and a must every year for any UK aviation enthusiast at least.