Ukrainian fighter pilots learning to fly the F-16 could soon make the jump to real combat aircraft.
The F-16 flies a bit different from the fighter aircraft they know, namely MiG-29s and Su-27s.
AdvertisementAdvertisementTwo U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft sits parked on flight line at MacDill Air Force Base, Sept. 8, 2021.
US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren CobinSimulator training will help ease the transition with these potential differences, but getting up to speed in an actual plane still takes time.
Training has been ongoing at the Danish military air base in Skrydstrup and in the US at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas and Morris Air National Guard Base in Arizona.
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