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From: dela@thermal.ee.rochester.edu (Del Armstrong)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Can the backseater in f-18's bring it home?
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Date: 24 Apr 91 15:20:07 GMT
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From: dela@thermal.ee.rochester.edu (Del Armstrong)


> [lots of discussion about which planes have flight controls for the
> Guy In Back]

Maybe somebody already posted this and I missed it? My understanding
has always been that the Navy (and Marines) don't believe in letting
the backseater fly, and the Air Force does. 

I've always assumed that this was because the Navy expects a pilot to
be able to land on a carrier, and a backseater probably wouldn't get
enough traps to stay proficient. (Actually, I wonder if the backseater
of some planes has the required visibility to land on a carrier?)

Del Armstrong	(dela@ee.rochester.edu)