{"id":118917,"date":"2021-10-27T10:07:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T14:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=118917"},"modified":"2021-10-27T10:07:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T14:07:11","slug":"the-difference-between-air-force-and-navy-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=118917","title":{"rendered":"The difference between Air Force and Navy pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Air-Force-Thunderbirds-vs-Navy-Blue-Angels.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-118918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Air-Force-Thunderbirds-vs-Navy-Blue-Angels-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Air-Force-Thunderbirds-vs-Navy-Blue-Angels-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Air-Force-Thunderbirds-vs-Navy-Blue-Angels-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Air-Force-Thunderbirds-vs-Navy-Blue-Angels.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are many differences between the pilots and other flyers in the two branches. For recreation, Air Force pilots like to golf on one of our numerous and well maintained golf courses, while naval aviators like to play beach volleyball in jeans and no t-shirt.<\/p>\n<p>While each service likes to say they are the best and the toughest, most skilled aviators, the answer is more nuanced. The following video wonderfully demonstrates the difference in how pilots are trained.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@combat_aviationist\/video\/7020537302959049990\" data-video-id=\"7020537302959049990\">\n<section><a title=\"@combat_aviationist\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@combat_aviationist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@combat_aviationist<\/a>Airforce landing vs the Navy! why so different? <a title=\"fyp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#fyp<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"? Deadwood - Really Slow Motion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Deadwood-6938603589925341186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">? Deadwood &#8211; Really Slow Motion<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>You can see here the Air Force pilot brings his F-16 Viper in with grace and delicacy. I doubt the tires even left a skidmark on the runway.<\/p>\n<p>The EF\/A-18 Growler driver though brings his plane down like a pile of bricks. That naval aviator slams down like he hates the runway and is trying to break his plane to get a new one.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the difference is that Air Force pilots don&#8217;t have to worry about short runways. Except in rare circumstances, and none that would apply to an F-16, Air Force pilots always have a 7,000ft or more runway on which to land. Plenty of room. The Navy aviators by contrast have to train to land on a 300ft long aircraft carrier, and of that, they&#8217;re trying to catch one of three wires spaced over a 40ft span.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many differences between the pilots and other flyers in the two branches. 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