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T-6 instructor clocks 5,000 hours in the aircraft

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On Aug. 30, Lt. Col. Ian Bass, 5th Flying Training Squadron Assistant director of operations and T-6 instructor pilot, become one of the few pilots in the world to clock 5,000 flight hours on the T-6.

Lt. Col. Ian Bass, 5th Flying Training Squadron Assistant director of operations and T-6 instructor pilot, performs a pre-flight check before reaching an aviation milestone: 5,000 hours of flight time in a T-6 Texan II, on Aug. 30, 2022, at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Bass is the first to accomplish that goal at the 5th FTS. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Christian Soto)


Bass had previously flown for the Navy for nine years before transferring his commission to the Air Force.

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One thought on “T-6 instructor clocks 5,000 hours in the aircraft”

  1. When he retires, sell him a T-6 so that he will fly every day!

    Congratulations on a career be well done!

    James

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