Another pilot reaches the golden 4000 hrs milestone

Asif · by **Asif** » 20 Jan 2015, 13:14

Latest member of the 4000hr club is Col. Gregory Jones, who accrued 4,000 hours in the F-16 on January 9, 2015. Read 944th pilot aims high and logs 4,000 flying hours

Col. Gregory Jones (right), 944th OG commander, is congratulated by Col. Kurt Gallegos, 944th FW commander, after completing 4000 hours of flying on January 9th, 2015 at Luke AFB. Jones and Gallegos are two out of 42 pilots in the Air Force who have reached this milestone. [USAF photo by SSgt. Lausanne Kinder]

ruderamronbo · by **ruderamronbo** » 01 May 2015, 18:02

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Congratulations to Lt. Col. Jim Greenwald, 419th Fighter Wing pilot, on completing 4,000 flight hours in the F-16! :cheers:

deadseal · by **deadseal** » 02 May 2015, 02:22

nice dmodel grata

frogs · by **frogs** » 07 May 2015, 19:34

Asif wrote:Latest member of the 4000hr club is <a href="pilots-profile957.html">Brigadier General James N. "Bull" Post III</a> who accrued 4000+ hrs in the F-16 on March 3rd, 2011. Refer to Eielson Wing Commander marks 4,000+ hours

Brigadier General James N. 'Bull' Post III gives a thumbs up after landing on March 3rd, 2011 at Eielson AFB. General Post completed his 2565th sortie and achieved 4000.4 flying hours in an F-16. [USAF photo by SSgt. Christopher Boitz]

Brigadier General James N. 'Bull' Post III exists an F-16 after landing on March 3rd, 2011 at Eielson AFB. General Post completed his 2565th sortie and achieved 4000.4 flying hours in an F-16. [USAF photo by SSgt. Christopher Boitz]

Nearly 4 years later to the date and karma shacks him.

- Frogs

ruderamronbo · by **ruderamronbo** » 15 Apr 2018, 00:48

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Joost Niki Luysterburg added 14 new photos. 23 hrs · Catalina Foothills, AZ · (From Facebook)

4,000 hours in the F-16...

A milestone for myself. Very proud and humbled to be the first one in my Air Force to reach this goal. But it’s also just a number. A number that wouldn’t be possible without all the people that work behind the scenes to make every flight hour possible.
So this number represents thousands of hours of dedicated people working to make us fly. This number represents meeting lots of amazing people in the different Armed Forces I had the honor to work for.

It’s been an amazing journey so far. Thanks to all who made this possible!!!!!

southernphantom · by **southernphantom** » 15 Apr 2018, 21:24

That's a mighty impressive total of hours! I enjoyed seeing the AZ ANG Vipers flying when I worked at one of the copper mines south of Tucson. There's something surreal about seeing a fighter fly over you when you're a thousand feet down in a pit.

dragracingmaniac · by **dragracingmaniac** » 16 Apr 2018, 09:51

Congrats!

Asif · by **Asif** » 01 Feb 2019, 13:05

Only recently released photos for latest member of the 4000hr club - Col. Dean Caldwell who accrued 4000+ hrs in the F-16 on August 15, 2018.

Reserve Citizen Airman Col. Dean Caldwell, Director of the United States Air Force Warfare Center's Virtual Test and Training Center, boards an F-16 prior to his 4,000th flight hour on the aircraft at Nellis AFB on August 15th, 2018. [USAF photo by SrA. Brett Clashman]

Reserve Citizen Airman Col. Dean Caldwell, Director of the United States Air Force Warfare Center's Virtual Test and Training Center, conducts pre-flight checks on an F-16 prior to his 4,000th flight hour on the aircraft at Nellis AFB on August 15th, 2018. [USAF photo by SrA. Brett Clashman]

sprstdlyscottsmn · by **sprstdlyscottsmn** » 01 Feb 2019, 14:12

When I was younger I would have given various parts of my anatomy to be a Viper pilot. These guys are lucky to have done it for so long.

crosshairs · by **crosshairs** » 06 Feb 2019, 19:31

sprstdlyscottsmn wrote:When I was younger I would have given various parts of my anatomy to be a Viper pilot. These guys are lucky to have done it for so long.

Unless you get sick of it, when its over, comes a massive let down.

ruderamronbo · by **ruderamronbo** » 05 Jun 2021, 05:42

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South Carolina Air National Guard
June 2 at 1:47 PM ·
Swamp Fox milestone alert! 169th Operations Group commander, Col. Michael "Vito" Ferrario (left), is congratulated by 169th Fighter Wing commander, Col. Akshai Gandhi, for surpassing 4,000 hours flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon jet. Col. Ferrario joins a rarified club of elite pilots who have reached this aviation milestone. Well done Sir! Swamp Fox Semper Primus.