Lt. Col. Jerod Rick, 54th FG chief of standardization and evaluation, prepares to enter the cockpit of F-16D block 42 #88-0169 with 1st Lt. Taylor Roberts, a Basic Course student in the 311th FS at Holloman AFB on November 13th, 2014. Under the new training syllabus for the F-16, all students are prepared for the possibility of flying their first flight alone by training in 8 simulator sorties during their academic phase, including an Emergency Procedures Evaluation from an F-16 Flight Evaluator. [USAF photo by SrA. Daniel E. F. Liddicoet]
