The Making of a Joint Strike Fighter Pilot Welcome to the fifth generation.
By
Art Tomassetti Air & Space magazine, November 2013
"...Center stick pilots need to become side stick pilots. Push button and analog pilots need to become touch screen and digital pilots. Head-up-display pilots need to become helmet-mounted-display pilots. Fourth generation pilots need to become fifth generation pilots. We’re still learning what the F-35 can do, and we need people who know the airplane and can continue to drive it to its ultimate performance...."
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"Colonel Art Tomassetti retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in August after 27 years of service and 3,200 hours in 40 types of aircraft. He served two tours as an AV-8B pilot, including combat missions in Operation Desert Storm."
The Making of a Joint Strike Fighter Pilot | Military Aviation | Air & Space Magazine