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How the team prepares such an overflight? COPYRIGHT © ACC F-22 Demo Team The F-22 performed many times at Avalon (Australia) and RIAT (England). On the F-22 Demonstration Team, we firmly believe we stand on their shoulders for their service to our Country. We fly a number of flybys and it is our way of saying thanks and giving back to the veterans whom served before us.
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During this flight, newer aircraft like the F-22, F-35, F-16, and/or A-10 are joined together with older aircraft such as the P-38, P-40, P-47, P-51, and/or F-86 to create a unique and rare formation for the public to see. The F-22 Raptor is part of the USAF Heritage Foundation, which brings together a select group of warbird pilots with Active Duty Demonstration pilots to create the Heritage Flight. The F-22 demo also flies together at times with the P-51 as a Heritage Flight. Additionally, we typically will have a home practice sortie to make sure we as a team remain at our very best for the next airshow. Any time you take two F-22 Raptors anywhere, there is a lot of behind the scenes logistics from security to maintenance equipment that needs to be coordinated. When the Demonstration Team is not on the road, we are focused on getting ourselves ready to go for the next airshow. > When you are not performing as a Demo pilot, what do you do, how does your week look like? This typically ends up being a Major that has already completed two assignments and has demonstrated the capability and has earned the trust of Air Force Leadership. With there only being one F-22 Demo Pilot selected every 2 years, the competition is tight and the USAF is looking for an experienced F-22 Instructor Pilot. How a pilot can become an F-22 Demonstration pilot? Any criterium? The chemistry of the team was the best I have seen in my Air Force Career and we had the chance to influence the next generation through a number of High Schools and College visits. COPYRIGHT © ACC F-22 Demo Team It is almost end of the season, tell us please about the 2017, what year was it for the team?Ģ017 was an incredible year for the F-22 Demonstration Team as we had the opportunity to showcase the Raptor on a global scale with 5 international airshows in Avalon, Australia….Fairford, UK….Seoul, Korea….Bagotville, Canada….and Toronto, Canada. The F-22 Raptor Demonstration team is made up of 19 people and we typically take 8 people on the road to each show. F-22 Raptor enjoys a supreme advantage in the skies and there is no other jet a fighter pilot would rather be flying in. The F-22 Raptor is the USAF’s only 5th Generation “Combat” Fighter that combines Stealth, Supercruise, sensor fused avionics, and highly agile maneuvering together to become the world’s greatest aircraft. The team began in 2007 and we typically fly at around 22 Airshows a year. The Mission of the F-22 Demonstration Team is go around the world demonstrating the amazing 5th generation capabilities of the F-22 Raptor, while inspiring the next generation of Airman. On my last year, I was selected to become the Commander of the United States Air Force’s F-22 Demonstration Team and took over the team in 2016.ĬOPYRIGHT © ACC F-22 Demo Team What is the F-22 Demonstration Team, tell us its history.
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My first assignment was in the 94th Fighter Squadron for 4 years, then I went back to the school house for my second assignment in the F-22, the 43rd Fighter Squadron. At the end of pilot training I was selected for the F-22 Basic Course and became the first Lieutenant ever to fly the F-22 Raptor. After graduating Clemson University and their Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), I was selected for Pilot Training where I flew the T-6 and then the T-38 Talon. I always wanted to be a pilot following in the footsteps of my Papa who flew F-4s and my Uncle who flew F-16s. Maj Dan “Rock” Dickinson, grew up in South Carolina and went to Clemson University.