(Another AV8RSTUFF Creation): The 41st Flying Training Squadron (41FTS) is part of the 14th Flying Training Wing based at Columbus AFB, MS. It operates Beechcraft T-6 Texan II aircraft conducting flight training. The squadron’s mission is to train future Air Force military aviators in Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Phase 2 in the T-6A. Additionally, the 41FTS trains several foreign military pilots each year in the T-6, through both Foreign Military Sales program and the international Aviation Leadership Program. To accomplish its mission, the squadron annually flies over 17,200 sorties and 22,000 flight hours. The squadron also qualifies and sustains 80Ð90 mission-ready T-6 instructor pilots. This is the patch awarded to those who obtain 1000 Hours of flying in the T-6 and does come with velcro attached.
