T-45 Goshawk Flight Instructor 1000-Hour Leather Badge

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T-45 Goshawk Instructor 1000 Hour Leather Patch — A Thousand Hours of Making Naval Aviators

One thousand hours in the Goshawk means you’ve shaped more carrier pilots than most people have met.

The T-45C Goshawk is the Navy and Marine Corps’ carrier-capable advanced jet trainer, and the instructor pilots who fly it are responsible for turning student naval aviators into fleet-ready strike pilots. Reaching 1,000 hours in the T-45 means years spent in the back seat of a tandem cockpit, teaching formation flying, carrier qualifications, air combat maneuvering, and instrument procedures — all while trusting a student with your life on every trap. This leather patch marks the kind of experience that can only be earned one sortie at a time, from the pattern at NAS Kingsville or Meridian to the deck of a carrier.

Perfect For: T-45 instructor pilots, 1000-hour Goshawk veterans, CNATRA instructors, and naval aviation milestone patch collectors.

A thousand hours in the Goshawk — every future fighter pilot started with you in the back seat.

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