@25anddiedΒ asked “Seeing as the T-38 is being retired soon, is it possible 38s will be available to, probably very wealthy, civil pilots”?

If you’re adventurous and you have a few extra hundreds of thousands of dollars, you too could be a proud own of a T-38 Talon A model, just like I flew. Β Notice I didn’t say millions. Β You don’t have to be ridiculously rich, just really really rich to fly one of these. Β Also, you’re going to blow through about 3000 pounds of jet fuel in an hour, which is about 450 gallons, or $2300. Β And you’re not going to get much more than that each flight. Β I wouldn’t even dare to venture into the cost of insurance but I’m sure it puts your Maserati insurance costs to shame. Β 


I do know a guy who is totally qualified to teach you how to fly your civilian T-38. Β Huggy (many will recognize the name) has a type rating in that (along with just about everything else). Β As for me, I’ll just relive it through videos like this, tearing it up over Mount Lassen.

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