ken
the horible thing is that if you have a country going from a outdated AC to a newer AC then you will have costs (lots that the US would wright off) to upgrade the fleet. but the biggest cost would be taken care of (trained high preformance pilots). but if NZ ever tried to get back into the jet fighter game i cant see it. not unless OZ or the US flipped the bill. we are talking about at least 1B. for a squadron of FA-18s (planes, spairs, vehicles, mechanics, pilots, upgraded air fields, hard stands, hardened bunkers, etc...) thats what some lefties forget about. ow if we ever need a airforce we will just form one....... the question is .... from what????
its like the iraqi army, everyone wants the iraqi army to stand up so we can go home.... problem is that it takes 5 years of training for a good NCO, 10 years for a CPT, and 15 years for a good general. and the fact is thats just for infantry and armor.
dave
through venting
