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    514 FLTS performs Functional Check Flights [Image 4 of 8]

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    514 FLTS performs Functional Check Flights

    HILL AFB, UTAH, UNITED STATES

    03.23.2021

    Photo by Alex R. Lloyd 

    Hill Air Force Base

    After departing the active runway and retracting his aircrafts landing gear, Maj. Justin “Poker” Choate, 514th Flight Test Squadron F-16 test pilot, levels off to gain airspeed prior to performing the maximum climb to altitude during a functional check flight from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Mar. 22, 2021. Known as an FCF or Zoom flight, these flights are a performed by 514 FLTS crews to insure that aircraft being repaired or modified by the Ogden Air Logistics Complex meet safety standards and are ready to be returned to squadrons around the world following depot maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

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    Date Taken: 03.23.2021
    Date Posted: 03.24.2021 11:50
    Photo ID: 6569173
    VIRIN: 210323-F-EI321-0026
    Resolution: 1800x1013
    Size: 1.74 MB
    Location: HILL AFB, UTAH, US

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