BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
COMMAND
AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
COMMAND HANDBOOK 11-210
04 FEBRUARY 2020
Flying Operations
ROAD TO WINGS
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing web site at www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasibility restrictions on this publication
OPR: HQ AETC/SEF
Supersedes: AETCH11-209,
18 January 2006;
AETCH11-210,
13 March 2006
Certified by: HQ AETC/SE
(Colonel David Hornyak)
Pages: 178
This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 11-2, Aircrew Operations and
AFPD 91-2, Safety Programs. It provides flight training activities with a source of lessons
learned from over 40 years of aircraft accidents in the T-1, T-6, T-37, and T-38 aircraft. This
publication does not apply to Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command units. Ensure
that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained IAW
Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of IAW Air Force
Records Information Management System (AFRIMS) Records Disposition Schedule (RDS).
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary
Responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route
AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate functional chain of command. This
publication may not be supplemented or further implemented/extended. The use of the name or
mark of any specific manufacturer, commercial product, commodity, or service in this
publication does not imply endorsement by the Air Force.
FOREWARD
The “Road to Wings” series is a journey in Air Force undergraduate flight training mishaps since
1972…how they happened, why they happened, and most importantly, the lessons learned from
those mishaps. Whether you are a student attending undergraduate flying training or an
experienced 3,000+ hour aviator employing the world’s most advanced aircraft, “Road to
Wings” offers all of us the opportunity to learn from past mistakes and improve our airmanship.
