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Maj. Shin Kun-woo of the Air Force’s 122nd Fighter Squadron was named the Top Gun pilot for 2011, the Air Force announced Thursday.
The Air Force has named a Top Gun pilot each year since 1979. The top pilot is selected based on their performance over a period of one year.
The selection criteria include flight experience, level of professional knowledge, physical fitness and operational experience.
The pilots are also judged on their performance in live-fire drills.
According to the Air Force, Shin scored 861.2 points out of a possible 1,000 points to be named this year’s Top Gun pilot.
The Air Force added that Shin also scored the highest points in this year’s live-fire drill to be named the best pilot among those who fly F-15K fighter jets.
Shin graduated from the Korea Air Force Academy and was commissioned in 1997. Shin has been piloting an F-15K since 2007, and currently serves as a flight leader in the 122nd Fighter Squadron.
Shin has clocked 2.400 hours of flight time, including time in an F-4D, during which he received a chief of staff award, the Air Force said.
By Choi He-suk (cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)
The Air Force has named a Top Gun pilot each year since 1979. The top pilot is selected based on their performance over a period of one year.
The selection criteria include flight experience, level of professional knowledge, physical fitness and operational experience.
The pilots are also judged on their performance in live-fire drills.
According to the Air Force, Shin scored 861.2 points out of a possible 1,000 points to be named this year’s Top Gun pilot.
The Air Force added that Shin also scored the highest points in this year’s live-fire drill to be named the best pilot among those who fly F-15K fighter jets.
Shin graduated from the Korea Air Force Academy and was commissioned in 1997. Shin has been piloting an F-15K since 2007, and currently serves as a flight leader in the 122nd Fighter Squadron.
Shin has clocked 2.400 hours of flight time, including time in an F-4D, during which he received a chief of staff award, the Air Force said.
By Choi He-suk (cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)
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Articles by Korea Herald
