# Can the second military jet's pilot (navigator? Weapons specialist?) fly the jet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 2, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-second-military-jets-pilot-navigator-weapons-specialist-fly-the-jet/633412 "2012-09-02T02:33:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-second-military-jets-pilot-navigator-weapons-specialist-fly-the-jet/633412/21 "2012-09-02T17:48:03Z")
My USAFA '86 brother needed eyeglasses, so became a WSO on an FB-111. He chose that plane because it’s one of the few (only?) supersonics that sits side by side. I can’t recall if he had a stick at his seat. Anyone know? ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-second-military-jets-pilot-navigator-weapons-specialist-fly-the-jet/633412/22 "2012-09-02T19:33:36Z")
If [these photos](http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=f+111+cockpit+pictures&view=detail&id=D50ED9AC528B37335E121B61C42D36C4278C064E&first=1) aren’t lying, then yes. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-second-military-jets-pilot-navigator-weapons-specialist-fly-the-jet/633412/23 "2012-09-02T20:09:35Z")
Cool, I wasn’t sure, thanks. After a few years in that, my brother got a vision waver and went to UPT (Undergrad Pilot Training) and got a seat in the 16. That’s got to be a great job. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-second-military-jets-pilot-navigator-weapons-specialist-fly-the-jet/633412.md?page=1)