Official T-6B Texan II Instructor Pilot Patches

Official T-6B Texan II Instructor Pilot Patch — T-6B Primary Flight Training Instructor Embroidered Patch

The hands that shape naval aviators — T-6B Instructor Pilots.

The T-6B Texan II Instructor Pilot patch identifies qualified instructor pilots who teach the next generation of naval aviators in the primary phase of flight training. The T-6B is a single-engine turboprop trainer that every Navy and Marine Corps student naval aviator must master before advancing to more advanced aircraft, and the instructors who fly from the right seat are the foundation upon which every naval aviation career is built.

The Beechcraft T-6B Texan II replaced the venerable T-34C Turbo Mentor as the Navy's primary trainer, bringing a modern glass cockpit, pressurized cabin, and ejection seats to the primary training environment. T-6B instructor pilots are experienced aviators drawn from fleet squadrons across all aircraft communities — former fighter pilots, helicopter pilots, maritime patrol aviators, and more — who bring their operational experience to the training command. IPs evaluate students on everything from basic airwork and aerobatics to instrument flying and formation flight, with the authority to determine which students advance and which are attrited from the program. Every naval aviator who earns their Wings of Gold owes their start to a T-6B IP.

This patch represents the instructors who forge the fleet's future aviators.

Perfect For: T-6B instructor pilots, primary flight training veterans, Training Air Wing personnel, and naval aviation training enthusiasts.

Forging aviators — T-6B IP.