The solo student is preparing to qualify as a "Tailhooker" by landing on the USS Lexington. "Hitting the Boat" - solo student in the Rockwell T-2C Buckeye goes aboard AVT-16, the USS Lexington, for the first time to qualify as a "Tailhooker". The T-2 Buckeye has introduced fledgling Naval aviators to jet aviation since its single engine debut in 1959 and in its twin-engine form since 1965.

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