The Raptor is among the fleet of aircraft ... retiring its aging F-15 Eagle fighters. The F-22 Raptor was taking part in “routine training” when it made the emergency landing at the airbase.
See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own.
Flying an airplane is a challenging skill on its own. Civilians need over 40 hours of flight training to receive their pilot ...