· ICAO24 ae1425· last seen 21d ago

05-6208 is a Raytheon Texan 2, a single-engine turboprop. SkyMeter has tracked 1,072 flights totalling 1,158 hours of airtime via ADS-B across 134 callsigns. The most frequent segment is KRND to KRND. Service window in our records spans 429 days. Of those flights, 374 (34.9%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Raytheon Texan 2 has a 33 ft wingspan, a maximum takeoff weight of 6,500 lb.

About the Raytheon Texan 2

The Beechcraft T-6A Texan II is the primary flight trainer for the United States Air Force and Navy, a single-engine turboprop that replaced the venerable T-37 Tweet and T-34 Mentor beginning in the early 2000s. Built by Beechcraft (now Textron Aviation) and derived from the Swiss Pilatus PC-9, the T-6A was selected through the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System competition in 1995 and entered service in 2000. It represents a generational leap in training capability, combining a glass cockpit with heads-up display, ejection seats, and a pressurized cabin, features that better prepare student pilots for modern fast jets and transports.

The aircraft's 1,100-shaft-horsepower Pratt & Whitney PT6A-68 engine delivers performance that bridges the gap between initial flight training and advanced tactical aircraft, with a top speed around 270 knots and service ceiling of 31,000 feet. The T-6A can pull +7/-3.5 G and perform aerobatic maneuvers including loops, rolls, and spins, giving students genuine tactical maneuvering experience. Beyond the U.S.

military, the Texan II has been exported to more than a dozen allied air forces including Greece, Israel, Canada, and the United Kingdom, where it serves as the backbone of NATO Flying Training in Canada. The type has proven exceptionally reliable in the demanding training environment, logging millions of flight hours across thousands of sorties annually at bases like Vance AFB, Laughlin AFB, and NAS Whiting Field. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.

FLIGHTS
1,072
all time
FLOWN HOURS
1,158
tracked time
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AIRPORTS VISITED
48
unique
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CALLSIGNS
134
78 routes
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SERVICE PERIOD
05/27/2025 → 07/30/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
34.9%
374 flagged

Top routes

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Aircraft specifications

Raytheon Texan 2

Engines
Single Turboprop
Vref (approach)
103 kt
Vmo
270 kt
MTOW
6,500 lb
Wingspan
33 ft
Length
33 ft
Wake category
Light

Recent flights

Newest 50 operations of 05-6208

50
07/29/2026
1h 37m
△ Low approach-stability score
07/28/2026
2h 1m
⤓ Emergency descent
07/27/2026
46m
△ Low approach-stability score
07/24/2026
1h 17m
△ Low approach-stability score
07/24/2026
10m
△ Low approach-stability score
07/22/2026
1h 40m
△ Low approach-stability score
07/22/2026
1h 53m
△ Low approach-stability score
07/20/2026
51m
△ Low approach-stability score
07/20/2026
1h 40m
△ Low approach-stability score
07/20/2026
1h 35m
△ Low approach-stability score
07/09/2026
1h 22m
△ Low approach-stability score
07/01/2026
33m
△ Low approach-stability score
07/01/2026
1h 27m
△ Low approach-stability score
06/30/2026
1h 17m
△ Low approach-stability score
06/26/2026
1h 19m
△ Low approach-stability score
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