Herk For Life: Test Pilot Hits 10,000 Flight Hours in the C-130 Oct. 3, 2024 | By David Roza Gary Hogg, a former Air Force lieutenant colonel and current test pilot at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., recently eclipsed 10,000 hours flying the C-130, equivalent to about 416 days, spread across a 41-year career.