User blog comment:Rampantlion513/REPORT: You will not be able to fly the AC-130 in Armored Kill/@comment-67.175.117.179-20120609153627/@comment-72.173.243.205-20120612164759

Actually, If you'll look at the screenshot (Sorry if these don't show it, but I've seen one somewhere.) There are literally only two seats in the ship. So you may actually be able to walk around the hangar and jump off. Either that, or it just launches you off when you spawn.