(U.S. Air Force photo by Dan Hawkins)Royal Air Force Flight Lt. Darren French, Pilot Training Next 2.0 instructor pilot and the RAF's senior national representative, highlights virtual-reality headset capabilities to British Army Col. Paddy Logan (center), assistant director for flying training for RAF Headquarters 22 Group, and RAF Squadron Leader Steve Smith (left) at the PTN facility at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Austin, Texas, March 18, 2019. The RAF has both a student-pilot and an instructor-pilot participating in the class as they look to introduce PTN lessons learned into their flying training pipeline. By Dan Hawkins, Air Education and Training Command

“The RAF needs to reduce the time it takes to train a pilot, as well as increase our overall pilot numbers,” said British Army Col. Paddy Logan, assistant director for flying training of the Headquarters 22 Group. Royal Air Force Flight Officer, Syd Janota (bottom), Pilot Training Next 2.0 student, observes a fellow student flying a virtual-reality training sortie at the PTN facility at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Austin, Texas, March 18, 2019. Royal Air Force Flight Lt. Darren French (left), Pilot Training Next 2.0 instructor pilot and the RAF's senior national representative, briefs British Army Col. Paddy Logan (center), assistant director for flying training for RAF Headquarters 22 Group, on technology lessons learned at the PTN facility at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Austin, Texas, March 18, 2019. References. The RAF has both a student-pilot and an instructor-pilot participating in the class as they look to introduce PTN lessons learned into their flying training pipeline.

Advanced Jet Training (AJT): 54 weeks, and 94 flying hours. We provide advice, guidance, support, and information on a wide range of military- and fitness-related topics. After a visit in May 2018 to the Pilot Training Next facility in Austin and facing a pilot shortage, the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force is taking innovation to the next level with the inclusion of a student and an instructor pilot in the second iteration, ... RAF partners with PTN to innovate pilot training pipeline.

Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. We provide advice, guidance, support, and information on a wide range of military- and fitness-related topics.Royal Air Force (RAF) flying trainees undergo a number of phases of training during the process of becoming a RAF pilot.Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. RAF partners with PTN to innovate pilot training pipeline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dan Hawkins)Royal Air Force Flight Lt. Darren French (left), Pilot Training Next 2.0 instructor pilot and the RAF's senior national representative, briefs British Army Col. Paddy Logan (center), assistant director for flying training for RAF Headquarters 22 Group, on technology lessons learned at the PTN facility at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Austin, Texas, March 18, 2019. The RAF is participating in PTN's second iteration in an effort to accelerate learning and increase pilot production. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dan Hawkins)It’s been said that “seeing is believing” and after a visit last May to the Pilot Training Next facility in Austin and facing a pilot shortage, the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force is taking innovation to the next level with the inclusion of a student and an instructor pilot in the second iteration of the class. An overview of the training pathways: FOI – RAF Pilot Pipeline, Phases of Training Diagrams. By Dan Hawkins, Air Education and Training Command / Published March 30, 2019 / Published March 30, 2019

Operational Conversion Unit (OCU): N/A, and 52 flying hours.

Basic Fast Jet Training (BFJT): 43 weeks, and 108 flying hours. Royal Air Force Mildenhall

“Our (RAF) chief of the air staff has given us the go–ahead to push the envelope and innovate our pilot-training pipeline. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Fast-jet: Fast-jet training lasts ~2 years and you will initially fly the Texan at RAF Valley, after which you will be awarded your Pilot flying badge – known as ‘wings’.

FOI 2017/02469 dated 21 April 2017.