Pilot training includes Precommissioning Training (OCS), Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT), Jungle Survival Training (JST), Advanced Pilot Training (APT) and Upgrading, Continuation and Proficoency Training. In addition, Military Pilots are given special weapon courses, and some are trained as Pilot Instructors (PI).
Each of the pilot training courses has a prescribed syllabus with a specific number of hours scheduled for ground school classroom work, flying training, simulator and the actual flying.
To earn your entry into the any Air Force Pilot Training, you must:
- Be a Citizen.
- Pass an Air Force medical examination at a military medical facility.
- Receive a good grades in Higher Secondary School or Polytechnic Diploma.
- Be of good moral character (as determined by a favorable record with law enforcement authorities).
Facts: For an individual to obtain a Private Pilot License (PPL), it would cost him about USD$20,000 for about 45 to 60 flying hours in a commercial flying school. Which includes passing 7 written exams, completing an extensive solo cross country flight (minimum cumulative solo flight time is 10 hours), and successfully demonstrating flying skills to an examiner during a flight test or checkride (including an oral exam).
Facts: It takes 24 weeks and USD$200,000 for the military to train a UAV pilot from scratch.
Facts: On average, it cost the state (country) about USD$1.5 Million (for a 2-year military aviator training to earn their wings) to train a Military Pilot and another USD$1 Million (1-year advance training) for Fighter Pilot. It cost about USD$5,000 to keep a fighter jet (F-16) or attack helicopter (Apache) in the air for an hour.
Note: Note: "Student Attrition" is usually understood to mean the percentage of students who fail to complete a course. In the base case, a one percent attrition rate appears as 0.99, the graduating fraction. As this fraction was varied, the number entering students was changed just enough to provide a constant number of graduates.
Updated On: 15.02.24