Air Force: Training

(asked on 17th April 2023) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is theĀ average length of time between trainee pilots completing armed forces-flying training and joining an operational conversion unit in relation to (1) fast jets, (2) multi-engine heavy lift aircraft, and (3) rotary wing aircraft.


Answered by
Baroness Goldie Portrait
Baroness Goldie
This question was answered on 2nd May 2023

As of March 2023, the average length of time between trainee pilots completing the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) and joining an operational conversion unit is:

Fast Jet - 22 months.

Multi-engine - 11 months

Rotary Wing - 14 months.

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