We heard that the Swedish air force's fighter pilot training program has its pilots going directly to jets, without going through prop-based primary pilot training. The only pilots that train on prop-based training are those that fly props, like transports and AEW aircraft.
The following site appears to support this assertion: http://www.canit.se/~griffon/aviation/text/fv_train.htm
Does anyone here know of any other air force that does things this way? Are there any advantages or disadvantages to this mode of training?
Our discussion about this can be found here:
http://timawa.net/forum/index.php/topic,12870.0.html
The following site appears to support this assertion: http://www.canit.se/~griffon/aviation/text/fv_train.htm
Does anyone here know of any other air force that does things this way? Are there any advantages or disadvantages to this mode of training?
Our discussion about this can be found here:
http://timawa.net/forum/index.php/topic,12870.0.html