From what I remember I don't think so. When I was based at RNZAF Wigram they didn't appear to do formal jump training. Certainly can't remember any talk of the flyboy trainees going to PTSU at Whenuapai to learn they completely unnatural act of jumping out of a completely serviceable aircraft.During the period when basic fixed trainers didn’t have ejections seats; was it common for air arms to require trainee pilots to have jump training?
When I did my first flight in a Harvard I was given rudimentary instruction on how to exit the aircraft without hitting the tail plane and verbal instruction on when to pull the ripcord, plus a quick indication of how to land, feet together and knees bent. Later in my career for a time I had to do regular flights in ejection seat aircraft I did a aviation med Coase at Base Auckland, including time in the altitude chamber and had training in the correct posture when ejecting . What training the pilots had I don't know. The only other comment was a pilot saying during a preflight briefing that if he said EJECT and I said WHAT I would be talking to myself. That aircraft did not have command ejection.From what I remember I don't think so. When I was based at RNZAF Wigram they didn't appear to do formal jump training. Certainly can't remember any talk of the flyboy trainees going to PTSU at Whenuapai to learn they completely unnatural act of jumping out of a completely serviceable aircraft.
When I did my Harvard jollies the briefing was much the same with the added admonition to avoid fence posts. I never had the pleasure of doing an flights in aircraft fitted with bang seats. Definitely couldn't go in an A-4 because my legs are to long and I have left the lower halves behind banging out because they wouldn't cleared the instrument panel.When I did my first flight in a Harvard I was given rudimentary instruction on how to exit the aircraft without hitting the tail plane and verbal instruction on when to pull the ripcord, plus a quick indication of how to land, feet together and knees bent. Later in my career for a time I had to do regular flights in ejection seat aircraft I did a aviation med Coase at Base Auckland, including time in the altitude chamber and had training in the correct posture when ejecting . What training the pilots had I don't know. The only other comment was a pilot saying during a preflight briefing that if he said EJECT and I said WHAT I would be talking to myself. That aircraft did not have command ejection.
T bird was fine for long legged buggers as mine were also long ( longer than my youngest son who is 6ft 3in ) and I was ok for a T bird but miles too long for a solo bird.When I did my Harvard jollies the briefing was much the same with the added admonition to avoid fence posts. I never had the pleasure of doing an flights in aircraft fitted with bang seats. Definitely couldn't go in an A-4 because my legs are to long and I have left the lower halves behind banging out because they wouldn't cleared the instrument panel.