Todjaeger
Potstirrer
I am seeking information on the pilot selection and training practices employed by the ADF and NZDF. I have checked by the ADF/RAAF/ARMY/RAN and RNZAF websites and I am looking for additional information. Listed below is what I am aware of, if there are any errors please correct me.
In the ADF, all pilot selection is managed by the RAAF.
The RAN only has helicopters in the Fleet Air Army.
Army uses helicopters and some small fixed wing aircraft (Beech King Air 200s)
RAAF uses fixed wing multi-engine jets and props, and also has fast jets.
Basic flight training (for fixed wing, no idea on helicopter) is conducted for Australia using CT-4 Airtrainers owed & operated by BAE Systems. From there, at least for the RAAF, flight training moves onto the PC-9/A. Hawk 127 LIF are also a part of some flight training programs.
For the ADF, what I'm interested in finding out is the following.
Are the helicopter pilots (especially the Army pilots) also qualified to fly fixed wing aircraft? In the RAAF, are any pilots also helicopter qualified. Also, are multi-engine pilots able to fly the fast jets like the Hornet, Hawk or F-111. And vice versa, can the fast jet pilots fly the Boeing 707, C-130 or AP-3Cs. Finally, can someone list the training path one would follow and the training time needed to fly the different types of aircraft.
I have similar questions for the RNZAF. With this however, I'm aware that all pilots undergo initial training on the fixed-wing CT-4 Airtrainer for 34 weeks. Once that is completed pilots would then be trained in either helicopter flight using the Sioux or multi-engine flight using King Air 200s. In the RNZAF, are the pilots cross trained so that multi-engine pilots can fly helicopters and again, vice versa.
In the ADF, all pilot selection is managed by the RAAF.
The RAN only has helicopters in the Fleet Air Army.
Army uses helicopters and some small fixed wing aircraft (Beech King Air 200s)
RAAF uses fixed wing multi-engine jets and props, and also has fast jets.
Basic flight training (for fixed wing, no idea on helicopter) is conducted for Australia using CT-4 Airtrainers owed & operated by BAE Systems. From there, at least for the RAAF, flight training moves onto the PC-9/A. Hawk 127 LIF are also a part of some flight training programs.
For the ADF, what I'm interested in finding out is the following.
Are the helicopter pilots (especially the Army pilots) also qualified to fly fixed wing aircraft? In the RAAF, are any pilots also helicopter qualified. Also, are multi-engine pilots able to fly the fast jets like the Hornet, Hawk or F-111. And vice versa, can the fast jet pilots fly the Boeing 707, C-130 or AP-3Cs. Finally, can someone list the training path one would follow and the training time needed to fly the different types of aircraft.
I have similar questions for the RNZAF. With this however, I'm aware that all pilots undergo initial training on the fixed-wing CT-4 Airtrainer for 34 weeks. Once that is completed pilots would then be trained in either helicopter flight using the Sioux or multi-engine flight using King Air 200s. In the RNZAF, are the pilots cross trained so that multi-engine pilots can fly helicopters and again, vice versa.