What is MAGS?
Purpose: Provide lessons on theory, principles and procedures of flying
Duration: 6 weeks
Location: RAF Cranwell
Content:
- Flight Regs
- Flight Planning
- Theory of Flight
- Aviation weather (From Met)
What is after MAGS?
Survival Training
What is EFT?
Purpose: Take someone who’s never been in a plane to solo
Duration: 18 Weeks (27 Live / 30 sim)
Location: RAF Cranwell & Barkston Heath / 3FTS / 57 SQN
Aircraft: Prefect T1 or Tutor
Content:
- Prefect specific ground school
- General handling
- Instrument flying
- Navigation
What is Fast Jet Lead In?
Purpose: Prep EFT Grads for FJ Training
Duration: 12 weeks (31 live / 12 sim)
Location: RAF Cranwell - 3FTS / 57 SQN
Aircraft: Prefect T1
Content:
- Teach more formation and flying under pressure
What is Basic Fast Jet Training?
Duration: 36 Weeks (76 live / 64 sim)
Location: RAF Valley / 4FTS / 72 SQN
Aircraft: Texan T1
Content:
- Ground School
- General Handling
- Instrument Flying
- Flying near limits
What is Advanced Fast Jet Training?
Purpose: Train Students up to FJ OCU
Duration: 54 weeks (80 live, 80 sim)
Location: RAF Valley / 4FTS / 25 SQN and 4 SQN
Content:
- Ground School
- General Handling, Night flying, emergencies (25 SQN)
- Tactics and Weapons, Combat manoeuvres (4 SQN)
Where else can you complete fast Jet Training?
Qatar - Then do Qatari Hawk at Leeming
America - Shepard Air Base (MJEPTS)
Italy - One year after Valley
What is Multi-Engine Lead in?
Duration: 10 Weeks (15 live, 15 sim)
Location: RAF Cranwell
Aircraft: Prefect T1
Content:
- Teach multi-crew skills
What is Multi-Engine Pilot Training?
Purpose: Train from EFT to ME OCU
Duration: 44 weeks (53 live / 107 sim)
Location: RAF Cranwell / 3FTS / 45 SQN
Aircraft: Phenom T1
Content:
- Ground School 4 weeks (flight planning)
- General Handling
- Basic Instrument Flying
-Night Flying
What is Basic Rotary Training?
Duration: 25 Weeks
Location: RAF Shawbury / 1 FTS / 60 SQN
Aircraft: Juno
Content:
- Basic Rotary wing skills
- Emergency Handling
- First Solo
What is Advanced Rotary Training?
Duration: 25 weeks
Location: RAF Shawbury / 1FTS / 60 SQN
Aircraft: Juno or Jupiter
Content:
- Multi Crew
- Advanced Flying
Explain the RPAS Stream
9 Months @ Waddington, 54 SQN
Where is the Typhoon OCU?
RAF Coningsby, 29 SQN, 3-4months
Where is the F-35 OCU?
RAF Marham, 207 SQN
Where are the Multi’s OCU’s?
- Voyager, A400, C17 - Brize
- Poseidon - Lossiemouth
- Other ISR - Waddington
Where is Rotary OCU?
Chinook - RAF Benson
Explain Phase 4 Training
- QFI
- Weapons Instructor
- Qualified multi engine tactics instructor
- Qualified Helicopter Tactics Instructor
