what is a typical working week for an RAF pilot?
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interested to know what a typical week looks like for an RAF pilot - perhaps no such thing as "typical" and will vary I imagine depending on type... FJ, twin, rotary etc etc but what does a week constitute. daily flying?, training?, briefings?..
no agenda, just interested and I know (from current threads) a number of serving and ex-aircrew frequently visit so have asked the question.
no agenda, just interested and I know (from current threads) a number of serving and ex-aircrew frequently visit so have asked the question.
BerksBoy said:
interested to know what a typical week looks like for an RAF pilot - perhaps no such thing as "typical" and will vary I imagine depending on type... FJ, twin, rotary etc etc but what does a week constitute. daily flying?, training?, briefings?..
no agenda, just interested and I know (from current threads) a number of serving and ex-aircrew frequently visit so have asked the question.
It's....um....Friday afternoon. You might not find many of them around. no agenda, just interested and I know (from current threads) a number of serving and ex-aircrew frequently visit so have asked the question.
It depends what sort of unit they're in what sort of aircraft they're flying.
Virtually the world over FJ pilots fly 250 - 300 hrs pa. Experience has determined that that's about the minimum required to retain competency - and for FJs forces are looking to operate them at the minimum level required so as to remain within budget allocations, stretch service life and mimimse spares utilisation. Fast Jet units do not operate with a blank cheque.
With very heavily rationed flight time FJ pilots will then be routinely given other "time-filling" exercises e.g related to process improvement, survival training, sports tournaments, recruitment work, equipment review etc.
Someone in a logistics wing will no doubt have a very difference experience with higher flight hours and perhaps more ad hoc operations.
Virtually the world over FJ pilots fly 250 - 300 hrs pa. Experience has determined that that's about the minimum required to retain competency - and for FJs forces are looking to operate them at the minimum level required so as to remain within budget allocations, stretch service life and mimimse spares utilisation. Fast Jet units do not operate with a blank cheque.
With very heavily rationed flight time FJ pilots will then be routinely given other "time-filling" exercises e.g related to process improvement, survival training, sports tournaments, recruitment work, equipment review etc.
Someone in a logistics wing will no doubt have a very difference experience with higher flight hours and perhaps more ad hoc operations.
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