London, UK: Defence IQ has released its annual Military Flight Training Sector Report 2014 - 2015, Vigilance can report.
The report is split into two sections; Part I of the Report offers a consolidated outline of the world’s fixed-wing and rotary training aircraft, listing nation-by-nation inventories and requirements alongside future plans. Part II provides an analysis of exclusive data generated through a comprehensive survey of the military flight training community.
As an exclusive feature of this year’s report, Defence IQ conducted a survey of the flight training community and their findings include:
- More than three quarters (77%) of military respondents indicated their current flight training systems will not be sufficient to meet requirements in the next 10-20 years.
- The need to improve integration of simulated and live flying training was identified as the key priority for the flight training community over the next 10-20 years.
- Almost exactly half of respondents (49%) suggested that 5-15% was the widely accepted attrition rate in undergraduate flying training.
- Situational awareness and decision making was identified as the most important skill to succeed in 5th generation training.
The 54-page report has been coordinated with the forthcoming 14th Annual Military Flight Training event, which is set to take place on March 24-26 in London, UK.
Speakers line-up include: Air Vice Marshal Andrew Turner, Air Officer Commanding 22 (Training) Group, Royal Air Force and General Robin Rand, Commander, Air Education & Training Command, US Air Force.