Air Force Pilots?

M4A1 · Post by **M4A1** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 7:11 pm

Herc Driver, thanks, your job sound very fun, you get to travel everywhere and fly alot!

How does it work if you go into the Air Force with flying experience? Do you just not train as much as the others, or do most of them already have a PPL?

Also, if you did not go through flight training, who or what decided what you flew?

And what decides where you are based, are there many bases around Canada, do you choose, or someone else?

Thanks.

TheCheez · Post by **TheCheez** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:16 pm

When you join it depends how much flying experience you have and where you got it to bypass the primary flight training course.

I have an aviation diploma so I don't go(even if I want to, they flat out wont send me)

Another guy here had 1200 hours instructor and various twins and he went, but was on the advance course which skips a few basics.

Your skill decides what you fly. They give you the chance to ask what you want but unless you're the top of the class nothing's guaranteed. Top 1 or 2 if they're good enough and the seats are available go fighters, and the rest are split multi engine and helo. Helo is generally the middle of the class but they make sure that some of the top guys go to multi engines as well.

Where you are based is also the military who decides ultimately. You can ask, and if you have a compelling reason your chances will improved, but in the end if they need pilots at X base and your name comes up then you're heading out. Theres only a few choices for each type though. Fighters you'll be in Cold Lake or Bagot, Hercs in Winnipeg/Trenton, Maritime Helo Halifax/Victoria etc etc. Obviously you can't go to Victoria if you're a Hornet pilot.

Hope this helps.

gryphon · Post by **gryphon** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:09 am

Don't forget about Greenwood for Hercs as well!!
Also, top one or two generally (but not always) will get their choice...not just jets (insert jet jock bashing from a rotorhead here). Of late, they've been trying to split the courses in thirds and award the slots evenly throughout the thirds....I know plenty of guys flying jets who didn't end up top of the course.

hz2p · Post by **hz2p** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:00 pm

Hey clunkdriver, I don't want to mention any names, but do you remember a guy who used to fly a CF-100 solo out west? A real character.

Pugster · Post by **Pugster** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 9:55 am

A question for you CF guys;

I was chatting with a buddy who is on course in Moose Jaw and he was telling me that he logs Harvard time as "jet" time because the aircraft was designed to mimic jet performance and systems very closely...

Is that BS?

scotothedoublet · Post by **scotothedoublet** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 7:08 pm

Unless the logbooks in MJ have changed there is no column for "jet time", so if he's logging it as jet time, he's doing so silently in his head...and he's wrong.

gryphon · Post by **gryphon** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:40 am

Scot is right....no distinction in log book between jet and non jet, logged just like civvy time....only add on in my log book is for NVG.

Tiger Lead · Post by **Tiger Lead** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:30 am

Hello to all the old TBM drivers. Wondering if there is any on the site and would like to get in touch.
Tiger Lead

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