1. Nato Handbook 2018

If you fantasize about flying a T-38, wonder how the Air Force teaches instrument flying, or like to read memoranda that update superceded memoranda, check out the publications (in PDF format) available at:(You'll have to accept the certificate when your browser asks.)The most useful manual for those of us not in the warbird community is probably Instrument Flight Procedures, the Air Force equivalent to the FAA's Instrument Flying Handbook.But OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR AIRCRAFT CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS somehow seems especially appropriate.

NATO Flight Training in Canada (NFTC) is a military program for and allied air forces provided by the.Located at, 15 Wing, in Saskatchewan and 4 Wing, in Alberta, the program is delivered as a cooperative operation between a civilian contractor, (CAE Training Centres), and the (RCAF).Two types of aircraft are flown at NFTC: the and the. NFTC training consists of Phases II, III, and IV. Phase II is subdivided into IIA and IIB.All pilots in the NFTC program undertake Phase IIA (Basic Pilot Training), which consists of 95.1 flying hours on the. After Phase IIA, students are split into 3 streams: fast-jet trainees (future instructors and/or fighter pilots); multi-engine trainees; and helicopter trainees.Those moving on to Phase III training on the and Multi-Engine tracks go to in Manitoba. Those selected for the Fast track complete Phase IIB (another 45 flying hours on the Harvard II).

Fast-jet candidates then move on to Phase III in Moose Jaw (69.8 flying hours). At the completion of Phase III, pilots are awarded their Pilot's Wings (Canadian Forces Flying Badge).Future fighter pilots move on to Phase IV, still on the Hawk, but now at in Cold Lake.

Phase IV consists of 48.9 flying hours. Successful graduates of Phase IV are then trained on the (CF-188) at.Division of responsibilities between DND (RCAF), CAE, and participating Air Forces is as follows:RCAF: All in-aircraft flying instruction is given by military pilots from the Canadian Forces. DND oversees training standards, provides Canadian military trainees, provides airspace, and dictates the syllabus.CAE: The NFTC aircraft are owned by the Government of Canada, then leased to and maintained and serviced by CAE.

Nato Handbook 2018

Academic and simulator instruction is given by CAE employees (who must have had previous military flying instruction experience). CAE also operates infrastructure (buildings) and provides food services.Other participating Air Forces: International program management, foreign military flight instructors, foreign military students, quality control.See also.References.