Absorbing and Developing Qualified Fighter Pilots. The Role of the Advanced Simulator

Abstract

One of the main responsibilities of an operational fighter unit is to turn inexperienced pilots entering the unit into experienced pilots who are able to carry out the unit's operational mission effectively. The process of turning inexperienced pilots into experienced pilots is called absorption. The Air Force must manage pilot absorption to achieve two goals. First, it must ensure that operational units have enough experienced pilots to perform the unit's mission and to sustain the development of pilots for supervisory flying positions in the unit. Second, it must ensure that pilots gain the experience they will need to perform duties in nonflying positions that require rated officers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA473642

Entities

People

  • C. R. Anderegg
  • John A. Ausink
  • Lawrence M. Hanser
  • Leslie Wickman
  • Richard S. Marken
  • William W. Taylor

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight Training
  • Intellectual Property
  • Military Pilots
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Simulators
  • Training Management
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.