Originally Posted by
chopper2004
With regard to the shortage that is becoming, a former Wing Commander is critical of sending our studes to Sheppard and reckons be better off training down under as they have the Hawk T2 and their procedures similar to ours. He himself was exchange instructor at ENJJPT
https://www.key.aero/article/ex-raf-...ning-programme
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He said in written evidence: “The problem with the training at ENJJPT is that it is based on the United States Air Force philosophy of training. At ENJJPT the flying is strictly regimented. Students must comply exactly with the manual’s way of flying. If they do, they pass the course, if not they fail.'
cheers
This was the more interesting bit of the article...
He added: “The RAF sent four students per year to ENJJPT. When the students returned to the UK the intention was for them to fly a 30-hour orientation course and then go to weapons training. Unfortunately, the ENJJPTS training did not meet the entry standards for Tactical Weapons Training and the students had to complete almost all the RAF’s Advanced Fast-Jet Training syllabus to meet the standard. As a result, the UK withdrew from ENJJPT after a few years. Nothing will have changed. Sending students to ENJJPT will therefore not alleviate the problems caused by the shortage of Hawk aircraft.
“The ENJJPT solution is attractive because it is simplistic and probably the cheapest option. The fact that it will not solve the problem and end up as a waste of resources, student training time and taxpayers’ money will, on past evidence, be ignored by the MOD. This must not be allowed to happen.
“A better solution would be to investigate sending students to the Royal Australian Air Force for Advanced Fast-Jet Training. They use a version of the Hawk similar to the RAF’s T2 and their philosophy towards training is akin to ours. On completion of Advanced Fast-Jet Training the students could either return to the UK for the tactical weapons phase (carried out on the Hawk that they are already qualified on) or, if it was found suitable, complete the Australian weapons course.”