Originally Posted by boeingbus2002
Do the UAS now include fast jet flying into the elementary flying sylabus?!
Negative. EFT is currently done in the Grob Tutor, though after each sortie your QFI will give you a score from 1 through 5 for flying ability. The average of these scores is an indicator as to your likely stream upon joining the RAF as pilot, whereby:
1) Fast Jet likely
2) Fast Jet/Rotary
3) Rotary
4) Rotary/Multi-Engine
5) Multi-Engine
6) Adios amigo
Originally Posted by Scroggs
Sponsorship - in the sense that someone else pays for your training - is essentially dead.
...I was pretty much expecting that, but figure it can't hurt to ask you guys, or indeed give it a whirl. Does seem a shame, but I can see why the airlines don't bother.
Singsong - you mentioned that some of the small airlines still sponser, but with sooo many posts in here, I'd appreciate if you could name-drop below or PM me...