Prince Harry to become Helicopter Pilot
 

Sky reports he is 'undergoing selection'

Being a sunday evening I assume he is actually at OASC now? That is if he has to do aptitude tests for AAC...

It would appear that he does:

BBC Report

Right Harry, take a seat....

Tell us what aircraft you would use to impress your girlfriend with?

The biggest and most expensive one I could find sir! but it has to be able to land in the back yard sir, maybe a Harrier sir!?

BBC report this morning indicated that he would be non operational!

If he ends up on Gazelles or Lynx thats a bit of a given isn't it?

They're hardly likely to send him to Iraq or Afghanistan on Lynx as it'd struggle to lift his bodyguards in the back as well as anything else useful at the same time.

The article does say there's around a 50% failure rate for selection. :hmm:

Somehow I think he'll scrape through...

Do you think he'll follow the usually AAC career path for officers though?

I wonder if the press will be as interested when he is propped against a desk at Wilton?

I've a sneaking feeling he'll have his eye on Apache, even if its denied here.

But if he is going to be non-operational what would be the point in training him on the Apache?

At least William will fulfill a useful role on the SAR fleet carrying out a UK operational tasking. What is the non-operational role of the Apache?

The Sun says Harry wants Apache HERE :ok:

Well good luck to him.

I hope that if he does qualify and makes it onto the Apache he will get the chance to go back on ops as its obviously something he really wants to do.

Just a Bit of Banter:- Here's another one of the Royals that Will Wake up on Morning and find there Wings in a Corn Flakes Packet!! :ok:

I think that's probably his cunning plan to get back on ops.:):ok:

None I suppose - it'd be a bit like training CAS on Typh... None I suppose.

Crikey, I should be on telly as a 'military expert'.

Has Wills got his scraper yet, by the way?

Apparently he has passed the 'aptitude' tests so well done to him.

What does AAC grading consist of? is it like the fleet air arm grading?

Yes - according to Armed Forces - a7a3.1 - British Army - Army Aviation - Army Air Corps - Aircrew Selection and Training

"Army Flying Grading (AFG) is conducted at Middle Wallop. This consists of 13 hours, over a three week period, in a Slingsby Firefly 160. The aim of this course is to test aptitude in a live flying environment and to identify whether students have the capability to become an Army pilot."

In the good old days we had the opportunity to solo on RN FAA grading, Wx allowing, but I know that this has been withdrawn from 727.

Just a Bit of Banter:-:=Not so if he goes AH.......It will be hard work all the way through...No gizits in the AH world :(

So He'll be going to Wattisham if he stays SAR at 22 Sqn, or if he gets Apache, at 3 or 4 Regt. Poor Fella...

Oops - not reading properly. :ugh: Spent too much time away in sunny Greece. Maybe we'll get both of the Royals!!!

I think someone is a tad confused.:)

Aptitude
 

I wonder who did the aptitude test for him? Did it involve painting a picture?
I can't imagine he'd be too fast with his mathematics.