Irish Air Corps pilots to train with Royal Australian Air Force
 

From The Irish Times, 26th July 2019

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/irel...orce-1.3967541


Out of nothing more than idle curiosity, does RAAF pilot training include fast jet experience?

JAS

Intriguing to see from the link that:

"Mr Kehoe’s plans would see the Air Corps pilots undertake three or four months training in Australia flying fixed-wing twin-engined aircraft."

followed by:

"The Department of Defence has indicated that such specific flight training was not available in EU countries."

Jack

From the report these will be qualified pilots being tagged into command roles, I would look at it as a pilot exchange, they probably pilot exchanged to squadrons running wedgetails / P-8's / tankers so they get some "command time"

Australia doesn't have and twin engine trainers pilots come in train on old ct-4's to PC-9's or newer pilots straight toPC-21. Then off into specific training ie fast jets, transports

I'd imagine
" The Royal Australian Air Force will not charge the State for the cost of providing the training. "

might be a significant factor too.

RAAF No 32 Sqn does conversions onto King Air 350 twin turbo-props at East Sale.

Perhaps the Irish Air Corps took one look at the ongoing farce of UK MFTS' failure to deliver ME training on the Phenom and thought better of even asking for a cost estimate?

No doubt they'll have fun learning about the Australian view of PFI? For those who don't know, it means "Poms are F*****g Idiots!"...:E

Best guess would be QFI training and subsequent instructing experience. I am still having a bit of trouble seeing what's in it for the RAAF to make it no cost.

YS

Forward air base post Brexit.

Lots of people who owe you a beer in Dublin................... never to be sneezed at

One in the eye for the Poms

something to wave at Aussie politicians

helps with the Irish vote in Oz

Getting ready to intervene in a Failed State like Timor Leste.................