The Navy’s plan for pilot training could add the first clean-sheet trainer aircraft since the 1950s
Source: Breaking Defense
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The Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) identifies areas for training improvement, such as field carrier landing practice where student pilots will conduct repeated simulated “field carrier” landings – touch and go – on airfields rather than aircraft carriers. This brief video discusses that new training technique and more.
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Tactical
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Military Operations
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Naval Engagement
SALUTE Report
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The Navy's Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) is implementing new training techniques for student pilots, including field carrier landing practice on airfields.
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U.S. Navy
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Current
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trainer aircraft
Summary
The U.S. Navy is enhancing its pilot training program through the implementation of the Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS), which includes new techniques such as field carrier landing practice on airfields. This marks the introduction of the first clean-sheet trainer aircraft since the 1950s.
Key Facts
- The Navy is enhancing its pilot training program.
- New training techniques include field carrier landing practice.
- This is the first clean-sheet trainer aircraft since the 1950s.