Air Force praises new pilot training but struggles to hire instructors

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Air Force praises new pilot training but struggles to hire instructors
By Rachel S. Cohen
Oct 11, 04:33 PM
Pilots from the 85th Flying Training Wing use a virtual-reality flight simulator to run maneuvers in the classroom on March 30, 2021, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. (Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen/Air Force)
Pilots from the 85th Flying Training Wing use a virtual-reality flight simulator to run maneuvers in the classroom on March 30, 2021, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. (Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen/Air Force)

The Air Force expects to complete its two-year transition to the new undergraduate pilot training curriculum by the end of October, the head of Air Education and Training Command recently told reporters.

Service officials contend that “Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5,” a software-heavy, self-paced version of the course, is producing better-prepared pilots faster than before.

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