During T-6s, some of the smarter students (or more insane, depending on your viewpoint) put UH-1s at the top of their track select dream sheet. Out of a class of 25-30, usually one or two students will go to UH-1s. Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training - Helicopter is the more official name of the helo track. All students who get SUPT-H will move to Ft. Rucker, Alabama for their training. Hidden away at Ft. Rucker (the Army's main helicopter training post) is a single Air ...
(Continued) "More than one helicopter?" you say. Yes, formation is the next block of instruction for students. Formation sorties involve navigating two helos to remote sites, practicing approaches and take offs there, and some "high work." "High work" consists of formation procedures for situations like losing sight of the other aircraft, going into the weather by accident, or basic break-up and rejoin procedures. Since helicopter blades don't mix well, we ...
[First, a note on my writing schedule. I apologize to anyone who was waiting for this to be written. I do not like to write about training in progress, as I don't think I fully understand the implications of training in real time. Sometimes time clarifies and showcases good and bad much better than impressions in the heat of the moment. I will not be writing about Phase III for some time, for these reasons.] UPT has several major blocks of instruction. Contact, prior to the Mid-Phase ...
Updated 01-18-2012 at 11:42 PM by raimius
After IFS is done, student pilots have Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (JSUPT) or Euro-Nato Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT, pronounced “en-jept” ). Both programs are known as “UPT” to most people. JSUPT starts at Laughlin AFB in Del Rio, Texas, Vance AFB in Enid, Oklahoma, Columbus AFB in Columbus, Mississippi, and Pensacola NAS/Whiting Field in Pensacola, Florida (with the Navy). ENJJPT is done at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls, Texas. I went to Laughlin AFB for Phase I and ...
With a sizeable portion of USAFA grads going into flying AFSCs, I thought it might be a good idea to talk a bit about the Air Force’s pilot training program. The Air Force starts by sending every student pilot to Initial Flight Screening in Pueblo, Colorado. Pueblo is about an hour south of Colorado Springs and USAFA, so many grads end up visiting friends still at the academy at some point. IFS is currently run through Doss Aviation. Doss has a full-service training ...
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