Primary flight training is the next stop for SNAs. After API, SNFOs break off to attend their training pipeline. Primary flight training for SNAs takes place at NAS Whiting Field, Florida, NAS Corpus Christie, Texas and Vance Air Force Base. The Air Force and Navy sometimes send pilots or students to each other's schools to keep current with each other and to promote inter service cooperation.
Primary flight training is approximately 22 weeks long. During this time SNAs will progress through six stages. These stages are Familiarization (FAM), Basic Instruments, Precision Aerobatics, Formation, Night FAM, and Radio Instruments. They will have to learn the ins and outs of the T-6 and spend countless hours in the simulator. SNAs are also constantly tested on emergency procedures of their aircraft.
After students have shown they know how to fly the aircraft and preform everything that entails on paper and in the simulator, students will go up with instructors until they solo in the T-6. After their solo they will start to encounter solo training missions in the syllabus. Every mission/ lesson is meant to help the student improve their knowledge, experience and flying ability. Every landing a student makes is graded as well, which adds an added level of stress to every flight.
Upon completion of Primary students are able to select their perspective pipeline. The slots available in each pipeline is based upon the needs of the Navy, and changes from class to class. These pipelines consist of Maritime (multi-engine prop), E-2/C-2, Rotary (helos), Strike (jets), and the E-6 TACAMO.
The link below is to the Navy equivalent of the information above. Below the link are some pictures illustrating primary flight training.
Primary flight training is approximately 22 weeks long. During this time SNAs will progress through six stages. These stages are Familiarization (FAM), Basic Instruments, Precision Aerobatics, Formation, Night FAM, and Radio Instruments. They will have to learn the ins and outs of the T-6 and spend countless hours in the simulator. SNAs are also constantly tested on emergency procedures of their aircraft.
After students have shown they know how to fly the aircraft and preform everything that entails on paper and in the simulator, students will go up with instructors until they solo in the T-6. After their solo they will start to encounter solo training missions in the syllabus. Every mission/ lesson is meant to help the student improve their knowledge, experience and flying ability. Every landing a student makes is graded as well, which adds an added level of stress to every flight.
Upon completion of Primary students are able to select their perspective pipeline. The slots available in each pipeline is based upon the needs of the Navy, and changes from class to class. These pipelines consist of Maritime (multi-engine prop), E-2/C-2, Rotary (helos), Strike (jets), and the E-6 TACAMO.
The link below is to the Navy equivalent of the information above. Below the link are some pictures illustrating primary flight training.