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RAAF to train IAC Pilots

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  • #32
    roadmaster
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    sparky42 wrote: »
    I'm guessing the taskings and the shortfall of pilots mean there's training restrictions. I mean there has been reports of the Air Ambulance eating into pilots availability.

    There would be some panic in Dublin if the lads in Aus rang home and said the RAAF have offered us contracts and we like the sun so where staying


  • #33
    roadmaster
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    I seen last week the Air Corps had pictures up of the two pilots in Australia who are training on King Airs and then will go operational with them for a period of time. Would it not of being more beneficial to send them to a nation like Canada who fly the casa 295 so they would come back fully trained on aircraft similar to what the air corps have and will have rather than king airs which we don't have?


  • #34
    donvito99
    Registered Users Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭donvito99


    roadmaster wrote: »
    I seen last week the Air Corps had pictures up of the two pilots in Australia who are training on King Airs and then will go operational with them for a period of time. Would it not of being more beneficial to send them to a nation like Canada who fly the casa 295 so they would come back fully trained on aircraft similar to what the air corps have and will have rather than king airs which we don't have?

    Are the Canadian one's in service? Also, we have the 235s so why go to Canada to train on basically the same type?

    The reason behind these postings was a lack of instructors I thought?


  • #35
    sparky42
    Registered Users Posts: 3,857 ✭✭✭sparky42


    roadmaster wrote: »
    I seen last week the Air Corps had pictures up of the two pilots in Australia who are training on King Airs and then will go operational with them for a period of time. Would it not of being more beneficial to send them to a nation like Canada who fly the casa 295 so they would come back fully trained on aircraft similar to what the air corps have and will have rather than king airs which we don't have?


    Guess the important part was the Australian's aren't charging us, would Canada do the same?


  • #36
    Psychlops
    Registered Users Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭Psychlops


    donvito99 wrote: »
    Are the Canadian one's in service? Also, we have the 235s so why go to Canada to train on basically the same type?

    The reason behind these postings was a lack of instructors I thought?


    1st Canadian C295 arrived in September 2020.


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  • #37
    roadmaster
    Registered Users Posts: 3,577 ✭✭✭roadmaster


    sparky42 wrote: »
    Guess the important part was the Australian's aren't charging us, would Canada do the same?

    So thats why the DOD approved it they heard the word FREE


  • #38
    sparky42
    Registered Users Posts: 3,857 ✭✭✭sparky42


    roadmaster wrote: »
    So thats why the DOD approved it they heard the word FREE
    Yep, though I wonder what offer the US gave us for having pilots training with them?


  • #39
    Dohvolle
    Registered Users Posts: 3,266 ✭✭✭Dohvolle


    roadmaster wrote: »
    I seen last week the Air Corps had pictures up of the two pilots in Australia who are training on King Airs and then will go operational with them for a period of time. Would it not of being more beneficial to send them to a nation like Canada who fly the casa 295 so they would come back fully trained on aircraft similar to what the air corps have and will have rather than king airs which we don't have?

    Instead they end up fully trained on other multi engine aircraft, and need minimal hours on the Casa (235 or 295) to get them type rated.

    It's the difference between handing a learner the keys to your merc SUV, and sticking L plates on the back, or getting them to pass their test on a Corsa first, drive about on N plates, then when they lose the N plates have a bit of experience in traffic jams and all weather etc, give them the keys to the merc.


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