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Undergraduate Pilot Traininng
Undergraduate Pilot Traininng
UNDERGRADUATE
PILOT
TRAININNG
UPT
WHAT IT IS
HOW IT WORKS
3 PHASE
58 WEEK (APPROXIMATELY) PROGRAM
TAUGHT BY AIR FORCE/NAVY
MINIMUM OF 2 DIFFERENT
AIRCRAFT
WHERE IS IT
WHO IS IT
USAFA
ROTC
OTS
NATIONAL GUARD
AIR FORCE RESERVES
FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS
AND INSTRUCTORS
PHASE I
ACADEMIC CLASSES/PREFLIGHT
TRAINING
PHASE II
PRIMARY AIRCRAFT
TRAINING
Approximately 90 hours of flight training instruction, 26
weeks of training
TRACK SELECTION
PHASE III
TRACK SELECTION
PROCESS
pursue?
Students request Track
preference - you pick your
Track, not your Aircraft
Quota for each Track determined on a class by class
basis - based on USAF needs
Selection based on merit and instructor
recommendation
Students rank order based on: checkride scores, daily
ride scores, academics, and flight commander
assessment of military qualities (Commander's
Ranking)
Wing Commander approves track placement
The track that you select determines what type of
aircraft you are assigned after UPT (except U-28s and
NSA, all tracks can get them)
CV 22
U-28
C 27
PHASE I,II,III
COMPLETE
FINISHED
NOT
NOW
WHAT
ASSIGNMENT SELECTION
PROCESS
MERIT ASSIGNMENT
MORE TRAINING
FOLLOW ON AIRCRAFT
SURVIVAL
LOCAL BASE
THEATER
ETC
ETC
ETC
ITS UP TO YOU