UK Flight Training System Struggling With Pilot Output

LONDON–It can take nearly 7 years to train a rotary-wing pilot in the UK’s flight training system, figures released by the country’s defense ministry show. The figures were revealed through a series of Parliamentary Written Questions published in early October. They also show that it takes fast jet...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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