Fighter pilot training (videos)

when i ask RAF pilots the requirments.. they say JUST TWO a levels in anything. i just need one more a level :p

well guys, it seems you are watching too much Top Gun. Flying for the military is not just roaring down Valleys at Mach 2. As GEA will probably confirm, at the end of the day, you are expected to go and take that F16 to the limits, deliver weapons accurately and get back to base in one piece. And as you can see from the centrifuge, pulling Gs is no joke. There is a finess regime you have to stick to, and you may just as easily be posted to a desk job after a tour of duty with a squadron... not to mention the distinct possibility of getting yourself a boring ride like a tanker. I must admit that flying a hot jet like the F16 is an amazing experience, but remember that those planes are built for a job, and that job is not that of being a toy for the guys who fly them.

@ryanpaulgalea: Oh well, alot of Physics is actually Mathematics as I see it, so I suppose that's why they just require Maths. I haven't had any problems keeping up with regards Maths/Physics so far, so I guess they know what they're doing. @AirGilson: About the "boring ride like a tanker:" No matter what they let me fly, I'll be the happiest man on earth just to have the possibility to get paid for flying - but of course I go for the best, which is flying fighters. When I was a kid there were no airshows in Malta, so to me, seeing a fighter up close for the first time was well beyond any dream. These days the MAS delivers an airshow every year - you guys don't know how lucky you are! Don't ever take aviation for granted, especially military aviation. And for the "that job is not that of being a toy for the guys who fly them:" I couldn't agree more. When one's relation to fighters is just that of seeing them at airshows, one might get the wrong impression of what they're made for. They're made for the nasty job at the end of the day, and airshows are just a way of PR to give the taxpayers something back. On the other hand, there's nothing wrong with having fun while working. When the old Colonel at our school got pensioned, he said to us: "Remember to have fun while at work, but don't forget that what you do isn't for fun." Happy Easter, dudes! /GEA

@ryanpaulgalea: Oh well, alot of Physics is actually Mathematics as I see it, so I suppose that's why they just require Maths. I haven't had any problems keeping up with regards Maths/Physics so far, so I guess they know what they're doing. @AirGilson: About the "boring ride like a tanker:" No matter what they let me fly, I'll be the happiest man on earth just to have the possibility to get paid for flying - but of course I go for the best, which is flying fighters. When I was a kid there were no airshows in Malta, so to me, seeing a fighter up close for the first time was well beyond any dream. These days the MAS delivers an airshow every year - you guys don't know how lucky you are! Don't ever take aviation for granted, especially military aviation. And for the "that job is not that of being a toy for the guys who fly them:" I couldn't agree more. When one's relation to fighters is just that of seeing them at airshows, one might get the wrong impression of what they're made for. They're made for the nasty job at the end of the day, and airshows are just a way of PR to give the taxpayers something back. On the other hand, there's nothing wrong with having fun while working. When the old Colonel at our school got pensioned, he said to us: "Remember to have fun while at work, but don't forget that what you do isn't for fun." Happy Easter, dudes! /GEA Well explained!!! Btw very nice videos and website :D:D Happy Easter to you too!!! (and every1 in the forum)

i agree with the last paragraph

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