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Pilot training program at the military aviation School in Salinas

Abstract:

The objective of this research is to analyze the flight training program established at the Military Aviation School ESMA in Salinas, which is divided into three courses: Selective, Basic and Advanced. These courses take place throughout the four-year formation period, in which the cadets not only learn how to fly, but they also take classes of different subjects to get their major in Aeronautical Science. The ESMA Flight Training Department counts with 12 Diamond DA20-C1 aircrafts and 14 instructors, who have the responsibility of preparing future Military Pilots of the Ecuadorian Air Force. It was applied a bibliographical research, the information was collected from the Flight Training Manuals, the DA20-C1 Aircraft Manual, and Flight Instructors’ portfolios which contain all the data related to the last three courses that took place from January to June of 2019. A discussion about the relevance of this program in the formation of Military Pilots is detailed, and the findings of this research revealed the number of cadets who approved the last three courses and why some of them failed.