Royal Air Force Pilot Training Program

The Royal Air Force (RAF)

The Royal Air Force (RAF) uses a vast range of aircraft from the single-engine Grob Tutor designed for Elementary Flying Training (EFT), to more advanced training aircraft that are used for multi engine training, such as the twin-engine turboprop Beechcraft King Air or the BAe Hawk which is used for jet training.

After completing basic Officer Training at the RAF College in Cranwell, your air force pilot training begins with Elementary Flying Training (EFT) on the single-engine Grob Tutor.

During this phase you are taught subjects such as

Following your first phase of training, you are selected for Fighter Jet, Multi-Engine, or Rotary Wing pipelines.

The road is long, if everything went back to back you would be looking at 3 years. Add in delays between courses and typically it takes 4 years to complete training.


This just in hot off the press as of June 2, 2008 "The Military Training System programme will see a joint venture between VT Group, the support services and shipbuilding company, and US defence group Lockheed Martin, take over the running of Britain’s military pilot training system, including the financing and provision of new aircraft and high-technology facilities. It covers crew for the Royal Navy, the Royal Airforce and the Army Air Corp." (Financial Times June 2, 2008)

If you are interested in joining the Royal AirForce as a pilot then please visit the Royal AirForce Recruiting Website

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