U.S. Air Force partners with academia, industry to test future pilot production model
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Victoria Cutt (left) and U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Marques Johnson (right), University of North Dakota Aerospace Foundation student pilots, listen to their instructor, Jan. 7, 2025, in Mesa, Arizona. The student pilots are in the process of earning their private pilot certificates and instrument and multi-engine ratings, as part of Air Education and Training Command’s Initial Pilot Training Small Group Tryouts. AETC is partnering with the civil aviation sector as part of its plan to revise pilot training for U.S. Air Force and partner nation pilots.