Training to Fly!

Training to FLY!

‘It is desired that every means be utilized to bring the Units to a high state of proficiency….to ensure the

training of all Units is Essential.’

~~ Maj. CE Duncan, April 25th, 1940

Institutional Organizations

Pilots and ObserversEqual StatusGroundworkIndividual Personalities AND TechnologyPatterns of Professional Development

Unique Identity

Methods of Learning

Auditory Visual Tactile Kinesthetic

Adaptive Conceptual Experiential Collaborative

Participatory

“It must be remembered that the Person is more

than just support. They are in fact the Entire Engine…..

~~Maj. Gen. Frank Andrews, Memo, FM Andrews, HQ GHQ Air Force, to Secy War, Jan 24, 1938

Human Face to Training Policies

Training is often overlooked in favor of Operations.

Success of Any Action is on the Quality of Training.

Understanding History What has failed What has WORKED!

One Man ~ One Plane Training

No Money! Expectations

Successful Flight Skill Set and Knowledge

High Performance and Maneuverability Useful Modifications Suitable Policies

Fundamentals

Struggling Out of

Isolation

PhasesForesightPreoccupationsWillingness to Experiment

“ One instructor may achieve better results with a dual control machine, another may swear by a tractor, a third pins hopes on a pusher boxkite. The type of machine is of much less importance than the Quality and Method of Instruction.”

~~~”Schools and Their Methods”, Aeronautics (London) 9 (Jul 7, 1915):2.

Reconnaissance, Combat, & Pursuit

Maiden Flights Maneuverability Prototypes Barnstorming Brainstorming Specifications

Development

The End of Illusions

“This is the Age of Specialization.

No Rational Man can hope to know everything about his

profession.”

~~Third Report of the Commanding General of AAF to Secretary of War, 12 November 1945

Primary Training Advanced Training Specialized Training Unit Training Assessment and Experiences

Expeditionary

Maneuvers

KamikazesThe Lonely ShipNew Strategies

Live Bombardment

Neutrality Attentive Listening Dogfights Initial Appropriation

Observations “the EYE”

Leadership Acknowledgement Organized & Essential

Equipment

Transitioning Capability Evolution Specialties Observation and Reconnaissance Manpower Procurement Flexibility Readiness Summation and Assessments

The Wing, The Pilot, The Aircrew

“I now wear Wings of Silver, Shoulder of Gold, a Watch of Nickel, and Buttons of Brass.”

~~Rowe, Letters, to his Mother, June 2, 1918.