Absorbing and Developing Qualified Fighter Pilots, The Role of the Advanced Simulator, The Role of the Advanced Simulator

Author

Hanser, Lawrence M. ; Taylor, William W. ; Ausink, John A. ; Anderegg, Clarence R. ; Marken, Richard S.

Year

2007

Publisher

RAND Corporation

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-0-83304-154-8

Link

Last Update

21-Nov-2025

Keywords

Management & Organizational Behavior

Description

Operational fighter units must provide the training necessary to turn inexperienced pilots beginning their initial operational assignment in a new weapon system into experienced pilots who can perform the unit’s specific combat mission. This training must also prepare pilots to continue to acquire the skills required to fill rated supervisory and staff positions at the wing level and above.¹ The process of turning pilots new to a weapon system into experienced pilots is calledabsorption.

The Air Force must manage pilot absorption to achieve two goals. First, it must ensure that pilots new to a unit are able to meet...