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Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 9 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 October 2009. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Monday, 12 October 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Military Aircraft: Helicopters

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many hours training (a) on computer-based simulators and (b) in the air are required to qualify pilots for (a) Merlin, (b) Chinook and (c) Puma helicopters.
Answer

The table shows the number of hours of simulator and flight training required for each pilot undergoing Operational Conversion Flight (OCF) training for Merlin, Chinook and Puma. Each pilot will also fly additional hours undertaking co-pilot responsibilities, both on the simulator and in the aircraft. Pilots also undergo computer based training and computer aided instruction lectures and briefings as part of Ground School training.

Dedicated hours: Minutes Additional hours: Minutes
Aircraft type Simulator Aircraft Simulator Aircraft Ground School (days)
Merlin 58:00 29:15 58:00 23:40 28
Chinook 31:45 56:40 27:15 40:20 20
Puma 50:15 55:00 30:00 10:00 19

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
497 c431W; 292327
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Helicopters Military aircraft
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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