The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan ( BCATP ; " The Plan "), known in some countries as the Empire Air Training Scheme ( EATS ), was a massive, joint military aircrew training program created by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, during the Second World War.

BCATP / EATS remains as one of the single largest aviation training programs in history and was responsible for training nearly half the pilots, navigators, bomb aimers, air gunners, wireless operators and flight engineers who served with the Royal Air Force ( RAF ), Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF ), Royal Canadian Air Force ( RCAF ) and Royal New Zealand Air Force ( RNZAF ) during the war.

The RAAF's resources were initially mainly devoted to training airmen for service with the Commonwealth air forces through the Empire Air Training Scheme ( EATS ), through which almost 28, 000 Australians were trained during the war.

During 1940, Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF ) schools were established across Australia to support EATS in Initial Training, Elementary Flying Training, Service Flying Training, Air Navigation, Air Observer, Bombing and Gunnery and Wireless Air Gunnery.

The restaurant is called EATS and is located in the former Park at MOA food court.

Middleton ( far right ) and classmates from No. 7 Empire Air Training Scheme ( EATS ) course at No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School ( 5 EFTS ) Narromine New South Wales | NSW posing in front of a Tiger Moth in 1940.

The command consisted of 485 aircraft of various types consisting of two C-47 troop carrier groups ( 60th, 61st ) assigned to the European Air Transport Service ( EATS ) at Rhein-Main and Wiesbaden Air Bases near Frankfurt and some P-47s with the 86th Fighter Group at Neubiberg Air Base near Munich.

These units were manned and ( mostly ) commanded by New Zealanders trained under the EATS.

These units were manned and ( mostly ) commanded by New Zealanders trained under the EATS.

The European Air Transport Service ( EATS ) controlled C-46 and C-47 transport aircraft and provided passenger and cargo transport within Western Europe.

Some products on the market are a hybrid of both AVL and EATS technology.

Known EATS facilities are:

Some known companies involved in space programs include Boeing, EATS, Lockheed Martin, MacDonald Dettwiler and Northrop Grumman.

However, Rhodesia provided significant EATS facilities and contributed personnel to British units.

Keith Chisholm ( who later became an ace and served with No. 452 Squadron RAAF over Europe and the Pacific ) was the first Australian to be trained under EATS.

Recently, the partnership ended ; the EATS area closed and was replaced with a butterfly display.

EATS technology is predominately used when applying vehicle tracking to vehicle security solutions.

Both AVL and EATS systems track, but often for different purposes.

USAFE also controlled Templehof Airport ( Various units until 1 July 1948, 7350th Air Base Group 1 July 1948 -) in Berlin which functioned as an EATS terminal for personnel and cargo in the American Zone of the occupied former Third Reich capital.

In January 1942, Caldwell was promoted to Squadron Leader and was given command of No. 112 Squadron RAF, becoming the first EATS graduate to command a British squadron.

Jean Navarre was the pilot who was tasked to make the flight, but he died on 10 July 1919 when he crashed near Villacoublay while training for the flight.

The mixed results were a combination of reliability problems ( exacerbated by the tropical climate ), limited pilot training in fighter-to-fighter combat, and restrictive rules of engagement that generally prohibited BVR ( beyond visual range ) engagements.

The basic pilot training is concentrated in Pirassununga ( AFA-Academia da Força Aérea ) and uses the Neiva T-25 and the well known Embraer T-27 Tucano for basic instruction.

A single MiG-17F Fresco that was also operated by the FABF did see combat service in the Agacher Strip War in 1985-86, but proved expensive to operate in terms of fuel, maintenance, and pilot training requirements.

The Warriors were not only used for pilot training, but also as light strike aircraft, and a number of them were employed by the FABF's Escadrille de Chasse ( EdC ).

The EAF ( planes and pilot training ) is considered to be the strongest in Africa and one of the strongest in the Middle East.

After completing his training, Powers was assigned to the 468th Strategic Fighter Squadron at Turner Air Force Base, Georgia, as an F-84 Thunderjet pilot.

In June 2011, Clarence House announced that Prince Harry, on completion of his training conversion course to use Apache helicopters in the war arena, would be available for deployment, including in current operations in Afghanistan, in his role as an Apache helicopter pilot.

In the same month, it was reported that Prince Harry was said to be a natural pilot who was reportedly top of his class in the extensive training he had undertaken at the Naval Air Facility, El Centro, California.

Procedures and training are significantly more complex as a pilot must demonstrate competency in conducting an entire cross-country flight in IMC conditions, while controlling the aircraft solely by reference to instruments.

During the Defence of the Reich campaign in 1943 and 1944, there were not enough commissioned fighter pilots and leaders to meet attrition rates ; as the need arose to replace aircrew ( as attrition rates increased ), the quality of pilot training deteriorated rapidly.

Later this was made worse by fuel shortages for pilot training.

After completing his USAF pilot training in 1988, he was assigned to McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey, flying a Lockheed C-141 Starlifter.

His preference was for navigator rather than pilot, for which he underwent extensive training in Canada, to qualify as an Air Navigator with the rank of Sergeant in 1944.

In August of that year he was wounded in the neck, and shortly after he took pilot training lessons.

The U. S. Navy used a PDP-11 / 34 to control its Multi-station Spatial Disorientation Device, a simulator used in pilot training, until 2007, when it was replaced by a PC-based emulator that could run the original PDP-11 software and interface with custom Unibus controller cards.

Lockheed's top World War II test pilots do the checkout on this very thorough pilot training film.

He received pilot training from 1965 to 1966 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

The simulated environment can be similar to the real world in order to create a lifelike experience — for example, in simulations for pilot or combat training — or it can differ significantly from reality, such as in VR games.

IFR operations have specific training requirements and certification required of the pilot, and increased equipment requirements for the aircraft.

Since the NTSB's report, American Airlines has modified its pilot training program.

During a training exercise with a cadet, a trainee pilot caused a flap to break off the plane, causing it to spin out of control.

In comparison to training in an actual aircraft, simulation based training allows for the training of maneuvers or situations that may be impractical ( or even dangerous ) to perform in the aircraft, while keeping the pilot and instructor in a relatively low-risk environment on the ground.