BUIL DING BETTER PILOTS

摘要

The Air Force says its new approach to pilot training, which uses digital learning to complement hands-on practice, is the way of the future. The service also hopes it will help keep airmen safe in the cockpit. Air Education and Training Command has rolled out a slate of pilot education initiatives that look to boost students' knowledge with more simulator time, speed die time it takes to earn wings, and broaden the pool of competent candidates - without jeopardizing the rigorous standards for pilot qualification. "A lot of the things that we're doing with Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5 are actually going to make a better pilot," Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, who oversees flight training as commander of 19th Air Force, told reporters March 23. "We're not trying to make pilot training easier. What we're trying to do is actually challenge our students better from day one."