article_snippet: The news came as China's air force released pictures of China's air force current intake of 18-year-old trainee pilots being taught at China's air force junior flying school.
article_snippet: Lead the world: Officials from the Air Force said China had decided to step up China game because major powers in the world all invest heavily in training pilots from young ages .
article_snippet: The poster of China's Teenage Aviation School programme .
article_snippet: These teen pilots will be taught under China's Teenage Aviation School programme for three years before entering the University Entrance Examination in China for a chance to further These teen pilots studies in aviation universities in China.
article_snippet: While news about Teenager Aviation School has just been released, People's Daily Online published a gallery of a team of trained Chinese teen pilots taking to the skies.
article_snippet: These 77 students, who are aged around 18, were selected from senior high schools around China to receive Air Force training at junior flying schools.
article_snippet: Start These 77 students, who are aged around 18 young: China is endeavouring to provide pilot training among young male pupils in senior high schools .
article_snippet: Shi Yansong, one of the teen pilots, said though Shi Yansong, one of the teen pilots training followed a quasi military standard, he felt he still had much to learn from Shi Yansong, one of the teen pilots commanders who were Air Force elite.
article_snippet: Unprecedented showcase: This was the first time China had arranged real flight training for teen pilots .
article_snippet: Ready for take-off: Shi Yansong, one of the teen pilots in the flying training, said it was he dream to become a pilot in the future .
article_snippet: Air base: real flight training for teen pilots took place in Changchun in northeast China . '
article_snippet: Flying a jet feels so amazing,' said Shi, 'I must become a real pilot in the future.'
article_snippet: As China's first batch of training pilots who maintain regular academic studies, the teenagers' flying debut is a landmark on the history of China's teenage aviation education, commented People's Daily Online.
article_snippet: Peng Junxia, head of China's Air Force recruiting bureau, told Chinese media that the junior flying schools were established because major powers in the world all invest heavily in training pilots from young ages.
article_snippet: In addition, China hopes such schools can raise a large number of outstanding Air Force commanders in the years to come.
article_snippet: Military vs academic: Unlike regular air force members who often give up academic study for military training, these teen pilots are taught by top faculty in China .