Title: SUPT – USAF Military Pilot Training Information | Baseops
Headings: Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training
Air Force Pilot Training Topics
USAF Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) Pipeline
Air Force Introductory Flight Screening (IFS)
Academic Classes and Pre-Flight Training
Merit Assignment Selection System Process – How do you pick your aircraft?
The Path to Pilot Wings
Academic and Military Training
Graduation

Content: prepare graduates for fighter / bomber assignments
Focus: Contact, Instruments, Formation (2/4 ship), Navigation, Low-level
Graduates will pick follow on aircraft based on merit and instructor recommendation
Graduates select F-22, F-16, F-15C, F-15E, A-10, B-1, B-52, B-2, UAV, FAIP, and are eligible for any Tanker, Transport, or Special Operations aircraft
T-1 Jayhawk – Airlift / Tanker Track
Approximately 105 hours of flight instruction, 24 weeks of training
Purpose: prepare graduates for airlift and tanker assignments
Focus: Transition, Instruments, Navigation, Low-level, Formation
All students receive basic airdrop / refueling training
Graduates select C-5, C-17, C-130, KC-10, KC-135, RC-135, E-3, E-8, MC-12, U-28, NSAv, UAV, FAIP
Read about the Phase 3 T-1 Syllabus
C-12 Huron / T-44 King Air – Multiengine Turboprop Track
Approximately 115 hours of flight instruction, 26 weeks of joint training at NAS Corpus Christi, TX
Purpose: prepare graduates for multiengine turboprop assignments (C-130, P-3, E-2/C-2, MV-22)
Focus: Transition, Instruments, Navigation, Low-level, Formation
USAF students receive specific C-130-tailored training – low level formation airdrop training
Joint training for all USAF, USN, USMC, USCG, Foreign military pilots flying Turboprops & MV-22
Graduates select C-130, MC-130, AC-130, EC-130, C-12, MC-12, U-28, NSAv, UAV
Read about the Phase 3 T-44 / C-12 Syllabus
Check out our T-44 and C-12 Study Guides
Read our Aviator’s Guide to NAS Corpus Christi
UH-1H Huey – Helicopter Training
Approximately 115 hours of flight instruction, 28 weeks of joint training at FT Rucker, AL
Purpose: prepare graduates for USAF helicopter assignments
Focus: Transition, Instruments, Navigation, Low-level, Formation, Remote Ops, NVG
Joint training for all USAF and US Army helicopter pilots
Graduates select UH-1, HH-60, CV-22, FAIP
Merit Assignment Selection System Process – How do you pick your aircraft? At completion of Phase-3 advanced training, students are rank ordered based on merit
Flying, academic, and military performance scores
Compete for aircraft compatible with their specialized tracks (i.e. fighter/bomber, airlift/tanker…)
Numbers for each Major Weapon System (MWS) are determined by USAF needs
Wing Commander approves assignment
Graduates progress to follow-on FTU/RTU specific MWS training
Students also attend Land Survival, Water Survival, and any other schools required at this time
The Path to Pilot Wings
All Air Force pilot candidates begin their flying training with introductory flight screening ( IFS ). Civilian flight instructors in Pueblo, Colorado administer the new flight screening program.