Title: Trainer aircraft - Wikipedia
Headings: Trainer aircraft
Trainer aircraft
Contents
Tandem and side by side
Phases
Ab initio
Basic training
Advanced training
Lead-in fighter training
Operational conversion
Multi-engine trainers
Navigation trainers
Aerobatic display teams
Combat use of trainers
The future
Historical
References

Content: 3 Flying Training School, used to deliver elementary flying training training to Army Air Corps, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force pilots. A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional safety features—such as tandem flight controls, forgiving flight characteristics and a simplified cockpit arrangement—allows pilots-in-training to safely advance their skills in a more forgiving aircraft. Civilian pilots are normally trained in a light aircraft, with two or more seats to allow for a student and instructor. Contents
1 Tandem and side by side
2 Phases
2.1 Ab initio
2.2 Basic training
2.3 Advanced training
2.4 Lead-in fighter training
2.5 Operational conversion
2.6 Multi-engine trainers
2.7 Navigation trainers
3 Aerobatic display teams
4 Combat use of trainers
5 The future
6 Historical
7 References
Tandem and side by side
Aermacchi SF.260 cockpit. The student pilot sits in the right-hand seat, where all primary flight instruments are. The two seating configurations for trainer aircraft are: pilot and instructor side by side, or in tandem, usually with the pilot in front and the instructor behind. The side-by-side seating configuration has the advantage that pilot and instructor can see each other's actions, allowing the pilot to learn from the instructor and the instructor to correct the student pilot. The tandem configuration has the advantage of being closer to the normal working environment that a fast jet pilot is likely to encounter.