The Air Force and its auxiliary, the Civil Air Patrol, are testing a new approach to help tackle the service’s pilot shortage. The Pilot Prep Program (PPP) will prepare 52 airmen from 38 installations across the globe for the Air Force’s fiscal 2020 undergraduate flight training selection board this fall. Pentagon Aircrew Crisis Task Force boss Brig. Gen. Christopher Short created the initiative as part of his effort to dig the service out of an approximately 2,000-pilot shortfall.
U.S. Air Force and Civil Air Patrol Help Tackle the Pilot Shortage
Key Takeaways:
- The Air Force and Civil Air Patrol (CAP) launched the Pilot Prep Program (PPP) to address the service's approximately 2,000-pilot shortage.
- The PPP will train 52 airmen with online courses, 6-8 hours of cockpit time, simulator training, ground instruction, and mentorship at CAP's National Emergency Services Academy (NESA) to prepare them for undergraduate flight training selection.
- CAP also offers the "Cadet Wings" program, which certifies participants as private pilots, serving as another initiative to help fill the national pilot gap and indirectly assist the Air Force.
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