U.S. Air Force digital image by Staff Sgt. Cory Payne)
Two 1st Flying Training Squadron Remotely Piloted Aircraft Initial Flight Training (IFT) students, stand in front of a DA-20 Katana after completing an Air Force first enlisted solo flight in the DA-20 at Pueblo Memorial Airport, Colo., Nov. 3, 2016. The first Enlisted Pilot Initial Class students took their first solo flight instruction during the 1st FTS training. Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) IFT includes 41 hours of classroom training and 21 hours of pilot training and officer development. They became two of the first enlisted Airmen in six decades to complete solo flights. Air Force officials selected 12 active-duty Airmen. After IFT completion, each student will progress through the RPA Instrument Qualification Course and RPA Fundamentals Course at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, and the Basic Qualification Training at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., The entire training program spans almost a full year.
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