IAF to crank up training for rookie pilots with new aircraft and simulators

From next year onwards, IAF will kick off a major upgrade in its entire training programme for rookie pilots who go on to fly expensive top-notch fighter jets, transport aircraft and helicopters. Better initiation into the intricacies of combat flying, inherently dangerous in contrast to civil aviation, is critical for new pilots since over 39% of the 1,010 crashes recorded by IAF since 1970 have been attributed to ``human error (aircrew)''.

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