Earlier this month, 41 cadets from No.105 (City of Mackay) Squadron, Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC), took to the skies during a day of flying activities at Mackay Airport with Horizon Airways. For many it was their first flight in a light aircraft.
A total of 17 cadets participated in Cadet Air Experience (CAE) flights, while 24 undertook Pilot Experience (PEX) flights, all under the supervision of Qualified Flying Instructors.
CAE flights allow 3 cadets to fly in a Cessna 172 aircraft with a Qualified Flying Instructor for approximately 45 minutes during which time the instructor demonstrated the aircraft controls and take-off and landing procedures.
PEX flights enable individual cadets to fly with a Qualified Flying Instructor in either a Cessna 172 or 152 and have ‘hands on’ experience flying the aircraft under supervision for approximately 45 minutes.
Cadets in their first year of training are offered CAE flights, and Cadets in their second and subsequent years are offered PEX flights as part of the AAFC National Learning Curriculum.
In addition, a number of cadets are selected annually to undergo flying training to Solo standard.
The RAAF also provide Cadet Aviation Military Experience (CAME) flights in aircraft such as the Globemaster 3, C-130 Hercules, C-27 Spartain and KC-30 Multi- Role aircraft, for AAFC members.
Further CAE and PEX flights will be conducted in August this year for Australian Air Force Cadet members.
From left to right: Cadet Lucy Tipping, Franske Hovinga, Julie Tipping. Photo supplied
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