The U.S. Air Force will be training less pilots this coming year in 2008 at roughly about 925, a decrease of about 12 percent from the 1,100 that will graduate this year which is what the Air Force Times is reporting. However it may come back up in 2009 to 1025, which is expected to remain constant for several years according to the Times. According to the newspaper the reduction is directly related to the decline in the volume of aircrafts available and will be particularly felt in the fighter pilot ranks. "If the Air Force did not slow down pilot production, the service's fighter squadrons would be overwhelmed by first-assignment pilots who could not get adequate training because there wouldn't be enough jets or instructors," the newspaper reported.
The correct percentage of experienced and upcoming fighter pilots is about 55 percent veterans and 45 percent rookies, the Times said. Transport and other types of military aircraft offer new pilots more training opportunities and the ability to ride along on a multitude of flights to gain experience. The Air Force has already reassigned almost 200 bomber and fighter pilots because there's nothing for them to fly. The Air Force Academy and ROTC program will continue accepting the same number of officer trainees but fewer of them will be offered pilot training.
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Pilot John Travolta
Learning to fly has been practiced by many walks of life including actor John Travolta. The difference is that John has always had the dream even before his acting career to become a pilot himself. Becoming an actor for John has given him the opportunity to learn how to fly all types of aircrafts in his life. It is also said that at a young age he also had a room full of model airplanes in his room.
Of course is not cheap to learn how to fly, just learning to fly a single engine aircraft can run in the neighborhood of $4000-$5000 dollars. However Johns acting career has given him the opportunity to be able to do it all.
Now don't go thinking you cannot go learn to fly because of cost. Courses can be taken over time and not all at once. Getting your single engine private pilots license is something that you should do if flying is your dream.
John Travolta is so enthusiastic about his aircrafts and flying that he owns a total of five of them and parks two of them in the picture seen below in his private home. Even the Boeing 707 is parked there too. This is how strongly he feels about aviation and perhaps you do to since you are still reading this article.
The photo above is of John Travolta's home and where he parks his jets. This is how passionate he is about his aircrafts, by the way located there to is his of course air strip.
Perhaps you feel as passionate as John does when it comes to flying. All it takes is determination to get your own pilots license yourself and you will be well on your way to your flying career as well.
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