The Royal New Zealand Air Force has stood up its new initial pilot training capability, which will use 11 recently delivered Beechcraft T-6C Texans for the role.
Operated with CAE and Safe Air, the RNZAF is also making use of ground-based training systems and two flight simulators.
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Initial deliveries of the turboprops began in August 2014 to the service’s Ohakea air base where they are flown by 14 Sqn. They replace a fleet of 13 Pacific Aerospace CT-4E Airtrainers.
To date, Beechcraft has delivered more than 900 T-6 trainers, which have amassed more than 2.6 million flight hours.
