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New Era in USAF Flight Training Begins.

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Pueblo, CO. - Air Education and Training Command officials formally usher in a new era in flying training when Initial Flight Screening operations begin at Pueblo Memorial Airport Oct. 13 as the first students report for the class.

The Initial Flight Screening program evaluates candidates hoping to enter Air Force aviation training either as pilots or combat systems officers.

The Air Force oversees IFS from a quality assurance perspective and also provides the students military training and supervision during the course of their instruction. Doss Aviation is the contractor responsible for providing the facilities, flight instruction, aircraft, maintenance, emergency services and more for the program.

IFS is intended to standardize flight screening across the Air Force, according to Lt. Col. John Tomjack, commander of Detachment 1, a geographically separated detachment of the 306th Flying Training Group and the unit providing the military supervision and training to students.

"The IFS program was designed to screen for aviation aptitude, and also provide the military rigor and camaraderie missing in some general aviation programs," Colonel Tomjack said. "When we are at full scale operations, approximately 18 months from now, we will be the sole source of flight screening for all Reserve Officers' Training Corps and Officer Training School aviation candidates."

Another positive aspect of IFS will be the introduction to military lifestyle provided during training.

"Detachment 1 will prepare the students for the rigors of military life and aviation," Colonel Tomjack said. "IFS graduates will arrive at their Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training assignments better prepared to successfully complete the program."

The first IFS class begins with 15 students Oct. 13. Within two years, the contract calls for every pilot and CSO candidate to go through IFS -- up to 1,785 students per year -- except for U.S. Air Force Academy cadets, who train through a similar program at the academy.
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October 17: Overheard from Pueblo ATC

"Hey y'all. Watch this!"
"You made a fool out of young lieutenants. That's not against Army regulations."

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It's time for the fly-by!
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Nothing like a Cessna pulling 1.5Gs and slamming through the sky at 80 Knots indicated!
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I'm gonna hit the breaks and he'll fly right past us.
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