Book/Printed Material From Theory to Practice : People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation Training at the Operational Unit People's Liberation Army Air Force aviation training at the operational unit

Title

• From Theory to Practice : People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation Training at the Operational Unit

Other Title

• People's Liberation Army Air Force aviation training at the operational unit

Summary

• "The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has embarked on a major institutional reform to train and equip a modern, professional aviator corps. At the heart of this reform is an effort to train officers under what the People's Liberation Army refers to as "actual combat conditions". Such an emphasis reflects an acknowledgment by senior leaders that the PLAAF, and by extension the entire Chinese armed forces, is ill prepared to "fight and win" wars against potentially superior military competitors and must therefore reinvigorate training programs to meet the missions that the Chinese Air Force may be called on to execute. This report seeks to assess PLAAF pilot proficiency by examining training held at operational aviation units in the context of the larger PLAAF training system. The first section analyzes the hierarchy of PLAAF training guidance. The second section examines the PLAAF training system for pilots prior to their arrival at their operational units, to include an examination of the theoretical and practical methods of instruction. The third section covers the transition to the PLAAF operational aviation unit and the content of unit training to include an analysis of the PLAAF annual training cycle. The fourth section addresses the development and training of instructor pilots at the unit level. The final section seeks to evaluate the operational competency and weaknesses within the PLAAF aviation training system"--Publisher's description.

Names

• Morris, Lyle J., author
• Heginbotham, Eric, author
• Project Air Force (U.S.), issuing body

Created / Published

• Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2016]
• ©2016

Headings

• -  China.--Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun.--Kong jun--Operational readiness
• -  Aeronautics, Military--Study and teaching--China
• -  Fighter pilots--Training of--China
• -  Air forces--Training of--China
• -  Air power--China--Evaluation

Notes

• -  "RAND Project Air Force."
• -  "Prepared for the United States Air Force."
• -  Also available on the Internet as a PDF file.
• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-36).
• -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

• 1 online resource (ix, 36 pages) : illustrations.

Call Number/Physical Location

• UG639.C6

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024739212

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2024739212

Rights Advisory

• This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2024739212

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