§ Lord Hardy of Wathasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether consideration has been given to increasing pilot training in areas where the climate might allow training to be completed within a shorter time. [HL3239]
§ Lord BachThe RAF has undertaken both basic flying training and on-going flying training overseas with varying results. The RAF's experience has been that initial training is not completed any more quickly than the equivalent training in the United Kingdom, partly because the lack of experience of flying in different weather conditions means that additional training is required when pilots return to the UK. Ongoing non-operational flying is regularly conducted overseas with more success, although additional time is taken travelling to and from the training location.