§ Mr. Duncan SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many hours' flying time pilots completed in the RAF in each of the last five years, excluding operational flying. [107245]
§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 27 January 2000]: Trained RAF pilots completed the following flying hours:
Years Hours1 Hours2 Total hours 1995 164,686 20,012 184,698 1996 198,892 15,154 214,046 1997 191,194 12,468 203,662 1998 186,746 14,702 201,448 1999 159,801 24,670 184,471 1 Excluding operational flying 2 Operational only