IAF might be able to acquire retired recently retired Polish or Romanian mig-21s. Since they don't seem to want anything modern or new.
Sad state of affairs.
Blame isn't on uncle Sam or GE. It's totally and squarely on us. Your line of thinking resembles the current state of Pakistani people & establishment, and I know it will hurt.Blame rests on your beloved Uncle Sam and GE.
Anyways, this situation is only temporary and once GE starts to supply the engines in promised quantities, our situation shall most definitely improve.
PS: More Rafales should be ordered ASAP, with or without MRFA. Period.
Really? Blame someone else for being a decade late?Blame rests on your beloved Uncle Sam and GE.
Anyways, this situation is only temporary and once GE starts to supply the engines in promised quantities, our situation shall most definitely improve.
PS: More Rafales should be ordered ASAP, with or without MRFA. Period.
Blame rests on your beloved Uncle Sam and GE.
Anyways, this situation is only temporary and once GE starts to supply the engines in promised quantities, our situation shall most definitely improve.
PS: More Rafales should be ordered ASAP, with or without MRFA. Period.
Minimum ratio for fighter fleet is 2.25:1. IAF and IN even today have just 1.75:1. That is the amount of fighter pilot shortage we have.
Many pilots are on desk jobs or away for training. This reduces the ratio in actual squadron. But during war, all these people come back to their respective squadrons. Like some are away for QFI course, some for FCL/FSL course or some maybe posted to AFA and other training establishments plus the pilots posted in HQs. When you take these pilots into account, the ratio comes to about 1.75:1I think the IAF's is 1.5. Not enough basic trainers. They are training just 100 per year.
Many pilots are on desk jobs or away for training. This reduces the ratio in actual squadron. But during war, all these people come back to their respective squadrons. Like some are away for QFI course, some for FCL/FSL course or some maybe posted to AFA and other training establishments plus the pilots posted in HQs. When you take these pilots into account, the ratio comes to about 1.75:1
Don't forget that most IAF fighters are two-seater, while transport planes are usually two to four people, and helicopters are usually two peopleIAF is sanctioned 4200 pilots in total. And something like 1900 aircraft. So that's around 2.2:1 if everything is up to standard across the board.
You can't do that. A pilot who wants to remain qualified must maintain a minimum number of flight hours per month, If you leave a flying job for a clerical or other job, you'll need to retrain on a simulator and trainer before you can fly againMany pilots are on desk jobs or away for training. This reduces the ratio in actual squadron. But during war, all these people come back to their respective squadrons. Like some are away for QFI course, some for FCL/FSL course or some maybe posted to AFA and other training establishments plus the pilots posted in HQs. When you take these pilots into account, the ratio comes to about 1.75:1
I remember a long time ago there was a report that, according to April 2015, a report by the Defence Committee of the Indian Parliament, The Indian Air Force's fighter-to-pilot ratio is 1:0.81, well below the required ratio of 1:1.25.
IAF changes medical norms to up number of pilots
Taking medication for blood pressure or undergoing a laser eye surgery will no longer make an IAF pilot ineligible for the cockpit of a fighter jet...www.google.comThis was the story at the time about India's crippling shortage of fighter pilotsThe Indian Air Force’s Big Problem: Not Enough Pilots!
New Delhi faces a critical shortage of both planes and pilots a parliamentary panel revealed this week.thediplomat.com
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The Air Force does not have a shortfall of pilots today. There is no point in recruiting the full authorized numbers if there are not enough platforms. In fighters alone, we have a shortfall of 10 squadrons.
Authorized numbers are good to have but not required. Imagine thinking that a nation with a population of 1.5 billion "lacks" pilots because they couldn't find enough talent.
Do you have corresponding ratio for PLAAF ?
China, of course, won't disclose the exact percentage, but it still highlights the current shortage of pilots through open state media. With a large number of advanced fighters in service and the retirement of older fighters, the Chinese Air Force needs a large number of new blood, and the traditional model of pilot training is no longer able to provide enough high-level pilots.Do you have corresponding ratio for PLAAF ?
They have to put the standard disclaimer because it's about public accountably because of the perceived shortfall.Concerted effort are in place to address the shortfall at the earliest
At least that was a veiled reference to the pilot shortage, which has not been conclusively resolved
The number of pilots has nothing to do with the population of your country, it's more about the IAF pilot training model, the number of IAF flight academies, the number of trainers, the number of flight simulators,
Not asking anything exact obviously.China, of course, won't disclose the exact percentage
Don't forget that most IAF fighters are two-seater, while transport planes are usually two to four people, and helicopters are usually two people
This method of comparison is completely wrong
I remember when I first looked at India in 2020, there were many articles about the shortage of pilots in India
And left out IAFpilots are perishing inside mig21. Sad reality, future generation will curse bjp government harshly than we used to do on Congress today for the incompetence in defence sector.Minimum ratio for fighter fleet is 2.25:1. IAF and IN even today have just 1.75:1. That is the amount of fighter pilot shortage we have.