Initial Flight Screening

The Initial Flight Screening (IFS) is a preliminary flight training course for newly commissioned U.S. Air Force, U.S. Naval, and U.S. Marine Corps officers who have been selected for Pilot, NFO, or Combat Systems Officer. Previously this course was for candidates who did not already hold a Private Pilot Certificate (PPL) but is now required for all regardless of civilian Pilot rating, except for the Navy and Marine Corps where having a PPL exempts you from the program. IFS is the Air Force's initial Pilot and Combat Systems Officer (CSO) flying screening and training course. IFS students must be undergraduate flying training (UFT) candidates and be medically qualified (Federal Aviation Administration Class III medical certificate and a USAF Flying Class 1/1A, as appropriate.)

The IFS program is under command of U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command (AETC), and began operations on 1 October 2006. Doss Aviation, under contract with United States Air Force (USAF), conducts flight screening for 1,300 to 1,700 USAF 2nd Lieutenants annually. As the Gateway to USAF Aviation, IFS provides initial flying training allowing students to successfully transition to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (Pilot and Combat System Officer) at one of several Air Force bases throughout the United States. The 45 acre IFS campus is located immediately adjacent to the Pueblo Memorial Airport, Pueblo, Colorado. [ [http://www.aetc.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123028911 Air Education & Training Command Article on IFS] ]

External links

* [http://dossifs.com/ USAF Initial Flight Screening Website]
* [http://www.wantscheck.com/UPTPrep/InitialFlightScreeningIFS/tabid/69/Default.aspx IFS Information and Study Aids]
* [http://www.baseops.net/militarypilot/usaf_ift.html IFS Information]
* [http://www.baseops.net/militarypilot/ Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training]
* [http://www.dossaviation.com/ DOSS Aviation]

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