| Summary: | EMBA Project Report === EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This project was undertaken at the request of the Deputy Commodore, Training
Wing FIVE. In light of the coming transition from the T-34 to T-6 aircraft, the manpower
cost from initial preparation through final execution remained uncertain. While most
consultation projects involve an analysis and selection of a course of action, this unique
project began with a course already determined and attempted only to determine the
cost of that course. In order to determine this cost in terms of Instructor Pilots (IPs) lost
from production during the transition, an interactive spreadsheet model was constructed
and several pools of data were analyzed. A timeline for Instructor Pilot training was
constructed based on the planned time to train, then a second timeline was constructed
for the training of the Flight Instructor Training Unit (FITU) Instructor Pilots (FIPs) to
ensure they would be prepared to qualify new Instructor Pilots in time for the arrival of
the first T-6 Student Military Aviators (SMAs). Once this framework was constructed,
numerous data values such as aircraft capacity and SMA-to-IP ratios were applied to
ensure the answer was both accurate and comprehensive. The findings of this project
reveal that, based on the currently planned T-6 training schedule for both SMAs and
IPs, Training Wing FIVE will experience a deficit of T-34 Instructor Pilots commencing
APR 2008 and concluding APR 2012, reaching a peak deficit of 36 Instructor Pilots at
numerous points during that time period.
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