Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence

| Chapter 5 - Programme 3: Air Defence |
Annual Report FY 2007 - 2008 126
| Department of Defence |
Table 5.1 Air Defence Programme Outputs for FY 2007/08 (continued)
Output Performance Measure Annual Target
Actual Achievement /
Comments
Basic flying training capability Daily number of serviceable 34 aircraft 29,5 aircraft available daily,
at the Flying Training School aircraft
sufficient to meet the
requirement. Lower aircraft
availability due to system
obsolescence.
Number of qualified 43 instructors 38 flying instructors available
instructors
daily, sufficient to meet the
requirement. Lower availability
due to high attrition of
aircrew through resignations.
Number of flying hours 11 000 flying hours 11 387 hours. Flying hours
exceeded the allocated hours
due to the size of the pilot’s
wings courses that were
selected. Additional training
hours were also allocated to
learners who initially did not
achieve the required standard.
Additional funds, re-allocated
from elsewhere in the Air
Force, were made available
to cover the additional hours
flown.
Number of pilots trained 68 pilots on two courses 42 pilots qualified on two
courses during the year, with
another 56 students still on
course. Funding and system
capacity limitations restricted
the number of pilots trained.
Number of instructors trained 18 instructors on two courses 16 flying instructors qualified
on two courses, with another
two courses still underway.
Low availability of flying crew
available to train as instructors,
due to attrition.
Navigator training capability Number of navigation 10 instructors Eight instructors available.
instructors
The 10 navigator instructors’
posts were reduced to eight
after the conversion of two
posts to common posts to
satisfy changed requirements.
Number of basic navigator 12 learners on one course Four students qualified.
learners
Eight students failed to meet
the minimum requirements
and were withdrawn. Two
of the stronger candidates
were rolled over to the next
navigator course.
Number of instructor learners Two learners on one course Three learners qualified.
Attrition of aircrew created
the additional requirement.
Number of survival course 90 learners on four courses 122 learners trained. Other
learners
aircrew (flight engineers, flight
attendants and electronic
warfare operators) also
participated in survival
training, resulting in the
number of learners exceeding
the annual target.