Fighter Plane Training for Civilians

Fighter Plane Training for CiviliansFor regular pilots there are different licensesmeant to allow the operation of certain aircraft.For the average enthusiast, a student's licensewill allow the operation of light sport flyersintended for personal use. For pilots who want tooperate light to medium class aircraft capable ofpushing longer distances and higher altitudes,Personal pilot's licanses are needed. Then ofcourse there are courses for Professional Pilot'slicenses which are a necessity to operate high endmedium to heavy aircraft.For the truly ambitious pilots out there, however,the ultimate test of piloting skills comes from

knowing how to operate a military grade fighteraircraft. While only military personnel areallowed to use modern fighter planes, civiliancourses are open that at least teach the basicsof fighter operation to pilots who want to pushtheir own personal threshold. They can becomecertified to operate obsolete or powered-downversions of military aircraft called StuntFlyers.One of the biggest differences in militaryaircraft operations is in the physicalrequirements. While civilian pilots can afford tobe overweight, flabby, and shallow chested,military aircraft require a level of fitness thatturns off most would be jet jockeys. Aside fromperfect vision, hearing, reflexes, and lack ofphysical disabilities, fighter pilots need to bein shape to handle the G forces that theyencounter when operating a fighter. Thegravitational forces that are generated by highspeed turns in mid-air can literally cause

unconsciousness, resulting in two conditionscalled black out and red out, when blood rushescompletely out of or in excess to the brain,respectively.Aside from the physical conditioning involved,the standard requirements involved in obtaininga Personal Pilot's license are a prerequisite foroperating a stunt fighter plane. Despite thedifficulties involved in fighter plane operationa Professional License isn't required. This isbecause this often involves other lessons notdirectly related to actual aircraft operation,like long distance air navigation and a knowledgeof the protocols of international air controltowers.Private stunt flyer lessons are available fromany number of licensed individual pilots, thoughif you want full certification as a stunt flyerit's best to go to a flying school which offerslessons in fighter piloting. These are usually