Training starts with aerospace physiology

Training starts with aerospace physiology

(EXCERPT) by Airman 1st Class Yvonne Clark 47th Flying Training Wing
Public Affairs

12/1/2003 - LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- While being spun
in a chair and parasailing hardly sound like intense pilot training
exercises, they are several techniques aerospace physiology experts
use to train Air Force pilots.

Within the first eight and a half days of pilot training, students
become familiar with air and ground survival training through an array
of hands-on and classroom exercises.

“Pilots start their training with us -- this is their first stop,”
said Tech. Sgt. Dora Caniglia, the noncommissioned officer in charge
of administration for the 47th Aeromedical Squadron.

Aerospace physiology is the foundation of pilot training, and it
teaches student pilots the basics, she said.

“Aerospace physiology is important at a pilot-training base because
all the training deals with life or death situations,” Caniglia said.
“This is where pilots learn how they are going to survive should they
have to eject out of...

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On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 22:12:31 GMT, Otis Willie
wrote:

Training starts with aerospace physiology

(EXCERPT) by Airman 1st Class Yvonne Clark 47th Flying Training Wing
Public Affairs

12/1/2003 - LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- While being spun
in a chair and parasailing hardly sound like intense pilot training
exercises, they are several techniques aerospace physiology experts
use to train Air Force pilots.

Gosh, I did that in July of 1964 at Williams AFB AZ. It's kind of
reassuring to know that things haven't changed a bit in 40 years.

But, is this "news"?

(EXCERPT) by Airman 1st Class Yvonne Clark 47th Flying Training Wing
Public Affairs

12/1/2003 - LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- While being spun
in a chair and parasailing hardly sound like intense pilot training
exercises, they are several techniques aerospace physiology experts
use to train Air Force pilots.

But, is this "news"?

Airman Yvonne is doubtless stretching a bit to meet her quota.

While it no doubt beats getting shot at, there are few jobs more
dispiriting than being a very low-rank military public relations
writer.


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