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2FTS

Number 277 Phase 2 ADF Intermediate Pilots’ Course members assemble on the flight line with a Pilatus PC-21 aircraft at RAAF Base Pearce, WA, ahead of their graduation. Story by Stephanie Hallen. Photos by Chris Kershaw.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Flying times ahead for graduates

20/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2368 Views 0 Comments 2FTS, ADF Pilot's Course, PC-21, RAAF Pearce

As the temperatures soared in the west, so did the spirits of 15 student pilots from 277 Phase 2 ADF

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Flight Lieutenant Max, left, and Flight Lieutenant Dallin Stirling, a trainee from 2 Flight Training School, before an incentive flight in an EA-18G Growler at RAAF base Pearce during Exercise Centenarie Redimus. Story by Flying Officer Michael Thomas. Photo by Aircraftman Campbell Latch.
ADF People History Royal Australian Air Force 

Motivation for a fast-jet career

17/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1717 Views 0 Comments 2FTS, EA-18G Growler, No. 6 Squadron, RAAF Pearce

Winning a game of ‘scissors, paper, rock’ usually doesn’t mean much, but for student pilot Flight Lieutenant Dallin Stirling, his

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Senior Navy officer Lieutenant Commander Brad Eaton and 453 Squadron member Pilot Officer Esther Kim at the Perth Korean War Memorial. Story by Squadron Leader Kate Davis. Photos by Flying Officer Michael Thomas.
History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

The ‘forgotten war’ no longer

17/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1562 Views 0 Comments 2FTS, Korean War

A three-ship flypast from 2 Flying Training School (2FTS) over the serenity of Kings Park, WA, marked the opening of

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2 Flying Training School trainee Pilot Officer Gabrielle Adamson takes Air Force Indigenous Youth Program participant Indiana Baines through the paces of a Pilatus PC-21 simulated flight at RAAF Base Pearce, WA. Story by Stephanie Hallen. All photos by Flying Officer Michael Thomas.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Students step into the shoes of aviators

07/07/202308/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1988 Views 0 Comments 2FTS, Indigenous Youth Program, PC-21, RAAF Pearce

Perth students were recently given the unique opportunity to experience a typical day in the life of a Royal Australian

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ADF Pilots’ Course 269 members with a Pilatus PC-21 at RAAF Base Pearce in WA. Story by Stephanie Hallen. Photo by Chris Kershaw.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Sky’s the limit for pilot graduates

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2384 Views 0 Comments 2FTS, PC-21, RAAF Pearce

Fourteen students from 269 Pilots’ Course have become the newest pilots in the ADF. CAPTION: ADF Pilots’ Course 269 members

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File photo - 2FTS perform a 26-aircraft thunderbird formation during a pilot-course graduation. Photographer unknown
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Special flying formations in WA

13/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4563 Views 1 Comment 2 Flying Training School, 2FTS, Advanced Pilot Course, Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighter, PC-9, RAAF Base Pearce

Special flying formations are planned over 14-15 September to help celebrate the graduation of the Royal Australian Air Force’s and Royal

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