Results of an earlier study indicated that revised instructional methodologies could be used to save a significant number of T-37 aircraft hours when applied to the instrument training phase of Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT). To determine the operational feasibility of adopting these methodologies command-wide, the 82d Flying Training Wing, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, in consultation with AFHRL, Flying Training Division personnel, trained a total UPT class using the revised procedures. This report summarizes the methods used in the T-37 phase of the project and includes a copy of the revised syllabus, the Air Training Command prepared evaluation report, and associated schedules and flow charts. The potential savings demonstrated in this study averaged 42% (8.8 T-37 hours) per student for the instrument training phase and it is recommended that favorable consideration be given to command-wide application.

The A/F37A/T-4G, a T-37 flight training simulator with limited visual and motion capability, was evaluated to determine the extent to which its technology could be used to substitute for flying hours in the UPT T-37 syllabus. S special syllabus maximizing T-4G capabilities was used. This report describes the first phase in which six UPT students were trained in the T-4G/T-37 program. The six students completed contact training in 23.4 flying hours (a savings of 3.8 hours), and they completed instrument training in 9.7 flying hours (a savings of 11.1 hours). (Author).