Coursework includes Aerodynamics, Navigation, Aircraft Engines, Meteorology, and Basic Flight Rules and Regulations. In addition to academics, API students undergo rigorous aviation physiology training that will equip them with the necessary skills to survive the rigors of Naval Aviation. Pilots can attend Primary training at NAS Whiting or NAS Corpus Christi. All NFOs stay in Pensacola and report to VT-10 for Primary flight training. Upon completion of Primary flight training, Pilots and NFOs select either jet or propeller driven aircraft and enter into the Intermediate phase of flight training.
Intermediate training builds upon the basic flight and navigation skills learned during primary.
Pilots select what fleet mission type they will fly once they complete the Intermediate phase of flight training while NFOs select their fleet aircraft type Advanced Naval flight training is tailored for the mission specifics that Pilots and NFOs have selected. The FRS will teach newly winged aviators how to fly their aircraft type in all the various missions that pertain to their selected community. FRS training concludes with carrier qualifications. FRS graduates are now official fleet aviators and will report to an operational fleet squadron.