| Welcome to RAFvirtual 3 FTS Cranwell |
Not all Royal Air Force Virtual aircrew trainees are destined to fly fast jets. The training course that leads to the pilot's seat of a Tornado is very different to the one that leads to a Hercules.
RAFvirtual 3 FTS pilot training is on the Beechcraft King Air B200. This course introduces all the complexities of multi-engined flying, including asymmetric thrust in single engine operations.
The aircraft carries twin ADF, twin VOR/DME, twin VHF radio and a single UHF radio. The B200 is fully RVSM and European R-NAV compliant. Inflatable de-icing boots are fitted to the wing and horizontal stabiliser leading edges along with propeller, windshield and engine anti-icing. Other features include a three-axis autopilot, yaw damper and flight director with which auto coupled approaches may be flown down to DH.
Here you will learn Basic Navigation to and from VOR including bearing and timed turns, aircraft control with two engines and single engines, short take off and landing, the use of trim to fly the aeroplane in a stable manner, procedural turns and landings, circle to land and missed approaches.
We hope you will not only learn something but enjoy your stay at RAFvirtual 3 FTS.
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