The TB-30 is the primary trainer operated for the FAP for training new pilots destined for either fixed-wing transport, helicopters or fast jet careers

An IP and student prepare their aircraft for a night-flying mission

Following the loss of the Alpha Jet, Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) and Instruction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) on the USAF’s T-38 Talon II has been done by the USAF in the US. Pilots attend after qualifying on the TB-30

As an ageing platform, the TB-30 has received a recent upgrade which sees the TB-30 gain new sensors on the engine and a new digital panel in the cockpit

A student performs a pre-flight check on the TB-30 observed by the IP of Esq101

Night flying is part of the syllabus during a student’s training at Esq101

Two TB-30s of Esq101 blast down Beja AB (AB 11) runway during a formation training mission

A crew chief awaits the student’s command to release the chocks for taxi with a land away mission ahead