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2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School

Military flying school

Field	Value
unit_name	2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School
native_name	fr
image	Beechcraft CT-156 Harvard II 156125 04.JPG
caption	Raytheon CT156 Harvard II of 2 CFFTS, at Rockcliffe Airport, 23 August 2008
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country	Canada
branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
type	Military school
role	Flying training
command_structure	15 Wing Moose Jaw
garrison	CFB Moose Jaw
nickname	Big 2
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website

2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (2CFFTS; ) is one of the Royal Canadian Air Force's training centres for pilots and also one of the facilities of the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program.

History

The school is at CFB Moose Jaw. Prior to operating the CT-155 and CT-156, 2CFFTS flew the CT-114 Tutor from 1964 until 1999.

Pilots at the school are in the Advanced Training section of the CF program with focus on:

Phase II – Basic course with the CT-156 Harvard II after which students will be streamed into the different platforms (jet, multi-engine, or helicopter).
Phase III Jet – Advanced course on the CT-156 Harvard II
Phase IV Conversion – Conversion to the CT-155 Hawk to prepare students for further training at CFB Cold Lake

Images

File:RaytheonCT156HarvardII156121.JPG|Raytheon CT156 Harvard II of 2 CFFTS, at CFB Moose Jaw, 3 November 2005 undergoing maintenance File:CFBMooseJaw01.JPG|CT-114 Tutor jet trainer and the old Moose Jaw control tower in the spring of 1982 File:CFBMooseJaw02.JPG|CT-114 Tutors belonging to 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School parked on the ramp at CFB Moose Jaw, 1982

Badges

File:2CFFTSbadge.jpg|2 CFFTS Big 2 badge 1981 File:2CFFTS Apache Flight badge 02.JPG|"A" Flight badge 2008 File:BanditFlightBadge.jpg|"B" Flight badge 1981 File:CobraFlightBadge.JPG|"C" Flight badge 1981 File:DragonFlightBadge.JPG|"D" Flight badge 1981 File:EagleFlightBadge.JPG|"E" Flight badge 1981. Eagle Flight was the Ground Training School (GTS) File:SnapperFlightBadge.JPG|Standards Flight badge 1981. Snapper Flight was responsible for evaluating students through flight testing. File:QFIBadge.JPG|Qualified Flying Instructor badge 1981

References

Air Force Public Affairs / Department of National Defence. (November 2006). "15 WING – MOOSE JAW : UNITS 2CFFTS".
Brennan, William J.. (14 December 2017). "Moose Jaw". [[Historica Canada]].
Dempsey, Daniel V.. (2002). "A Tradition of Excellence - Canada's Airshow Team Heritage". High Flight Enterprises Ltd..

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