Table 1

Pilots descriptives: age, aircraft platform and hours of flight

n=163% of total
Fighter jet (n=54)Combat helicopter (n=27)Transport helicopter (n=52)Transport aircraft (n=30)
Age (years)
 3554, 100%27, 100%52, 100%30, 100%100
 4052, 96%26, 96%47, 90%29, 97%94
 4532, 59%10, 37%21, 40%8, 27%44
 5013, 24%2, 7%5, 10%3, 10%14
Total military flight time* (hours)n=53n=27n=51n=29
 <200014, 26%0, 0%3, 6%3, 10%12.5
 2000–299922, 42%12, 44%19, 37%15, 52%42.5
 3000–450014, 26%10, 37%18, 35%6, 21%30
 >45003, 6%5, 19%11, 22%5, 17%15
  • *Flight hours data were not available for all pilots (n=160).