Before the pilots of the Royal Nordlands Air Force can proceed onto their primary aircraft assignments, Most will inprocess through the 483 Squadron, humorously referred to as ‘Kuikens’ at Eirland Air Base, located outside the Capital of the Nordlands.
Flying the MB-339, the students learn basic airmanship, as well as intro into tactics and aircraft employment that are transferable to most of the fixed wing aircraft the RNLAF flies.
As Students progress through the 24 week syllabus, some students will advance to the Allied-Joint-Jet-Pilot-Training (AJJPT) Program hosted in Osea, while others will learn their aircraft placements later on. Outside of that program, all students have equal opportunity to end up in the front-line fighter units, or the backbone of the Air Support Command. Many long-term pilots in the RNLAF will return to the 483 Squadron later on as instructors to teach the next generation of pilots.
