News Story: New Zealand Picks T-6C for Pilot Training

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By NICK LEE-FRAMPTON

WELLINGTON — New Zealand will buy 11 T-6C turboprop aircraft to be used for pilot training, Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman announced.

The NZ $154 million (US$127 million) purchase “includes ground simulators, classroom and computer-based training packages to complement practical flying experience,” Coleman said Jan. 27 in a Defence Ministry news release.

The aircraft will be assembled in Wichita, Kan., and are expected to enter service with the Pilot Training School and the Central Flying School at the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) Ohakea base in early 2016.

Flight simulators and other ground-based training devices will be installed at Ohakea by CAE Simulation (USA).

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