Initial Flight Training Deutschland (IFTD)

Located at the Bremen Airport, Initial Flight Training Deutschland is the gateway of aviation for military pilot training in Germany. CAE GmbH has overall responsibility for the ab initio flight training program providing academic, simulator and live-flying training to more than 40 students annually. A fleet of Diamond DA-40 and CAE-owned DA-42 aircraft are used to fulfill single and multi-engine live-flying training requirements at both the CAE Bremen Training Centre as well as at the CAE training site in Montpellier, France operated by industry partner Airways Aviation. At IFTD, CAE GmbH leverages the established approved training organization (ATO) curriculum as well as onsite CAE instructors.

Capabilities

Academic / Classroom Training

Simulator / Training Devices

Live Flying Training

Student pilots

Initial Flight Training

The training program phases include:

Phase	Location	Duration
Theoretical Training	Bremen	10 months
SE / IR Single Engine / Instrument Rating	Montpellier	7 months
ME / IR Multi Engine / Instrument Rating	Bremen	4 months
UPRT Upset Prevention and Recovery Training	Bremen	4 months
MFS – Militärluftfahrzeugführerschein Military Pilot License	Bremen	3 months