News>Snapshot of Laughlin: On the spot at Aces' standup
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Capt. Muneel Zaidi and 2nd Lt. Jordan Wright, 47th Student Squadron student pilots assigned to Aces Flight stand in front of their class to answer questions during ‘standup’ in the Aces’ flight room at Anderson Hall on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 10, 2013. ‘Standup’ is a stressful procedures evaluation which allows instructors to evaluate how students will perform in situations they may face in the air. (U.S. Air Forces photo/Senior Airman Nathan Maysonet)
by Senior Airman Nathan Maysonet
47th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs
1/15/2013 - LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training forms the backbone of Team XL's mission here at Laughlin, but few get an inside look.
Aces Flight volunteered to be highlighted in photos Jan. 10, performing a key piece of pilot training's classroom instruction: Standup.
During standup students go before their flight and, while standing at attention, must walk through the procedures and steps they would use to solve problems in an aircraft given to them by their instructors. It is designed to be stressful and helps instructors evaluate how students perform under pressure and in situations they may face outside the classroom.
