| EPAA (Air Force Flying Training School)
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| Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
  EPAA (Air Force Flying Training School)
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| Coordinates | 45°39′50″N 0°18′43″W / 45.664°N 0.312°W / 45.664; -0.312 |
| Type | Training establishment |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Direction Générale de l'Armement (1956–) |
| Controlled by |  France (Armée de l'air) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1956 |
| In use | 1956 |
The École de pilotage de l'Armée de l'air (EPAA),[1]orÉcole de Pilotage de l'Armée de l'Air 315 Général Jarry, is the main training centre for pilots of the French Air and Space Force.
The EPAA was formed in April 1956.
It is the initial pilot training school of the French Air and Space Force. The aircraft for training are the Pilatus PC-21 and the Grob G 120.[2] The training course is about 100 hours of flying, with 30 hours on the simulator.
It is situated in the Charente department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
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Écoles militaires of France
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| French Army |
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| French Navy |
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| French Air and Space Force |
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| National Gendarmerie |
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| Directorate of Higher Military Education |
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