An Interactive Decision Support System for Scheduling Fighter Pilot Training

Fighter Pilot students undertake an intense 120-day training program. New classes of students enter the training program at regular intervals. Students endure rigorous academic, simulator, and aircraft training throughout the program. Squadron schedulers ensure that multiple resources and students are scheduled to facilitate these activities. This includes both the scheduling of entire flights as a group for classroom work, and individuals for simulator and flying sorties. In addition, regulations impose a number of restrictions. Squadron schedulers must balance these restrictions to ensure students meet their training requirements and graduate. The dynamic training environment requires a robust scheduling approach with flexibility to accommodate changes due to a number of factors.