Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 29 November 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours the (a) Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, (b) Commando Helicopter Force, (c) Army Air Corps and (d) Royal Air Force pilots under Joint Helicopter Command have flown in each of the last five years.
The correct answer should have been:
The number of flying hours under the Joint Helicopter Command for financial years 2012-13 to date are shown below. Annual flying hours are impacted by a number of factors including operational activity, number of platforms in service and training requirement.
2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 (as at 31Oct) | |
8,440 | 6,160 | 7,900 |
| 4,250 | 2,570 | |
35,280 | 32,010 | 25,720 | 20,160 | 19,350 | 11,740 | |
24,790 | 20,690 | 16,070 | 15,790 | 16,680 | 9,680 |
Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.
These figures are single Service figures and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.
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The number of flying hours under the Joint Helicopter Command for financial years 2012-13 to date are shown below. Annual flying hours are impacted by a number of factors including operational activity, number of platforms in service and training requirement.
2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 (as at 31Oct) | |
8,440 | 6,160 | 7,900 |
| 4,250 | 2,570 | |
35,280 | 32,010 | 25,720 | 20,160 | 19,350 | 11,740 | |
24,790 | 20,690 | 16,070 | 15,790 | 16,680 | 9,680 |
Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.
These figures are single Service figures and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.
Yes1 person thinks so
No0 people think not
Would you like to ask a question like this yourself? Use our Freedom of Information site.