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For a new guy, IFS is a no-nonsense screening course that shouldn't be taken lightly. You need to show up on day one ready to go. - I'd suggest you go to the IFS websight at www.dossifs.com and read it carefully. There are several types of pre-arrival requirements (administrative things and study req'ts) that require you to submit things before you go. Knowing what you need to do in advance can make it all go much more smoothly. - It would also help to get some addtional flying time before you go if you can. I'd recommend finding a place that uses the Diamond DA20 as their training aircraft, as that's what you'll fly at IFS. There are lots of procedural things about the IFS profile (exact ways to fly to training areas, ways to talk to people, etc) so if you don't have to worry inflight as much about basic flying (heading, altitude, airspeed, patterns and landings, etc) you'll be able to focus more on the procedures. You don't need a PPL, but flying up to the solo point (about 15 hours most places) might help a lot. - Washouts in the IFS program are not uncommon, especially on the CSO side where many people haven't had much prior flight training. Occasionally its from lack of proficiency, but more often its from a poor attitude and failure to take the program seriously early on. When you walk in the door, you need to know the DA20 ops limits and bold-face emergency procedures verbatim and without hesitation Both sets of info are on the IFS website, and are an example of attitude. By the way, the information isn't terribly hard to learn, but it is a good "attitude indicator" to the staff about how you've prepared. Like most military flight training programs, there isn't much "catch up time" if you get behind, so don't get behind!! - Oh, yeah. They take the fitness and weight program seriously, too, so be in limits whan you get there.