Overview

• Academy leaders say facilities are ready for the heir to join the fourth-year cohort, beginning with classroom instruction and simulator sessions before instructor-accompanied flights.
• The adaptation phase will include roughly 50–60 hours on advanced simulators over about six weeks, paired with initial real-flight practice on the Pilatus PC-21 (E-27).
• The AGA is completing a modernization drive that includes expanding its Pilatus training fleet to 38 aircraft by year-end and introducing a new aerospace military engineering master’s program.
• Cadet routines are set: weekdays start at 06:30 with theory and simulator blocks through the afternoon, study time afterward, and lights-out at 22:00.
• Her first official appearance in the academy uniform is expected on Spain’s National Day, 12 October, with palace-released images anticipated.