In the ATC, any cadet who is 1st Class or above is eligible to get Air Experience Flying (AEF). This is done at the closest AEF squadron to the ATC squadron. The ATC has recently moved on to using the Bulldog, the RAF's side-by-side basic trainer, after previously using the Chipmunk since the beginning of AEF.  No. 4 AEF based at Glasgow airport is used by 2296 Squadron for most of its air experince flying.

The Bulldog, the Aircraft currently being used for Air Experience Flying in the ATC

During AEF, cadets are given a chance to take control of the aircraft, and do aerobatics if they are confident enough.

As well as Air Experience flying, cadets are sometimes lucky enough to get an Opportunity Flight in a regular RAF aircraft.

Once a cadet is seventeen years old, he or she is eligible for a flying scholarship. Flying scholarships are allocated by the RAF to young people (usually Air Cadets), so that they can learn to fly a civil aircraft solo for no charge. For anyone wanting to get a Private Pilot's License (PPL), this drastically reduces the hours required. The RAF also has a Pilot/Navigator Scholarship scheme, which involves slightly fewer flying hours.