[1] The school's strength at the outset was ten Staff Officers and eighty flying students, whose course lasted for sixteen weeks.

3 Flying Training School RAF[3] The school used various airfields as Relief landing grounds such as: High Post, Alton Barnes, Overton Heath, New Zealand Farm, Manningford, Enstone, Wellesbourne Mountford, Aston Down, Kemble and Fairford.

[4] In 1964 the Central Flying School at RAF Little Rissington became responsible for the provision of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team.

The 'Red Pelicans' equipped with six Mk 4 Jet Provosts were given the honour of this role and became The 1964 RAF Premier Aerobatic Team.

In preparation for the handover the Red Pelicans and the Yellowjacks performed combined displays at the 1964 Farnborough Airshow.

[3] In 2000 the Grob Tutor T.1 replaced the Scottish Aviation Bulldog as the initial trainer operated by the squadron.

[3] During 1976 the Folland Gnat T.1s were based at RAF Valley however during 1977 these were replaced as the CFS main advanced jet trainer by the Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1.

[3] The Refresher Flying Flight was formed during April 1984 at Church Fenton operating the Jet Provost and moved to Scampton during 1991 but was disbanded during 1992.

From 1966, the Westland-built Sioux helicopter began service, lasting until 1973, when replaced with the more modern Westland Gazelle HT.2s.

During the 1970s the Westland Whirlwind HAR.10s were also used and the school had a detachment at RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales for SAR and mountain rescue training.

2 (Advanced) Flying Training School RAF (2 AFTS) while at Tern Hill during February 1974 with Whirlwinds.

A satellite unit of the CFS is maintained at RAF Shawbury to train and develop helicopter instructors.

[citation needed] The CFS also used other aircraft: Under the new UK Military Flying Training System, provided by Ascent Flight Training, a consortium of Lockheed Martin and Babcock International, new aircraft will be procured for the pipeline:[14] UK military aircrew from all three services start their flying careers with elementary flying training: Following EFT, aircrew students are streamed to either fast jet, rotary-wing or multi-engine pipelines.

Following Fast Jet training, successful students go on to the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 or Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II.

[21] Helicopter instructors (QHI's), both pilots and rear crew, are trained at RAF Shawbury, home of No.