Which statement correctly describes Conversion?

• A. Conversion is training within the same MDS
• B. Conversion is training BETWEEN different MDS
• C. Conversion is training that does not involve aircraft
• D. Conversion is training for IQT

Answer: (B)

Conversion is the training you go through to move from one airframe (MDS) to another, learning the new aircraft’s systems and procedures while building on the skills you already have. This is what makes it distinct: you’re switching platforms, not staying with the same aircraft. Training within the same MDS would be about becoming proficient on that single aircraft, not about operating a different one. It isn’t simply ground or non-aircraft training, and IQT is the initial qualification on a single airframe; conversion comes after that, enabling qualification on a different airframe. So the statement that best describes conversion is that it is training between different MDS.