It takes about 1000 hours to become a skilled fighter pilot who can fly in various weather conditions. According to the current training intensity, it takes about 5 years. The pilots of China's J-20 will be selected from these fighter pilots who can fly all weather.

According to foreign data, the current J1/KLOC-0 and/or su30 fighters used by our army cost more than $50,000 per hour. Once the pilots were on the show and said that they needed 400,000 yuan to fly an hour. An ordinary pilot in combat troops trains more than 180 hours a year, and the international standard for skilled pilots is 1000 hours. Let's figure out how much it will cost. Every year, a rookie pilot flies more than 50 million yuan. A mature pilot will spend 300 million yuan, not counting small expenses such as food and salary.

So it is really more expensive to train a fighter pilot in China than a fighter.