Overview

Skilled Pilots are items that are required for plane upgrade quests or equipment upgrades.

How to Obtain

Quests

One Time: A59, A62, A77, B69, B94, B102, B103, B105, B106, B118, B126, B137, B149, B166, C34, C46, F35

Repeatable: Bq8, Bq9, F95

Events

Some Events will reward Skilled Pilots. Due to uncertainty in whether an event will award Skilled Pilots, please check the current event page for more up to date details.

Uses

Quests

One-Time Quests

ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description	Rewards					Note
ID	Prereq.	Quest Name (Original) Quest Name (Translated)	Description					Other	Note
F22	Bm6	精鋭「艦戦」隊の新編成 Organization of the new elite fighter force	Skilled Pilot Required: Scrap two Zero Fighter Type 21 and one Type 96 Fighter while your secretary ship is Houshou equipped with max-expertise Zero Fighter Type 21! Completion Condition: Have a Skilled Pilot in the inventory, and: Set Houshou equipped with a max-expertise Zero Fighter Type 21 as the secretary ship, and then Scrap two Zero Fighter Type 21 and one Type 96 Fighter.	0	0	0	50	Zero Fighter Type 21 (Skilled)	Required for F24 and F28 Monthly Quest
F51		精鋭「水戦」隊の新編成 Organize the New Elite Seaplane Group	Organize a new Elite Squadron: Have a Secretary ship equipped with a Type 2 Seaplane Fighter Kai with Max Expertise and max modifications in the first slotand then scrap 2 Type 21 Zero Fighters and 2 Zuiun. Skilled Pilots is required to complete the process. Have a secretary ship equipped with a Maxed Expertise and Max Star in the first slot* Type 2 Seaplane Fighter Kai and then Scrap 2 Type 21 Zero Fighter and 2 Zuiun in your inventory while the quest is activated.	0	0	0	50	x1 Type 2 Seaplane Fighter Kai (Skilled)	Skilled Pilot is required for quest completion, Skilled Pilot will be consumed upon completion of quest. One time only.
F52	F51	精精鋭「水戦」隊の増勢 Expand the New Elite Seaplane Group	Organize a new Elite Squadron: Have a Secretary ship equipped with a Type 2 Seaplane Fighter Kai with Max Expertise and max modifications in the first slot and then scrap 2 Type 21 Zero Fighters and 2 Zuiun. Skilled Pilots is required to complete the process. Have a secretary ship equipped with a Maxed Expertise and Max Star Type 2 Seaplane Fighter Kai in the first slot* and then Scrap 2 Type 21 Zero Fighter and 2 Zuiun in your inventory while the quest is activated.	0	0	0	50	x1 Type 2 Seaplane Fighter Kai (Skilled)	Skilled Pilot is required for quest completion, Skilled Pilot will be consumed upon completion of quest. One time only.
F58	B102	精鋭「瑞雲」隊の編成. Organize the Elite "Zuiun" Group	Have Hyuuga Kai as secretary, put a ★max "Zuiun (634 Air Group)" into her 4th slot, then scrap two Drum Canisters. Furthermore, have two "Type 99 Dive Bombers" and two "Zuiun" in your inventory. This quest requires a "Skilled Pilot".	0	0	0	100	Zuiun (634 Air Group/Skilled)	Zuiun (634 Air Group) will become a Zuiun (634 Air Group/Skilled) and One Skilled Pilot, two Type 99 Dive Bombers and two Zuiun will be consumed upon completion of quest. One time only.
F62		夜間作戦型艦上攻撃機の開発 Development of carrier-based night bombers	Equip a TBF in the first slot of your secretary ship, scrap x2 Type 13 Air RADARs, x2 Type 22 Surface RADARs and prepare 40 Development Materials, 10 Improvement Materials, 5000 ammo, 8000 bauxite, 1 Skilled Pilot and 1 New Aviation Armament Materials.	100	0	0	0	TBM-3D	All above mentioned items that are prepared will be consumed upon the completion of this quest and the TBF will be turned into a TBM-3D. One time only.
F75		精鋭「航空戦艦」彗星隊の編成 Organize the Elite "Battle Carrier" Suisei Air Group	* Put Ise kai ni as the flagship, equip a Suisei Model 22 (634 Air Group) in the third slot. Scrap 3 Type 99 Dive Bombers and 3 Suisei, Prepare 3000 bauxite, a skilled crew member, 30 devmats and a New Model Aerial Armament Material. The resources and items will be consumed.	0	634	0	0	Suisei Model 22 (634 Air Group/Skilled)	All prepared items will disappear upon completion of quest and the Suisei Model 22 (634 Air Group) will become a Suisei Model 22 (634 Air Group/Skilled) One time only.
F79		航空戦力の強化 Air Force Expansion	Air Force Expansion Mission: Scrap 3 fighters, 3 dive bombers, 3 torpedo bombers, 3 recon seaplanes, then prepare 1 Skilled Pilot as well as 1800 bauxite (The Skilled Pilot and bauxite will be consumed upon completion of this mission)	100	100	0	0	Choose between the following rewards: Zero Fighter Type 32 (Skilled) x1 or Type 1 Fighter Hayabusa Model II x1 or Zuiun (631st Air Group)	Skilled Pilot and 1800 Bauxite will be consumed upon the completion of this quest. Quarterly Quest
F80		戦闘機隊戦力の拡充 Expansion of Land Base Air Squadron	Scrap four carrier fighters, four seaplanes and two carrier recons. Prepare one Skilled Crew Pilot, one set of New Aircraft Armament Materials and prepare 3000 Bauxite. Completing this quest will consume 3000 bauxite and all the aforementioned materials.	0	100	0	0	Choose between the following rewards: Reppuu Model 11 x1 or Type 3 Fighter Hien x2 or Spitfire Mk.I x2	One time only.
F81		基地航空隊戦力の拡充 Expansion of Aircraft Carrier Forces	Scrap 4 carrier fighters, 4 dive bombers, 4 torpedo bombers and prepare one Skilled Crew member, two sets of New Aircraft Armament Materials, and prepare 4,800 Bauxite. Completing this quest will consume 4800 bauxite and the aforementioned materials.	0	200	0	0	Choose between the following rewards: Raiden x1 or Prototype Toukai x1 or Shiden Type 11 x2	One time only.
F87	B132 F86	「最精鋭「瑞雲」隊の編成 Organize the most elite Zuiun Unit	Have Ise Kai Ni or Hyuuga Kai Ni as your flagship and equip a Zuiun Kai Ni (634 Air Group) that is max modified on first slot, scrap 6 Zuiun, 3 Suisei, 1 Prototype Reppuu Late Model, then prepare 2000 ammo, 8000 bauxite, 1 New Type Aviation Armament Material, 2 Skilled Crew Member All mentioned resources and materials will be consumed upon completion	0	0	0	0	Zuiun Kai Ni (634 Air Group/Skilled)	2,000 ammo, 8,000 bauxite, 1 New Type Aviation Armament Material, 2 Skilled Crew Member will be consumed upon completion of quest * Zuiun Kai Ni (634 Air Group) will transform into Zuiun Kai Ni (634 Air Group/Skilled) One time only.
F88	B137	一航戦精鋭「流星改」隊の編成 Formation of the CarDiv 1's peerless "Ryuusei Kai" squadron	With Akagi Kai Ni/E as your flagship, equip the Ryuusei Kai (CarDiv 1) in the first slot with max expertise, then proceed to scrap x4 Ryuusei Kais, x1 Saiun, x2 Type 97 Torpedo Bombers, and prepare 2800 ammo, 9000 bauxite, and 2 Skilled Pilots. All mentioned resources and materials will be consumed upon completion	0	0	0	0	Ryuusei Kai (CarDiv 1/Skilled) x1	2,800 ammo, 9,000 bauxite,,2 Skilled Crew Member will be consumed upon completion of quest * Ryuusei Kai (CarDiv 1) will transform into Ryuusei Kai (CarDiv 1/Skilled) One time only.
F91		新鋭対潜哨戒航空戦力の導入 Introduction of Cutting-Edge ASW Patrol Aircraft	Have Kaga Kai Ni Go as your secretary and equip the TBM-3D in her first slot, then proceed to scrap TBF x2, Ryuusei x1, and Ryuusei Kai x1, have 1,840 Ammo, 6,200 Bauxite, New Model Aviation Development Material x2, and Skilled Crew Member x1 in your inventory.	0	0	0	0	TBM-3W+3S	Scrapping progress is only counted with Kaga Kai Ni Go TBM-3D will become TBM-3W+3S upon completion. All resources and items will be consumed upon completion of quest. One time only.

Equipment Upgrades

Some of these upgrades may require more than just Skilled Pilots. All of them also require additional fodder equipment. Please refer to Akashi-List for the exact requirements.