First Flights in New Training Year

From the first days of the 2014 training year, the Belarusian Air Force and Air Defence has started its combat training activities.

The 116th Guards Ground Attack Airbase and 181st Combat Helicopter Airbase have conducted tactical flight training. During the exercises the pilots have carried out combat flights at air firing ranges, as well as performed redeployment and combat tasks from operational airfields.

During planned flights, the 61st Airbase focuses on improving pilots’ skills to carry out AD combat duty and testing their flight performance in difficult weather conditions.

Experienced pilots were the first to take off. Last year’s graduates were involved in the training, too. Unlike their seniors the would-be aces were improving their skills on flight simulators.