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Interfax, Russia
June 13 2012
Russian troops increase flight intensity in sky over Armenia
MOSCOW. June 13
Aviation servicemen from the 102nd Russian military base stationed in
Armenia have conducted about 300 training combat sorties since the
beginning of 2012, the Southern Military District (SMD) spokesman Col.
Igor Gorbul told Interfax-AVN on Friday.
"During this period, the [Mikoyan] MiG-29 fighter pilots performed
over 200 maneuvered training air battles as part of a single-pilot and
group crew training within a range of altitudes between 500 and 8,000
meters and at the speeds of 300 to 800 kilometers per hour. About half
of them [were performed] in limited visibility and nighttime
conditions," Gorbul said.
The average flying hours of each pilot from the 102nd military base
has increased by more than 20% on 2011 since the beginning of 2012, he
said. "The pilots have already performed about 300 training sorties,"
the officer said.
During combat training sessions pilots "are honing their skills in
complex and top-class aerobatics by performing a horizontal line and a
tuck-under-break, rotation, the Nesterov loop and other elements," the
spokesman said.
"The main emphasis in performing aerobatic elements is made on the
ability to apply them in real-life air combat conditions. Thanks to
the sophistical crew radio control from the ground during mountain
flights the crews develop decision-making skills," Gorbul said.
Aviation servicemen from the 102nd military base are part of the CIS
joint air defense system, the defense official said.
June 13 2012
Russian troops increase flight intensity in sky over Armenia
MOSCOW. June 13
Aviation servicemen from the 102nd Russian military base stationed in
Armenia have conducted about 300 training combat sorties since the
beginning of 2012, the Southern Military District (SMD) spokesman Col.
Igor Gorbul told Interfax-AVN on Friday.
"During this period, the [Mikoyan] MiG-29 fighter pilots performed
over 200 maneuvered training air battles as part of a single-pilot and
group crew training within a range of altitudes between 500 and 8,000
meters and at the speeds of 300 to 800 kilometers per hour. About half
of them [were performed] in limited visibility and nighttime
conditions," Gorbul said.
The average flying hours of each pilot from the 102nd military base
has increased by more than 20% on 2011 since the beginning of 2012, he
said. "The pilots have already performed about 300 training sorties,"
the officer said.
During combat training sessions pilots "are honing their skills in
complex and top-class aerobatics by performing a horizontal line and a
tuck-under-break, rotation, the Nesterov loop and other elements," the
spokesman said.
"The main emphasis in performing aerobatic elements is made on the
ability to apply them in real-life air combat conditions. Thanks to
the sophistical crew radio control from the ground during mountain
flights the crews develop decision-making skills," Gorbul said.
Aviation servicemen from the 102nd military base are part of the CIS
joint air defense system, the defense official said.