April 29, 2017 | 21:38 (GMT+7)
Naval Air Brigade 954 conducts airbase-shift training
PANO - Naval Air Brigade 954 has concluded its 10-day training session, lasting from April 17-27, for its Ka-28 pilots. During the training, the pilots moved aircraft from one airbase to another.
This was the training session in which pilots practiced displacing Ka-28 aircraft between Da Nang city and Cam Ranh city of Khanh Hoa province, the longest flight distance practice in 2017.
Practicing landing and taking off on Ship 012
During the training, the brigade coordinated with Brigade 162 of Naval Region 4 to conduct the landings and take-offs on Ship 012.
During the training session, four aircrews of Brigade 954 conducted 48 landings and take-offs on Ship 012 in six hours 56 minutes of flying time; four combat training sorties in four hours 19 minutes of flying time.
The training session has been completed successfully, meeting all set requirements.
Translated by Huu Duong