MALAYSIA, Sunday, 23 April 2023 – Eight Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) personnel, made up of six pilots and two loadmasters from 15 Squadron, No. 1 Wing, RBAirF attended their Annual Simulator Training (AST) in Kuching Air Base, Sarawak, Malaysia. The training spanned a total of three weeks from 3 to 21 April 2023.
Prior to the start of the AST, No. 1 Squadron, Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) held a welcoming ceremony to welcome RBAirF personnel to Kuching Air Base, Sarawak, Malaysia. Present as the Guest of Honour during the ceremony was Lieutenant Colonel Raja Ismail Fahmi bin Raja Ibrahim RMAF, Commanding Officer No. 1 Squadron. Also present were RBAirF personnel involved in the AST led by Lieutenant Colonel (U) Pengiran Muhammad Zulhusmi bin Pengiran Mohammad Roslan and crew from No. 1 Squadron, RMAF. Two events were also held between the two squadrons; An iftar gathering session and a sports interaction session in aims to strengthen ties between the two squadrons.
The AST is part of the yearly mandatory continuation training for RBAirF CN235-110M pilots. The long withstanding bilateral relationship between the two Air Forces has allowed RBAirF personnel to utilise the CN235 simulator facilities in Kuching Air Base, Sarawak which has dated back since 2008. The CN235 simulator facilities has provided the 15 Squadron aircrew the platform to perform a multitude of procedures whilst sharpening their skills for actual aircraft training and operations.
15 SKUADRON, CAWANGAN NO. 1, TUDB ANGGOTA PESAWAT MENGHADIRI LATIHAN SIMULASI TAHUNAN 2023 DI PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA, KUCHING, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA.
MALAYSIA, Ahad, 23 April 2023 – Lapan anggota Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) terdiri daripada enam juruterbang dan dua anak buah pesawat dari 15 Skuadron, Cawangan No. 1, telah menghadiri latihan tahunan simulasi (AST) di Pangkalan Tentera Udara, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Latihan tersebut berlangsung sepanjang tiga minggu dari 3 hingga 21 April 2023.
Sebelum permulaan latihan AST, majlis welcoming telah dikendalikan oleh No. 1 Skuadron, Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) di Pangkalan Tentera Udara Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Hadir sebagai Tetamu Kehormat majlis tersebut adalah Leftenan Kolonel Raja Ismail Fahmi bin Raja Ibrahim TUDM, Pegawai Memerintah No. 1 Skuadron. Turut hadir adalah anggota-anggota TUDB yang menjalani latihan AST yang diketuai oleh Leftenan Kolonel (U) Pengiran Muhammad Zulhusmi bin Pengiran Mohammad Roslan dan anggota-anggota No. 1 Skuadron, TUDM. Selain itu, No. 1 Skuadron, TUDM juga telah menjemput anggota TUDB yang terlibat di latihan AST bagi acara sungkai bersama dan sesi interaksi sukan yang bertujuan bagi mengukuhkan lagi hubungan dua hala antara kedua skuadron yang telah lama terjalin.
AST adalah sebahagian daripada latihan kesinambungan mandatori tahunan untuk juruterbang CN235-110M, TUDB. Hubungan dua hala yang terjalin lama antara kedua-dua Tentera Udara telah membolehkan anggota TUDB untuk menggunakan kemudahan simulator CN235 di Pangkalan Udara Kuching, Sarawak sejak tahun 2008. Kemudahan simulator CN235 telah memberikan peluang bagi juruterbang dan anak buah pesawat 15 Skn untuk mempraktikkan pelbagai prosedur penerbangan dan sekaligus mengasah kemahiran mereka untuk latihan dan operasi pesawat sebenar.
