CAMDEN, AUSTRALIA, Wednesday, 22 March 2023 – 06 Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) Student Pilots from 73 Squadron, No.7 Wing successfully completed their Basic and Intermediate Fixed Wing Pilot Training Course at Air Combat Australia (ACA), Camden, Australia. Lieutenant (U) Dayang Nikmatul Fatinah binti Haji Awang Ismail, Lieutenant (U) Muhammad Khalid Wassadisalleh bin Haji Mahmud, Lieutenant (U) Muhammad Dzulfadhli bin Baharin, Lieutenant (U) Awang Muhammad Syarafur Rahman bin Awang Haji Yaakub, Lieutenant (U) Abdul Qayum Ar’Rasyid bin Zaidi and Lieutenant (U) Siti Nor Aqilah binti Haji Mohammad Safri successfully completed the aforementioned course in a span of ten months.
This course is the first step undertaken by a student pilot in pursuit of gaining basic aviation knowledge, developing necessary aeronautical skills in critical flights and execution of general flight operations as well as decision-making skills and airmanship.
The basic flying course comprises of six weeks of ground school and flying exercises. The ground theory highlights the knowledge in aircraft performance and systems, aerodynamics, meteorology and navigation in depth. The flying exercises commenced immediately after the theory phase ended which encompasses basic aircraft controls, taxying and general handling of the aircraft with some lessons on simulated emergencies, circuits, navigation exercises, aerobatics, formation and solo flights of 20.5 flying hours. The intermediate flying course began early this year which consists of night flying and instrument flight rules (IFR) procedures. The aircraft used for the entirety of the course was a CT4E with a total of 160 flying hours clocked in by each student pilot.
On the successful completion of the basic and intermediate course, the student pilots will continue their advanced course on either multi-engine or rotary aircraft. Four of them will continue their training at ACA on both the Multi-Engine Course and Helicopter Flight Training Course. Another two student pilots will be attending their Helicopter Flight Training Course locally at the RBAirF.
PENUTUP KURSUS LATIHAN PENERBANGAN ASAS DAN
INTERMEDIATE
CAMDEN, AUSTRALIA, Rabu, 22 Mac 2023 – Seramai 06 pelatih juruterbang Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei telah berjaya menamatkan kursus Latihan Penerbangan Asas dan Intermediate di
Air Combat Australia (ACA), Camden, Australia. Leftenan (U) Dayang Nikmatul Fatinah binti Haji Awang Ismail, Leftenan (U) Muhammad Khalid Wassadisalleh bin Haji Mahmud, Leftenan (U) Muhammad Dzulfadhli bin Baharin, Leftenan (U) Awang Muhammad Syarafur Rahman bin Awang Haji Yaakub, Leftenan (U) Abdul Qayum Ar’Rasyid bin Zaidi dan Leftenan (U) Siti Nor Aqilah binti Haji Mohammad Safri telah menamatkan kursus tersebut dalam masa sepuluh bulan.
Kursus ini merupakan langkah pertama bagi setiap pelatih juruterbang bagi memperolehi pengetahuan asas dalam penerbangan dan bagi membangunkan kemahiran aeronautik yang diperlukan dalam penerbangan kritikal dan pelaksanaan operasi penerbangan am serta kemahiran dalam membuat keputusan dan ‘airmanship’.
Kursus Latihan Penerbangan Asas ini terbahagi kepada kelas teori dan latihan penerbangan. Kelas teori merangkumi subjek seperti kepentingan prestasi pesawat dan sistem-sistemnya, aerodinamik, meteorologi dan navigasi secara mendalam. Latihan Penerbangan Asas dimulakan dengan latihan asas pesawat, latihan kecemasan, latihan penerbangan litar, latihan navigasi, latihan aerobatik, latihan
formation dan penerbangan secara solo yang merangkumi sebanyak 20.5 jam penerbangan. Latihan Penerbangan
Intermediate bermula pada awal tahun ini yang terdiri daripada penerbangan dalam keadaan malam dan latihan prosedur peraturan penerbangan instrument (IFR). Pesawat yang digunakan untuk keseluruhan kursus tersebut adalah tiga buah CT4E di mana sejumlah 160 jam penerbangan telah dilaksanakan oleh setiap pelatih juruterbang dalam tempoh sepuluh bulan.
Dengan penamatan kursus asas tersebut, pelatih-pelatih juruterbang tersebut akan meneruskan lagi dengan kursus lanjutan. Empat daripada pelatih juruterbang tersebut akan melanjutkan kursus mereka di ACA di mana dua orang daripada mereka akan membuat kursus Latihan
Multi-Engine Fixed Wing Flight dan dua lagi akan melanjutkan dalam kursus Latihan Penerbangan Helikopter. Dua orang pelatih juruterbang akan membuat kursus Latihan Penerbangan Helikopter di TUDB.
