ROYAL BRUNEI AIRFORCE BASE, Thursday, 01 November 2018 – Auditors, from Central Flying School (CFS), the Royal Air Force (RAF) United Kingdom consists of 2 Pilots and 2 Rear Crewmen, headed by Squadron Leader Simon Elsey, OC CFS Helicopter Examinations, have made a visit to the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF). CFS is the RAF’s primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912, it is the longest existing flying training school.
Upon their arrival, the CFS team made a courtesy call to the Royal Brunei Air Force Commander, Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Hj sahat. Also present were the Deputy Commander, Commander of Operations Group, Commander of Support Group, Head of Aviation Standards and Squadron Officer Commanding of all the flying squadrons.
The visit commenced from 31 October until 09 November 2018. The aim of the visit was to assess the standards of flying between Pilots and Crewmen as well as the standardization of documentations and the standard of procedures amongst the flying squadrons. In addition, the visit also focused on the standardization in delivering instructions from the RBAirF’s qualified helicopter instructors in producing potential pilots as well as maintaining a high standard and safe flying of the operational aircrews.
During the visit, the CFS team flew with the Black Hawk fleet squadrons, namely the No. 11 & No. 14 Squadrons, the Bolkow BO-105 aircraft with the No. 12 Squadron and the Jet Ranger with the No.73 Squadron. The sorties flown were made up of both tasking and training sorties where the CFS team monitored the standards of the RBAirF’s pilots and rear crewmen in completing their daily tasks.
LAWATAN CENTRAL FLYING SCHOOL, ROYAL AIR FORCE UNITED KINGDOM KE TENTERA UDARA DIRAJA BRUNEI (TUDB)
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Khamis, 01 November 2018 – Kumpulan audit, Penilai dan piawaian daripada Central Flying School (CFS), Royal Air Force (RAF) United Kingdom terdiri daripada 2 Juruterbang dan 2 Anak Buah Pesawat diketuai oleh Squadron Leader Simon Elsey, Pegawai Memerintah CFS Helicopter Examinations, telah membuat lawatan ke Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB).
Semasa ketibaan, delegasi CFS telah membuat lawatan resmi kepada Pemerintah Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei, Brigedier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Hj sahat. Turut hadir juga adalah Timbalan Pemerintah, Pegawai Pemerintah Kumpulan Gerakan, Pegawai Pemerintah Kumpulan Bantu, Ketua Penilaian dan piawaian Penerbangan serta pegawai memerintah skuadron – skuadron TUDB.
Lawatan tersebut diadakan dari 31 Oktober 2018 hingga 09 November 2018. Tujuan lawatan CFS adalah untuk pemerikasan penilaian dan piawaian bagi Juruterbang dan Anak Buah Pesawat serta mempiawaian dokumen dan piawaian prosedur bagi skuadron – skuadron pesawat. Di samping itu, lawatan juga memberi tumpuan kepada mempiawaian dalam menyampaikan arahan daripada instruktur helikopter TUDB yang berkelayakan dalam menghasilkan juruterbang yang berpotensi serta mengekalkan standard penerbangan yang tinggi dan penerbangan yang selamat bagi anak buah pesawat yang beroperasi.
Semasa lawatan, pasukan CFS ikut serta didalam penerbangan bersama skuadron – skuadron Blackhawk (S70i), iaitu No. 11 & 14 Skuadron, pesawat Bolkow BO-105 dengan Skuadron No. 12 dan Jet Ranger dengan Skuadron No. 73. Sorties penerbangan terdiri daripada sorties untuk penugasan dan latihan yangmana pasukan CFS memantau standard Juruterbang dan anak buah pesawat TUDB dalam melaksanakan tugas harian mereka.