In Primorye , At the airbase Army Aviation "Chernigovka" held training flights of combat helicopters Ka-52 "Alligator", Mi-8AMTSh who have joined the air force base in the autumn of 2012 and the upgraded Mi-24.
In Primorye are training helicopter
Short preflight briefing, the last check of all systems and the first in the sky leaving new Ka-52 or, as they are called, "Alligator." In the training program today - shooting missiles and aircraft cannon against ground targets on the range.
Movement at the airport today and dense like clockwork. Takeoffs, landings, replenishment of ammunition and over again into the sky. Pilots more than 100 times raised their rotorcraft in the air. Only during this flight day was made more than 50 combat exercises.
The first scheduled flights "Alligator" on the program of combat training took place in autumn 2011. For 2012 this squadron was fully rearmed with new combat helicopters.
Almost all pilots Chernigov airbase in 2012 have already received the theoretical knowledge and practical skills for managing the new machine in the center deployment and retraining pilots Army Air Corps in Torzhok. It is especially gratifying that the new combat helicopters are actively exploring the young pilots.
In the skies above the airfield another novelty - Mi-8AMTSh - freight assault modification of the famous "eight", which entered service in conjunction with the Chernigov airbase Ka-52.
Today without these machines is unthinkable modern army aviation. Its task is to transport needed supplies, fire support of infantry, the interaction among the different species and types of troops and special forces personnel landing.
According to the commander of the air base, Colonel Dmitri Zemlyakov, all crews worked well, fully address the objectives of the flight, successfully hit ground targets. " As stressed by the commander, last year alone, the intensity of flight exercises this air base has nearly doubled. And for the first two months of this year have increased by 30 percent - said VestiRegion.ru Head of Information Providing the press service of the Pacific Fleet TSB Captain 1st Rank Roman Martov.
