Firefighting Aircraft Exam Flights completed
The Canadair CL 415 and Air Tractor At-802 A/F pilots of Firefighting Squadron of the 93rd Croatian Air Force Base in the “Zemunik” Barracks today, 3 May 2013, successfully performed exam flights.
Three pilots completed the training cycle of the first flying module on the CL-415, and one pilot performed the first autonomous “water bomb” drop from the Air Tractor AT-802 A/F against ground targets on a simulated fire site.
The flying modules to follow are expected to prepare the necessary crews for aerial firefighting tasks. In addition to the training flights, the Firefighting Squadron is also to intensify training flights for the Canadair and Air Tractor crews in preparation for the current year’s fire fighting season, commencing on 15 May 2013.
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