The 714th Anti-Armour Helicopter Squadron, based at the airfield Morava in Kraljevo, Serbia, are undergoing intensive training for flight crews and technical personnel in day and night tasking.

Pilots are undergoing training for helicopter section leaders, while more experienced members from this unit of the 98th Air Force Brigade are performing flight tasks and undergoing more complex training to maintain and improve their skills.

“Flying is being carried out under day and night conditions on the SA341 (known as the HN-42M Gama in Serbian service) plus
Mi-35 helicopters. As part of flying in day light conditions the pilots train and acquire qualifications for section leaders in low level flying, with the help of their instructors. They practice flying at low altitude, leading the helicopter section to the target, as well as carrying out the operation and returning to the home base” said Squadron commander, Major Branko Stanković, adding “Following completing a flight task, pilots, together with their instructors, attend a go through an analysis of the flight”.

The implementation of intensive flight training in the squadrons of the Serbian Armed Forces has been made possible following an investment in the Air Force. With new helicopters and improved maintenance capacity, the availability of aircraft for training has increased, allowing flight crews to achieve a much higher standard and consequently a higher level of combat capability.