Pune: With a recent approval from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to extend the existing runway length at the National Defence Academy's (NDA) Air Force Training Team (AFTT) facility in Khadakwasla, officers believe cadets will now be able to land small and medium-sized transport aircraft there for training purposes, as well as get adequate space to land sorties safely with a small margin of error.
The total cost of the new runway is estimated to be around Rs 40 crore. Speaking to Mirror, Wing Commander and officer in-charge of AFTT, S K Singh, said, "The MoD recently gave permission for the runway extension — actual work will start in a few months. The new runway, which will help cadets make safe landings, will be 1.5 kms in length and 30 metres wide."
Air force cadets begin their association with AFTT in the Vth term, when they start learning aviation-related subjects prior to flying training in the VIth semester. The training team aims at inculcating aviation sense in budding air warriors, to groom them in all aspects of military aviation. The Super Dimona is used to initiate the VIth term Air Force cadets to powered flight, with attention given to enabling cadets with the ethos prevalent in all flying training units of the Indian Air Force.
22/11/14 Sandip Dighe/Pune Mirror
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The total cost of the new runway is estimated to be around Rs 40 crore. Speaking to Mirror, Wing Commander and officer in-charge of AFTT, S K Singh, said, "The MoD recently gave permission for the runway extension — actual work will start in a few months. The new runway, which will help cadets make safe landings, will be 1.5 kms in length and 30 metres wide."
Air force cadets begin their association with AFTT in the Vth term, when they start learning aviation-related subjects prior to flying training in the VIth semester. The training team aims at inculcating aviation sense in budding air warriors, to groom them in all aspects of military aviation. The Super Dimona is used to initiate the VIth term Air Force cadets to powered flight, with attention given to enabling cadets with the ethos prevalent in all flying training units of the Indian Air Force.
22/11/14 Sandip Dighe/Pune Mirror
