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23 Army aviators complete flying training at BFTS
The aviators went through rigorous flying and ground training over the past five months under the guidance of BFTS Commanding Officer Wing Commander Abhimanyu Singh, a CAT-B qualified training instructor with over 4,700 hours of flying experience, said Shantanu Pratap Singh, public relations officer (Defence) in Prayagraj.
An impressive valedictory function was held at Basic Flying Training School (BFTS) of the Bamrauli Air Force Station in Prayagraj on Saturday to mark the successful completion of training of 23 Army aviators.
The aviators went through rigorous flying and ground training over the past five months under the guidance of BFTS Commanding Officer Wing Commander Abhimanyu Singh, a CAT-B qualified training instructor with over 4,700 hours of flying experience, said Shantanu Pratap Singh, public relations officer (Defence) in Prayagraj.
Air Commodore AK Chourasia, Air Officer Commanding was the reviewing officer of the valedictory function and was received by Wing Commander Abhimanyu Singh on his arrival.
During the valedictory function, Chourasia presented certificates to the graduating officers and trophies to those who excelled during the course.
Captain Atul Kumar Singh stood first in “ground subjects”, and Captain Peekendra Singh was awarded a trophy for being first in “flying” and also for being the “best in overall order of merit”.
Addressing the gathering, the Air Commodore congratulated the officers. He praised BFTS for its rich tradition of transforming young officers into skilled aviators. While highlighting the role of these pilots in the time of transforming technology in aviation, he said, “Military aviators have no margin for error while saving lives and evacuating people”.
Basic Flying Training School is a premier flying training establishment of the Indian Air Force located at Prayagraj. It was established on December 16, 1987, to impart ab-initio training to pilots on HPT-32 aircraft. On July 5, 1999, the school changed its role from training Flight Cadets of IAF to training officers of the Indian Army, Navy and Coast Guard. The school was re-equipped with Chetak helicopters on December 26, 2005, for imparting ab-initio flying training to Army officers on helicopters.
