Training in Czechoslovakia

   The whole training syllabus consists of three courses or phases:

1. The Basic Phase, using the C-105 type basic trainers (i.e. the military version of the Žlín Z-126 trainer planes) for about 50 flying hours.
2. The Advanced Phase, using the Yakovlev Yak-11 type advanced trainers for about 50 flying hours.
3. The Combat Phase, using the Mikoyan-Gurevich UTI MiG-15 jet trainers for dual flights and the MiG-15 single-seat fighter planes for solo flights, for a total of about 100 flying hours.

   Note: The course differs slightly from the three phases of flying training at our Air Force Flying School in Indonesia, which consists of the Primary Phase, the Basic Phase, and the Advanced Phase. Upon completion of the Advanced Phase one should pass through a Transition Phase held at the corresponding operational squadrons (fighters, bombers, cargo/transport, helicopters, etc.) in order to qualify as an Air Force officer in the first place, and at the same time to be eligible to receive an operational pilot rating. It is usually represented by a pilot license and a pilot wings to wear.

   The basic and advanced training courses were conducted on a small airfield near Prostějov (Prosnitz), a small town south of Olomouc (Olmutz) in the Moravian region, while the combat training held on an airbase in Hradec Králové  (Königratz), a city in the Bohemian region.

   As for the combat training, only the jet fighter/MiG pilot candidates were being trained in Hradec Králové, while training for the jet bomber/Ilyushin pilot (and navigator) candidates was held at Přerov, another town in the Moravian region which located near the border with Slovakia.

Map of Czech Republic

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