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A safety pilot will sit in the jump seat to monitor the junior first officer and the captain. [3] [4] In some airlines, a second officer is not permitted to take off or land the aircraft, and will only fly the aircraft during the cruise. In such cases they are also known as "cruise pilots" or "cruise relief pilots". [5] [6]
April 27: A McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender helicopter crashed during an engineering flight in Getafe, Bohol, killing the pilot and injuring the other three passengers. [74] June 23: An S-70i Black Hawk Utility Helicopter crashed in Capas, Tarlac, killing all six on board. [75] July 4 – 2021 Philippine Air Force C-130 crash.
'Air Army of the Philippines') is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Initially formed as part of the Philippine Army as the Philippine Army Air Corps (PAAC) in 1935, the PAAC eventually saw combat during World War 2 and was formally separated from the Army in 1947 as a separate service branch of the AFP ...
The Philippine Air Force must ramp up pilot training if it is to buy 20 or more multi-role fighter jets as it modernises and expands joint operations with its navy, a commander said on Saturday.
Made by US defense firm Raytheon Corporation, the HAWK is a medium-range SAM that has a range of about 40 kilometers and can reach targets flying as high as 40,000 feet. It is intended that the Hawk-5, the variant being eyed for purchase, will complement and protect the shore-to-ship launchers the government also intends to acquire. [55]
Regulation of airports and aviation in the Philippines lies with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). The CAAP's classification system, introduced in 2008, rationalizes the previous Air Transportation Office (ATO) system of airport classification, pursuant to the Philippine Transport Strategic Study and the 1992 Civil Aviation Master Plan. [1]
On November 12, 2023, details emerged about a UH-60 Black Hawk crash landing in the Mediterranean Sea 30 miles off the coast of Cyprus during a training exercise, which the Department of Defense later confirmed and released the names of the 5 crew members killed, also stating that the events leading to the crash were under investigation. [47 ...
First Officer Jaime Herrera (1948 – 27 March 2021), also a veteran pilot who had flown with Philippine Airlines since 1970. Herrera was 46 years old and was serving as co-pilot at the time of the bombing. Flight Engineer Dexter Comendador (born 6 November 1960), who, like Reyes, was also a Philippine Air Force pilot, serving from 1983 to 1992 ...