56 OFFICERS GRADUATE AS QUALIFIED FLYING INSTRUCTORS FROM
Chennai 04 June 2022
56 OFFICERS GRADUATE AS QUALIFIED FLYING INSTRUCTORS FROM AIR FORCE STATION, TAMBARAM
56 Officers from the three services, Armed Forces, Para Military Forces and Ugandan Air Force have successf ully completed their training and were awarded the coveted symbol of ‘Qualified Flying Instructor’ signifying their professional competence and acumen. Air Marshal Manavendra Singh, Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Training Command, IAF presided over the function. Group Captain Ratish Kumar, Commanding Officer, Flying Instructors’ School welcomed the Chief Guest and briefed on the achievements of the course. The Valedictory Function for the 152nd Qualified Flying Instructors Course (QFIC) was held on 03 Jun 2022.
QFI 2022 1.JPG – 152 Qualified Flying Instructors Course (QFIC) Journal unveiled by Air Marshal Manavendra Singh PVSM AVSM Vr C VSM ADC, Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Training Command, IAF.
QFI 2022 2.JPG Air Commodore Vipul Singh VM, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station Tambaram presenting Station memento to Air Marshal Manavendra Singh PVSM AVSM Vr C VSM ADC, Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Training Command, IAF.
The QFIC is a challenging curriculum of 22 weeks. It encompasses nine phases of flying training and over 200 hours of ground training. The training of 152nd QFIC commenced on 04 Jan 2022. The trophies for achieving distinction in flying and ground subjects were awarded:
(a) The prestigious Majithia Trophy for the officer standing first in Overall Order of Merit was awarded to Squadron Leader S Sareen.
(b) The Chief of Air Staff’s Trophy for Best in Fixed Wing Flying was awarded to Squadron Leader S Sareen.
(c) The Chief of Air Staff’s Trophy for Best in Rotary Wing Flying was awarded to Lieutenant Commander Ankit Agarwal.
(d) The Commodore Commandant’s Trophy for standing first in Aerobatics was awarded to Squadron Leader GK Gehlout.
(e) The Dilbagh Trophy for standing first in Instructional Technique (Fixed Wing) was awarded to Squadron Leader A Agrawal.
(f) The Dilbagh Trophy for standing first in Instructional Technique (Rotary Wing) was awarded to Lieutenant Commander Kiran P.
(g) Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief’s Trophy for standing first in Ground Subjects to (Fixed Wing) was awarded to Squadron Leader S Sareen.
(h) Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief’s Trophy for standing first in Ground Subjects (Rotary Wing) was awarded to Squadron Leader Arshad Abbas.
(j) Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief’s Trophy for standing second in Overall Order of Merit was awarded to Lieutenant Commander Ankit Agarwal.
In his convocational address, the Chief Guest emphasized on the invaluable role played by FIS in training Qualif ied Flying Instructors (QFIs) who are instrumental in training budding military aviators to meet the desired stand ards of their respective service. While congratulating the trainee officers, he urged them to be role models for th e future pilots, so that they imbibe the best skills and conduct of military aviators.
The Flying Instructors’ School (FIS), based at Air Force Station Tambaram, is a unique institution that has establi shed a niche for itself in the field of aviation training. It has rich experience of more than 60 years as an establish ed unit of the IAF. At the international level, several professional pilots from friendly foreign countries have graduated from this school.
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QFI 2022 3.JPG – Group Captain Ratish Kumar M-i-D, Commanding Officer, Flying Instructors School presenting unit memento to Air Marshal Manavendra Singh PVSM AVSM Vr C VSM ADC, Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Training Command, IAF.
QFI 2022 4.JPG- Air Marshal Manavendra Singh PVSM AVSM Vr C VSM ADC, Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Training Command, IAF with all the trophy winners, Group Captain Ratish Kumar M-i-D, Commanding Officer, Flying Instructors School and Air Commodore Vipul Singh VM, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station Tambaram.
