The RSAF chooses the Air Force for the first time for the military pilot’s license, helicopter line
On Monday, March 6, at the 72nd Squadron in Frosinone, the ceremony for the delivery of the eagles to two pilots took place. Royal Saudi Air Force in the presence of the Commander of the Schools A.M./3rd R.A., Air Marshal Silvano Frigerio, of the Commander of the’Air Warfare Centre of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF), Maj. Gen. Khalid Al Harbi and the civil and military authorities of Frusinate. Thirteen cadets from the RSAF, stationed at the Air Academy in Pozzuoli, also attended the significant ceremony.
In accordance with Technical Agreement signed between the Air Force and the Royal Saudi Air Force, In 2022, Saudi pilot trainees began the process of obtaining their license. Military pilot’s patent “helicopter line” (Military Pilot Licence Helicopter Track, M.P.L.H.T.). After training patrons from Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Djibouti, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malta, Zambia, Also the’Saudi Arabia It adds to the countries that have chosen the Air Force and the 72nd Squadron of Frosinone to train their own personnel. helicopter pilots.
The young pilots of the Royal Saudi Air Force they have completed a long period of training in Italy: at the Training Center Aviation English of Loreto; subsequently at the 70th Stormo based in Latina for the Aeroplane Pilot's Certificate (BPA) and at the 61st Wing of Galatina for phase II – Primary Pilot Training, aimed at identifying the lines on which they will be deployed (Fighters, Remote piloting RPA, helicopters, transport); finally at the 72nd Squadron in Frosinone for phases 3A and 3B, respectively. TH500B e AW139.
The 72nd Squadron of Frosinone, the only school in the sector of rotating wings in Italy, The Department is responsible for training helicopter pilots of the Air Force, other Armed Forces and Armed Bodies of the State, as well as foreign trainees. The inter-agency and inter-departmental synergy developed in the field of training at the Helicopter School in Frosinone is part of the continuous improvement of training and the simultaneous optimization of resources.
