ON JUNE 9, 2022, AIR TRAINING OF THE AIRBOATING AND FIRE GROUPS OF THE ALMATY AND TALDYKORGAN AVIATION DEPARTMENT WAS PASSED

14 октября 2022

The personnel of the Almaty and Taldykorgan aviation departments underwent air training with the aim of thorough and comprehensive training, working out all the elements of the descent, studying various techniques and training in their implementation. Experienced mentors - heads of aviation departments and pilot-observers - worked out the practical skills of the "forest special forces".

It should be noted that it is not always possible to get to the area of an active forest fire by ground transport, and when delivering forces and means by aviation, it is not always possible to select a site for a safe landing. In such cases, a decision is made to land troops in the fire area using a helicopter. The pilot-observer from the air selects a site suitable for the descent of paratroopers-firefighters, not less than 5x5 meters in size between the crowns of trees.

It should be noted that such training descents are held annually - at the beginning and in the middle of the fire season. It is extremely important to remember the technique of descending from a helicopter after the winter break and to consolidate the acquired skills, because this is one of the foundations for the safety of forest aviation work. The helicopter hovers over this "well” at a height of at least 10 meters above the treetops (while the height to the ground should not exceed 45 meters). The pilot-observer opens the door and drops a particularly strong (900 kg to break) 50-meter cord, along which firefighters descend directly from the helicopter to the ground with the help of a descender roller device.

During the training, the interaction of the pilot-observer and paratroopers-firefighters, the speed of descent (average - three meters per second), correct landing and much more are monitored.

Pilot-observers also practiced the accuracy of draining water onto the fire with the help of a spillway device (APU). It should be noted that work with the spillway device is difficult and dangerous and requires high training of the flight crew.

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