As part of its 55th-anniversary celebrations, the Republic of Singapore Air Force will hold its first physical open house since 2016 at Paya Lebar Air Base.
Balloting for these familiarisation flights – which will include Chinook helicopters – will begin in mid-July, the RSAF announced on Thursday at a media briefing on its 55th-anniversary celebrations.
The F-15SG fighter jets will feature a new tail flash that was officially unveiled on Thursday and created specifically for RSAF’s 55th anniversary.Brigadier-General Amos Yeo, Commander of the Air Power Generation Command and chairman of the open house, told reporters that new elements of the open house will include a “greater use of technology to create a much more interactive and immersive experience for visitors”.
Those in the heartlands will get to see the aerial flypast comprising the MRTT along with F-15SG and F-16 fighter jets.State Flag Flypast by the RSAF’s CH-47SD Chinook Helicopter, escorted by two AH-64D Apache helicopters, at the 2020 National Day Parade preview held at the Padang. Under Project SOAR, or the enhanced pilot trainee training and assessment system, pilot trainees make use of a simulator to try out different scenarios and capabilities. It is still in the trial stage and has not been fully operationalised.RSAF pilot trainees typically travel to the Air Grading Center in Australia for four to five weeks where they undergo aptitude tests by flying CT/4B military training aircraft.
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