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NakedWeasel -> RE: Ukraine 2014 (3/4/2014 3:06:54 AM)
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I also found this, translated from Izvestia:
Young pilots run from the Air Force
Due to the imperfect system of money allowances Russian Air Force started to lose young cadres. As told "Izvestia" a source in the Air Force, of 80 young pilots enrolled in the Air Force combat units in the past year, nearly 60 have already begun to fire, not having served in the army and the year. If the situation does not change, by 2015 the army will lose almost 70% of front-line pilots.
Pilots themselves explain that they have been cheated of money and made it impossible to fly.
- Last year, when we were released, we were promised that from January 1, 2012 will receive 100 thousand rubles. Actually received about 60 thousand rubles. And now the norm raid changed: now, if we do not swoop 100 hours on your hands will get 37 thousand I'd better go to the "Aeroflot" - told "Izvestia" Su-25 pilot, who now runs an air-flight before commission dismissal.
He explained that 70% of the salary of drill pilot makes allowance for "special conditions of service" and the prize "for the faithful and efficient performance of duties." They accrue only to those who fulfill the established norm of flight hours per year. And from January 1, 2012 this rate was 100 hours per year for frontline aviation pilots. That's how much you need to spend in the air to anyone who flies on combat "drying" and "MiGs" - Su-27, MiG-29, MiG-31, etc.
Thus, if the pilots of transport planes, conducting a single flight for 2-3 hours, to meet the norm is not difficult (for IL-76, Tu-154 aircraft and other transport rate of 140-150 hours, 50-60 fly), the pilots -fighters who spend in the air just 20-30 minutes per flight to swoop must perform 100 hours 200 sorties.
- Even if we assume for an hour a day, it is necessary to fly 100 days a year. But we so often one does not fly - admitted lieutenant.
The commander of one of the squadrons of long-range bombers explained "Izvestia" that does not start at the helm of young Air Force led the way with heavy 1990s, when not enough fuel and serviceable machines (often Regiment was no more than 2-3 serviceable aircraft). Now due to undershoot earn young aces.
- Due to the released hours senior pilots get extra touch, pass on the qualification requirements "sniper pilot", "pilot-instructor" etc. and accordingly their allowance increases significantly - explained "Izvestia".
According to him, in February 2012 on a single Russian aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" flight hours reserved for young naval pilots were rewritten by the commanders of the 279th separate regiment. Because of this, young people do not gain admission to fly solo and on his return to the port of naval aviation extinct.
- And this is happening everywhere - the source of "Izvestia".
But in addition to money problems with the January 1, 2012 and added everyday problems.
- Not only do we have canceled a free ride to the place of vacation (except remote areas) and reduced medical care for family members, since late last year stopped issuing flight form - overalls, jackets, shoes. Have to buy for your money. With all this can be tolerated only if allowance is high, - said the squadron commander.
In the civil airline pilots waiting for 240 thousand rubles per month (for the first lieutenant, who had just started to fly), free medical care, free flights to anywhere, including abroad, subsidized mortgages, and other bonuses.
The only way to retire young pilots - it become unusable health. In this case, they must be translated into the ground work, and from there the pilot has the right to refuse. Now only one of the branches of the Third Central Military Clinical Hospital named after Vishnevsky air flight Commission (WFC) have not been 28 young lieutenants.
From the beginning, the WFC in the country have not been about 300 military pilots, navigators and other aircrew members. Of these, about 60 soldiers - this issue pilots 2010-2011. For comparison, last year did not pass WFC 75 people, of which young lieutenants were only seven.
Furthermore, due to age and health each year deducted about 15 experienced pilots. In 2015, about 350 pilots have to leave the steering wheel because of the ultimate service life of 25 years.
At the same flight school until 2003 released only 100 pilots, and in 2003 produced an average of about 270 professionals, of which only 80 sit behind the steering wheel. The rest are appointed by the navigators, board operators, etc. To teach them to drive their own plane, it would take about two years of additional training.
http://izvestia.ru/news/531968
This sounds pretty bleak, indeed.
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