School of Army Aviation (Germany)

The Army Aviation School ( HFlgWaS ) in Biickeburg ( airfield Biickeburg ) is one of the schools of the Army and is responsible for training and development, in particular the Army Aviation Corps. As a school of the Army is subordinate to an authority at brigade level and the Training Command Army.

Task

The Army Aviation School conducts flight training for helicopter pilots and onboard technical personnel for all branches of the armed forces of the Armed Forces and for the Swedish Air Force and other international needs support.

History

The Army Aviation School was established in 1959 in Niedermendig and 1959/1960 transferred to the Jägerkaserne to Bückeburg. In addition, the airfield Biickeburg came about. Training content, in addition to the general - military and technical and flight training at the Army.

In 1998 came as a further location Le Luc (France), in 2002, Celle ( Army experiment Season 910) added.

Together entertain the German and French armed forces since 2003, the German - French Army Aviation Training Centre TIGER (GER / FRA HFlgAusbZ TIGER ) to training for the Tigers in Le Cannet -des- Maures (France).

As part of the reorientation of the Bundeswehr, the German Army Aviation School was the Training Command subordinate army on 1 July 2013. According to the implementation plan " HEER2011 " is July 1, 2015, the reclassification and renamed International Helicopter Training Centre ( IntHubschrAusbZ ) planned

Organization

The school commander with the rank of brigadier general at the same time general of the Army. The school is divided into:

  • Staff HFlgWaS
  • Teaching and training Teaching Group A ( pattern formation CH -53 and NH90 )
  • Teaching group B (not flight training )
  • Training center C ( pattern formation BO 105 and Bell UH- 1D)

The school is also a part of the aviator specific staff of the army medical service is located. These include the Chief flight surgeon army and the Advisory aviator psychologist. The German - French training center for training in the TIGER TIGER is maintained in Le Luc ( France) together with the French Armed Forces.

Furthermore, the training workshop H Biickeburg is there to do ' aircraft mechanics / in "and" electronics / -in for Aeronautical Systems " from.

Simulator Centre

The simulation center is able to replace real flight hours. In the simulator building there are eight cockpit EC 135 and two cockpit CH -53 and Bell UH- 1D. In addition, two cockpits for the NH- 90 are privately operated by the company HFTS.

Training helicopter

  • Bell UH -1D ( decommissioned in 2016 planned)
  • MBB BO 105 VBH, 22 pieces: The slight Bo 105 is used in addition to training purposes and as a liaison and observation helicopter ( VBH ).
  • Eurocopter EC 135, 14 pieces: The EC 135 used exclusively for pilot training.
  • Eurocopter Tiger in DEU / FRA HFlgAusbZ TIGER in Le Luc ( France)
  • NH90
  • CH -53 ( 8 CH -53 GA and the instructor are the Air Force for wood village displaced in the spring of 2014)

Bo -105 VBH

Eurocopter EC 135

NH90

EC 665 "Tiger"

CH -53

Badge

The Badge is similar to all the insignia of the forces schools with two swords on a red background. In addition, signals an "S" that it is one of the schools of the army. The gray border corresponds to the color of the Army weapons.

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