砺剑亚丁湾！直击岳阳舰直升机跨昼夜飞行训练

Recently

the Navy's 49th Escort Task Force's Yueyang ship

conducted cross-day-and-night helicopter flight training

where pilots continuously performed

reconnaissance patrols, target verification

search and rescue, and other training tasks

enhancing situational awareness

emergency response, and ship-aircraft coordination capabilities

“Aircraft launch deployment!”

In the afternoon

in a certain sea area of the Gulf of Aden

the aviation personnel of the Yueyang ship

cooperated with

the ship's maintenance personnel

to carry out preparations

for the cross-day-and-night helicopter flight training

“Conditions for takeoff met, helicopter requesting to start!”

“Inspection completed, can start!”

Upon receiving the takeoff order

the helicopter took off from the deck

turned and accelerated in mid-air

heading towards the designated airspace

to conduct reconnaissance, search, and low-altitude flight training

After the aircraft entered the designated airspace

the Yueyang ship immediately reported an unidentified target to the helicopter

ordering it to proceed for verification

The aircraft quickly approached the target using low-altitude flybys

and close-range observation to ascertain its nature

and relayed the relevant information back to the Yueyang ship

“Direction XX, distance XX

there is a suspicious target, proceed for verification quickly!”

“Understood!”

“The suspicious target is an unidentified small boat, it has been driven away!”

As night fell

the roar echoed between sea and sky

the Yueyang ship immediately commenced night landing flight training

Compared to daytime

during night landings

pilots face challenges such as limited visibility

lack of clear reference points, and complex and variable sea conditions

Guided by the received directional information and instructions

the pilot adjusted the helicopter's heading and speed

gradually approaching above the ship

under the guidance of the ship's tower controller and deck signalman

the crew members closely coordinated

accurately interpreted instrument data

steadily established the descent path

and corrected the flight attitude, reducing speed

“Can land!”

Upon receiving the order

the pilot firmly grasped the control stick

seizing the relatively stable moment of the ship to descend rapidly

successfully landing within the designated circle on the ship's takeoff and landing platform

This cross-day-and-night flight training

was scientifically planned by the task force based on the current sea conditions in the Gulf of Aden

and effectively improved the level of ship-aircraft coordinated operational capability

Authors: Zhang Xiaofeng, Feng Zhexin, Du Yujie, Zhu Zeya, Cai Shengqiu, Deng Jiajin, Li Zhifeng, Wang Yuce, Yu Shibin, Duan Haibo