Dundigal Air Force Academy (ICAO: VODG ) is located 43 km from Hyderabad, in the state of Telangana, India.
The Air Force Academy was founded in 1969 and started in 1971. Located in Dundigal, about 25 km away from the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, spread over 7,000 acres of land.
The Academy was established to train cadets from all streams in one location. It provides training to Flying Branch, Technical and Ground Duty as well as Army, Navy and Coast Guard officers of India. It is home to trainees who are studying their specialties and nurtured to be capable leaders. After one year training, officer cadets are assigned to various IAF branches.
Video Air Force Academy, Dundigul
Training
In this academy, IAF pilots are trained to learn to fly through successive stages. Those who pass as combat pilots serve in front-line combat squadrons equipped with SU-30, MiG-29, MiG-27, MiG-23, MiG-21 Mirage-2000, Tejas and Jaguar aircraft. For those interested in aircraft carriers, the IAF offers heavy-duty IL-76 aircraft, the C-17 and the multi-functional AN-32 multi-function aircraft, in addition to the HS-748 and Dornier lightweight transport planes.
By joining the helicopter fleet, the participants learned to fly at the height of the tree tops and land in remote areas. The curriculum also includes combat helicopters such as India developed Dhruv, MI-26 lifting heavy helicopters, evacuation of victims, troop retreats and air supply appointments.
The Academy provides special training to young men and women who assume responsibility as leaders in other areas of air force operations. These are the administration, air control, meteorology, logistics, accounts and branches of education. Swimming, indoor and indoor games are included in the evening routine.
Indian Navy and Army as well as Coast Guard. Officers from friendly foreign countries are also sometimes trained at the Air Force Academy.
Here are the types of training performed at the academy:
- Fly training
If a cadet joins a Flying Branch, the training is divided into Stages I, II and III. Each stage brings the trainee pilot from the ground level to a more complex flight level. It was during Phase III that the cadets were sent to specialize in fighter planes, helicopters or transport planes.
- Air Traffic Control Training
Training at the Air Force Academy for Air Traffic Control is designed under the procedures of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), amended to meet the requirements of military aviation.
- Landline Training
Ground Duty Officers Training is for all non-technical branches of the Indian Air Force. If the cadets join the Administration, Logistics, Account, Education or Meteorology division, they will be trained at the Air Force Academy before joining the Air Force as Landline Officers.
- Shared Services Training
Cadets of Fly Branch, Technical, and Ground Duty are awarded Training of Service Shared here for 22 weeks. After that, the cadets chosen to enter the Aeronautical Engineering Branch were sent to the Air Force Academy of Engineering in Jalahalli, Bangalore. Training includes general service subjects such as administration and service knowledge.
Maps Air Force Academy, Dundigul
See also
- Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1 AFA, Dundigal
- Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2 AFA, Dundigal
References
External links
- Airport information for VODG at World Aero Data. Current data as of October 2006.
- Dundigul Air Force Academy on Global Security
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