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I am passing this exchange of posts between Commander Bhattacharya, Secretary Royal Indian Military Academy, Dhera Dhun and General V N Sharma, ex Indian Army Chief. It is a rare tribute and classic example of how the man had earned the respect of his colleagues of pre partition days...

Sqn Ldr (Retired) Khalid Mahmood

I WAS THERE MIRANSHAH AND RUTSKOI The name may sound like one of a great Saint or Pir but the fact is, it is a small town in North Waziristan Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. It is located quite close to the Pak-Afghan border. During the eighties, when the...

Yes, disorientation means loss of orientation in space. A disoriented pilot is unable to make out whether he is turning left or right or flying straight and level or inverted. It has nothing to do with the lack of oxygen or high G manoeuvring. It is caused by the lack of visual cues and normally...

I have read somewhere that if you have been without food for three days, then everything is halal for a Muslim. Could somebody please confirm this with a reference from quran/hadith?

Engine flame out is the stoppage of the combustion process in the engine due to lack/absence of either one or more out of air, fuel or ignition. It can not be regarded as an EXPLOSION by any standards.

Your explanations could be right in a general sense but specific to PAF, these acronyms stand for: CFT College of Flying Training BFT Basic Flying Training (Wing) PFT Primary Flying Training (Wing) ATT Aircraft Technical Training

This is a Quickie II. It was a kit plane acquired and assembled by the Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex somewhere in the late 80s. It flew only a few times since it had some serious engine/airframe issues and was later given to the museum.

One of the most detailed and authentic books about The Sword Of Allah was written by Lt Gen A I Akram. It is available for free download at FREE BOOK: The Sword of ALLAH: Khalid Bin Waleed

Hopefully, the criteria should be same. It would be better if you visited the nearest (depending which part of the earth you live in) PAF information and selection center and found out first hand.

Alhamdolillahe Rabbil Alameen

It would be of interest to many readers that many of Khalid's battles including Yarmouk are still taught as part of the curriculum at various armed forces staff colleges even today. I have great respect for the Sword of Allah and have had the honour of visiting his mazar in Homus, Syria.

We have had T-37s since 1962 and they are twin engine.

All kinds of words are used for the squadron call signs ranging from regional,historical, cultural and Islamic. Some examples are Shaheen, Khalid, Haider, Arrow etc etc. Individual pilot call signs are not permanent; rather, a squadron is given one call sign and starting from the senior most...

You are right. He was from flying branch and that's why he was there in the Sherdils.

The call signs are alloted by the Air Headquarters and the language used for communication is English.

Behram, I appreciate your concerns but most of the information you have is not true. There are no Italians coming as the M-346 deal has already been put on hold (you can say it is almost canceled). They still have a lot of Jordanians and a few Canadians. The Americans are there but just...

Honestly, most of the time the reason for cancellation/non renewal of the contract is persistent poor performance as an instructor. It should be noted that between 2002 and 2010 nine Pakistani instructors were hired but a correspondingly large number of Westerners and Arabs were taken on. The...

Agreed. Pakistani pilots are decreasing in strength in UAE but the major reason for this is that a large number now goes to Airblue and Shaheen after retirement. Yes, they are not allowed to fly the F-16s. This restriction is from the US side.

Pakistan Coast Guards is not a part of the army, navy or the air force. It is an independent body where the men are recruited locally and the officers are on secondment from Pakistan Army for a limited stint of upto three years. To be able to join Coast Guards as an officer you have to join the...