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1993/03 - Flying Training School goes to Australia

1993

The RSAF set up its Flying Training School in Australia, gaining better airspace, weather, and training efficiency.

On 22 March 1993, the RSAF signed an agreement with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to establish the Flying Training School at RAAF Base Pearce in Western Australia. With the relocation of the S-211s, RSAF pilots were trained more effectively in a shorter period due to the availability of a larger airspace, favourable weather conditions, and greater proximity to training areas.

Two uniformed men signing a document; Singapore flag on table.

Chief of Defence Force MG Ng Jui Ping and General Peter Gration, Chief of the Australian Defence Force, signing the memorandum of understanding.

Technician on red and white jet, open cockpit, ladder attached, hangar in background.

The agreement allowed for greater training flexibility, whereby part of the Flying Training School was based at RAAF Base Pearce near Perth.

Four white and red trainer jets flying in formation over the ocean and land.

The Flying Training School was subsequently relocated to RAAF Pearce Base in September 1993.

A poster with words "25 Years of Flying Training", red/white jets and the Flying Training School building.

A publication to commemorate the Flying Training School’s 25th anniversary in 1994.

“The Flying Training School of today is strategically dispersed over three continents, necessitated by the lack of local training airspace. With increasing airspace squeeze and the expanding RSAF orbat, overseas training opportunities are key to the future development of the RSAF."

COL Allan Francis Chua, Commander, Flying Training School, 2000 on the importance of overseas training to the RSAF

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