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British Embassy
3100 Massachusetts Avenue
NW
Washington DC 20008
USA
GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT
LOWER ALBERT HOAD bot ONG KONG
Received (ID. 13
as dipenned. G. Calitree
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Ic.ff.
Assistant a;!x speace. Remy/+ The sprats. R319/4
(Attn: Α
15 April 1993
Peacock-Edwards)
Dear Group Captain Peacock-Edwards,
Air
Hong Kong Government Flying Service (GFS):
request for simulator training for $-70 Blackhawk Pilota
70
Blackhawks
The Gra (which replace the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary
two Force on 1 April), recently bought from Sikorsky Helicopters of Stratford, Connecticul. cost over UK$200 million.
clearly, we need Co ensure best possible training. For
similators are
vital
part of
Thcsú
VICWS yel The obvious reasons, flight
that GPS
that process.
Sikorsky have
advised us that only the US Air Force and Army have simulators
designed specifically
the $-70 blackhawk.
The Army's model Blackhawks are identical to
would he best.
ir.s AR
for 'T,
the GFS ones.
received
send
for would wish to
five
pilots Initially, We
six months refresher ("recurrent")
ideally every six training,
All are experienced pilots to keep their skille up to date.
the who
Itrom Sikorsky) on have
initial training
increase.
In March,
S-70. And they will have lugged many flying hours by the time they arc duc for
eventually peiliaps, be reduced Lú once a year.
that they ask their Army colleagues whether they would be willing to allow GFS pilots training time
1
staff
their simulators. on asked that they also tell us
If
they
with Army training
willing,
were ५०
we
recurrent training.
And the training
The numbora might
frequency
could,
we
wrote Co
the
US
Consulata
requesting
004/005
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