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ENGDI Your Hol.!

British Embassy

3100 Massachusetts Avenue

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Washington DC 20008

USA

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT

LOWER ALBERT HOAD bot ONG KONG

Received (ID. 13

as dipenned. G. Calitree

A123 Ал

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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