Ah, so you mean to say that ATC is only in Civil? Who controls the military air traffic then? Please do educate sir.
As I said ATC doesn't mean it's only for civilian traffic. It controls air traffic hence one is present over there as well.
Ooops!!! My bad! I am sure that the helicopters fly in vacuums and the winds do not affect them especially in the higher reaches of the Pir Panjals and Greater Himalayas, where the winds shift constantly and tail winds and head winds have no bearing on a helicopter, at times, trying to land on a ledge!
My apologies ... o' wise one!
I'm talking about approach. Helicopters are not affected by crosswinds on approach of an aerodrome cause they can change directions as compared to Aeroplanes which have to land on the runway and thus being affected by crosswinds.
If an Aircraft is flying on a certain altitude then all the wind would to do is push them off course. Which can be countered by applying course correction to the intended Direction.
Wind affects the aircraft most when it takes off or lands. Once it sets on course all you need is to follow your pre flight planned route which obviously takes into account wind speed and direction.
So, what is it? Wind ....?
I was talking about Magnetic variation, which also needs to be applied to the intended direction. The course you calculate before hand is True direction and the one you use during flight is Magnetic Direction.
Once you apply magnetic variation to the true heading it becomes magnetic heading which can be set on your DI once airborne.
Sir. As you are a veteran, would really urge you to consider this gentleman's prospects in Pakistan Air Force or Army Aviation ..... I, as an adversary, would be glad to recommend him too.
No I'm no expert, but these are basics. I learned to fly in UK and the airspace in UK is very busy. You have to stay on course and maintain altitude and can't deviate much from it. Otherwise the air traffic controller gets real mad at you.
But these are all civilian pilots and the one in Kashmir are experts in their field with very advanced training and for them to get off course like this is not believable. They are very good at what they do. So no question that they just fly into enemy territory without noticing where they are going.
Let me get this straight - you have "military aerodromes" at your forward posts?
No we do not but you are the one suggesting they cross over for a better approach.
I can go on with this non coherent discussion forever, but neither one of us is going to benefit from this. So I end it here.
Good Day.
