PAF FLYING HOURS DATA

[GUNS-N- ROSES]

Can some one please post authentic PAF and IAF average flying hours data in last 3 yrs for fighters, transports, trainers and helicopter fleet. Thanx in advance.

 

[fatman17]

Can some one please post authentic PAF and IAF average flying hours data in last 3 yrs for fighters, transports, trainers and helicopter fleet. Thanx in advance.

the general info is that both PAF and IAF average between 200-230 hours per month for all types which is pretty intensive!

 

[GUNS-N- ROSES]

the general info is that both PAF and IAF average between 200-230 hours per month for all types which is pretty intensive!

sir, my intention is to compare the flying accident rates of IAF in comparison to PAF. IMHO i think PAF scores way ahead in that front. since the nature of operations is more or less same it wd be beneficial for IAF to take a leaf from PAF. i wd be grateful if u could help me on that front.

 

[fatman17]

sir, my intention is to compare the flying accident rates of IAF in comparison to PAF. IMHO i think PAF scores way ahead in that front. since the nature of operations is more or less same it wd be beneficial for IAF to take a leaf from PAF. i wd be grateful if u could help me on that front.

i am not the expert but accident rates % are calculated by no of accidents / 1,000 hours - in terms of flying safety yes PAF remains ahead of IAF mainly due to the high accident rates of the MiG-21's in IAF service.

 

[rockstarIN]

Whats the average flying hour of IAF & PAF fighter pilot? 150 flying hour per year is the NATO standard, which i read somewhere..

 

[Chogy]

the general info is that both PAF and IAF average between 200-230 hours per month for all types which is pretty intensive!

200 to 235 hours a month is not possible. Did you mean 200 hours per year? That would be reasonable.

 

[Windjammer]

General F-16 News

Pakistani F-16s reach 100,000 accident free flight hours

October 4, 2005 (by Asif Shamim) - A three-member delegation of Pratt & Whitney called on Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat, Chief of the Air Staff Pakistan Air Force at Air Headquarters to present a plaque to the Chief of the Air Staff in recognition of flying the F-16, for over 100,000 accident-free flight hours.

http://www.f-16.net/news_article1468.html

 

[fatman17]

200 to 235 hours a month is not possible. Did you mean 200 hours per year? That would be reasonable.

i stand corrected!
per year

 

[GUNS-N- ROSES]

200 to 235 hours a month is not possible. Did you mean 200 hours per year? That would be reasonable.

@ chogi, sir do u have any data on flight safety record of various air forces vis-a-vis the flying hours. even average hours flown by various air forces will do. thanx in advance.

 

[TOPGUN]

I would like to know how many aircrafts fly everyday on patrols or other duties and what kind of aircrafts get used and from what locatons in Pakistan ? i know might be a hard question but thought i ask.

 

[fatman17]

I would like to know how many aircrafts fly everyday on patrols or other duties and what kind of aircrafts get used and from what locatons in Pakistan ? i know might be a hard question but thought i ask.

in other words you want the PAF to disclose its operational plans - no one has such info!

 

[TOPGUN]

No bro offcourse not ... but just a idea of what we fly and when and out of where etc.. note i state its a hard question i was just wondering thx.

 

[Chogy]

@ chogi, sir do u have any data on flight safety record of various air forces vis-a-vis the flying hours. even average hours flown by various air forces will do. thanx in advance.

No sir, I do not have any data like that. The U.S. forces average about 250 to 350 hours per year for fighters. Normally, that is about 3 to 4 sorties per week. More than that, and it is very possible for fatigue to creep in and make flying less safe, although of course forces can surge when called upon.

For reference, Airline pilots in the U.S. are limited by law to 100 hours a month, or 1,000 hours per year, maximum, for fatigue and safety reasons. 75 hours per month is far more typical.

Safety, accident rates, and flight time do go hand in hand, but there is diminishing returns. In other words, a guy flying 500 hours per year (fighters) is probably not going to be safer than a guy flying 200 per year. But both will be MUCH safer than those flying 40 hours per year. Accident rates are also strongly tied to the type of training, the intensity level, and the ROE for training. If you have your guys flying at 100 foot all the time, you will lose more, but they will be better overall. So an Air Force must balance risk & reward with their training program. If I am the General in charge of a force, and my President said "If you lose 1 airplane, you are fired" then I could in theory fly less, fly only in the day, and have guys fly around at 20,000 feet doing nothing; but I'd refuse and say "do you want an AIR FORCE or a flying club?"

Losses in training are inevitable.

 

[My-Analogous]

They are very very important document and if any one have please do not post data here