I’ll see what i can find,but it will have to wait for tomorrow…

I don’t think the fuel costs would be that high. Now adays, pilots are getting 15-20 hours a week in a simulator and 150 real flight hours a year behind the stick. Most of our “top gun” pilots are in their 40s. About 20 pilots graduate the academy every year to fill transport, helo, and “jet” (galeb, orao, mig-21) fighters. After they’re trained in these roles, most get posted to civil air services around europe. Lufthansa is a biggy. These pilots go through the academy to achieve almost like a BS from an american college.

Are you refering to Serbian Air Force pilots getting 150 flight hours per year?I think that is extremely overrated. The fuel is a big problem my friend,the military does not have sufficient money to pay.You should know that for example Mig-29s costed $10 000 per flight hour. I am surprised so many pilots graduate the academy,knowing that the future of the air force is uncertain.

Yeah I know. I took a tour of Moma Stanojlovic in my teens right after Allied force. Utva has been rebuilt up to par and I thought Moma had been rebuilt and renovated?

They have been rebuilt but not the the potential before the bombing,just like the country as a whole.

I really want to see them start operating a number of Mi-24MkIII super hinds. Focusing on AD systems and Hind “transports” (our gamas and other gazelles are under OSCE regulations as attack choppers – we’re only allowed to have 55) is the way to go. Operating at least one squadron of about 30 of these beasts would be awesome. Work out a deal with S. Africas ATE to upgrade machines that the russians could provide. (they owe serbia something close to USD 400 million) What do you think of that?

Lets first hope that the money Russia owns to Serbia doesnt go to private accounts,as the corruption is still present. Hinds are very usefull helicopters and when equiped with good electronics and precise missiles,they can be deadly.However,they are rather unmanouverable but i guess the tactics to use them to best effect can be devised.

I think a buyer could acquire 2 squadrons of 24 planes each for 2 billion dollars. The only problem is, no new interceptor aircraft will be purchased until 2010-2012. They’re just focusing on AD units right now.

Exactly.AD is more importat,especially cause they do not have money for the fuel. But by 2010-2012 they will have to school some new pilots as well,a small number at least.

I still think that 1 or 2 Il-76 transports are needed. They can be used for UN missions in africa, haiti, wherever. The C-27a spartan is the plane I would be pushing for though. Maybe up to six initially; they’re small/medium sized and need very low qualitiy airfields and strips to land and take off. They would have been very useful in ferrying material and people during the floods this past week or so. Not very expensive either. Greece began operating a squadron of 12 about 2 years ago for not to much cash at all. I’d have to dig up one of my old articles to give you guys a figure.

Il-76s would be usefull as you mentioned,especially not that we are getting involved more and more in UN operations.Also they would be valuable for transport withing the country,being much faster than the rail or road transport.I think they do not need more than 2 of the Il-76s and they can get some more An-26s or even An-32s.

No, it doesn’t pay off to open a production line for 50 trainers, much less 30. The Soko production facilities were packed up and shipped to UTVA and Momcilo …. repair facilities at the beginning of 92′. This operation was conducted by General Zivomir Ninkovic. Basically, everything was stripped down and shipped out. They couldn’t leave that machinery in the hands of the enemy.

There are some nice photos of Moma Stanojlovic and Utva showing the airframes of G-4s and Orao’s unfinished,however,these facilities were badly damaged and production of new airplanes is rather impossible.Overhaul is what they are concentrating on now.

I think it’s AA-1 ALKALI

Ah yes! Thank you:)

It seems indeed it is AA-1. I guess that Mig-21 was one of the first batch,as they switched to AA-2s soon. I would consider AA-1 to be rather ineffective,as it was the first generation missile.Well, AA-2 wasnt any better either.