Exercises

Engines Roaring! A Direct Look at Flight Training at an Air Force Brigade

战机轰鸣！直击空军某旅飞行训练现场

PLA Daily (解放军报) 29 July 2026

Summary

A brigade of the Air Force Shijiazhuang Aviation University conducted multi-subject flight training recently, cycling pilots through repeated sorties to altitude while ground crews raced through turnaround maintenance under summer heat conditions. This is standard flight proficiency training at a PLA aviation university; its value is as a baseline record of the brigade's sortie-generation tempo and the integration of maintenance and airfield operations personnel into the training cycle, not as evidence of a capability shift or changed readiness posture.

Translation

Recently, a brigade of the Air Force Shijiazhuang Aviation University organized multi-subject flight training aimed at honing pilots' technical and tactical proficiency. "Timed takeoff!" With a single order from the commander, engines roared to life, and pilots took their aircraft into the sky, heading for the target airspace. During training intervals, ground support personnel likewise raced against every second: maintenance personnel endured the scorching sun in a test by fire (烤验), completing aircraft maintenance work in the shortest possible time to rapidly restore the aircraft to full readiness. Airfield operations personnel moved back and forth, coordinating support vehicles in an orderly manner, working at full intensity to complete all-element preparations for the aircraft's next sortie. Before long, the aircraft took off again, heading for altitudes of ten thousand meters to begin a new round of training.

Original Chinese

近日，空军石家庄学院某旅组织多课目飞行训练，旨在锤炼飞行员技战术水平。“计时起飞！”随着指挥员一声令下，轰鸣声起，飞行员驾驶战机升空，飞赴目标空域。训练间隙，地面保障官兵同样分秒必争：机务官兵顶着骄阳“烤验”，用最短时间完成对战机的维护工作，让战机快速“满血”。场务官兵往来穿梭，保障车辆有序调度，紧锣密鼓为战机再次出动做好全要素准备。不多时，战机再次出动奔赴万米高空，开启新一轮训练。