Disturb Gun Training, TNI AU Warns Ponorogo People Not To Fly Blimps – Surya.co.id
SURYA.CO.ID|PONOROGO – Operational Command II Iswahjudi Air Force Base plans to hold shooting drills from the air with F-16 fighters in the Air Weapon Range (AWR), Pulung District, Ponorogo, from 18 to 29 April 2022.
Commander of the Indonesian Air Force Base Iswahjudi represented by Colonel Tek Suprijantono warned all Ponorogo people to Dont fly an unmanned hot air balloon.
The wild air balloon release is feared to be disturbing Air-to-ground shooting exercises for Indonesian Air Force soldiers.
The Indonesian Air Force Base Iswahjudi has also written to the Regent of Ponorogo Sugiri Sancoko about the dangers of flying a hot air balloon when pilots practice shooting water to ground.
Although the aerial shooting practice used bombs and standard rocket exercise ammunition.
Calling on the residents of Poorogo and its surroundings not to fly balloons the air because it can endanger aircraft that are carrying out exercise, wrote the Commander of the Indonesian Air Force Base Iswahjudi represented Colonel Tek Suprijantono, Tuesday (12/4/2022).
In the air-to-ground shooting exercise, Iswahjudi Air Force Base usually involves F-16/Fighting Falcon fighters from the Squadron Air 3, F-5/Tiger from Air Squadron 14, and Hawk-MK-53 from Squadron Air 15
Three types of fighter planes for bombing use smoke training bombs (BDU 33) and 2.75 inch FFAR rocket. Air Force pilots will control the aircraft above an altitude of 4,000 to 4,500 feet.
In precision shooting practice, pilots must be careful about the speed of the aircraft, the angle of fire, the direction of the wind, especially visibility distance.
In addition to the Indonesian Air Force, the Ponorogo Police also gave warnings ahead of time Strictly urge the public not to dare to fly balloons unmanned air.
