SF naval aviation conducted ice reconnaissance in the Arctic zone
Tu-142 North fleet conducted ice reconnaissance in the Arctic on the northern sea route, reports MIC With reference to the representative of the Federation Council Vadim Sergu.
"Today (September 1) the crews of two Tu-142 aircraft from the marine airbase aviation The Northern Fleet performed scheduled flights over the Barents, Kara Seas and the Laptev Sea with the goal of revealing the ice situation on the Northern Sea Route along the route of the passage of the warships and fleet ships, ”said Serga.
“During the performance of flight shifts, the crews of Tu-142 airplanes improve the skills of passing a given course over the unoriented terrain in the absence of ground-based radio aerial navigation facilities. Pilots carry out air reconnaissance of the ice field, the data of which greatly facilitate the construction of the route and navigation in the Arctic, including for civilian vessels, ”he said.
According to the officer, “flights in high latitudes take place in a planned manner in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace.”
He said that the peculiarities of flights over the Arctic Ocean are “proximity of the magnetic pole of the Earth and, as a result, a large amount of magnetic declination, the presence of magnetic anomalies and magnetic storms, which worsen radio communications and limit the use of onboard radio equipment”.
“The unstable meteorological situation, the monotony of the terrain with a small number of visual and radio engineering landmarks require a lot of concentration and attention from the crews. The pilots of the Northern Fleet during such flights significantly increase their level of training during the development of various elements of flight training, ”added Serga.
"Today (September 1) the crews of two Tu-142 aircraft from the marine airbase aviation The Northern Fleet performed scheduled flights over the Barents, Kara Seas and the Laptev Sea with the goal of revealing the ice situation on the Northern Sea Route along the route of the passage of the warships and fleet ships, ”said Serga.
“During the performance of flight shifts, the crews of Tu-142 airplanes improve the skills of passing a given course over the unoriented terrain in the absence of ground-based radio aerial navigation facilities. Pilots carry out air reconnaissance of the ice field, the data of which greatly facilitate the construction of the route and navigation in the Arctic, including for civilian vessels, ”he said.
According to the officer, “flights in high latitudes take place in a planned manner in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace.”
He said that the peculiarities of flights over the Arctic Ocean are “proximity of the magnetic pole of the Earth and, as a result, a large amount of magnetic declination, the presence of magnetic anomalies and magnetic storms, which worsen radio communications and limit the use of onboard radio equipment”.
“The unstable meteorological situation, the monotony of the terrain with a small number of visual and radio engineering landmarks require a lot of concentration and attention from the crews. The pilots of the Northern Fleet during such flights significantly increase their level of training during the development of various elements of flight training, ”added Serga.
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