7º ETA - BAF Skane Squadron BAF trains at CT-EPA

The Amazon Angels: Pilots and mechanics of the 7º Air transportation Squadron had trained this month on the Embraer 120 - Brasília simulator.
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In the last days the Civil Aviation Training Center received the crew members from 7º Air transportation Squadron, called Snake Squadron. Hosted in Manaus, 7º ETA is the youngest between units of BAF air transportation, created on July 04, 1983.

Curiously the Snake Squadron is known among the Amazon inhabitants as the "Amazon Angels", exactly to detach in the humanitarian operations in the region that take the States of Amazon, Roraima, Acre and Rondonia and where many times is possible the displacement for saw fluvial or aerial. During the training days in Curitiba the Squadron officers had praised the CT-EPA structure CT-EPA and had standed out the importance of the pilots accomplish periodic training on flight simulators. To the Lieutenant Ribeiro, the simulator plays a basic role in the perfectioning and development of the flight teams. "The simulator is essential for the training, since here we can train the resolution of the most varied panes and thus not to be surprised during the real missions in case of emergency situations", detaches Ribeiro.

Beyond the training of adverse situations, another factor detached for Ribeiro is the question of the adaptation in the Embraer 120 - Brasília cabin: "the Simulator still gives the chance to the new crews arrive day-by-day knowing the cabin procedures, this is very important for the success of the flight operations", remembers.

Another integrant from 7º ETA, Zanchettin Lieutenant besides detaching the importance of the periodic training on the flight simulator, said about the Civil Aviation Taining Center EPA structure. "It is very comfortable, therefore while we wait the Simulator sections we can rest, study or even though we can have access to the InterNet in the proper rooms", said Zanchettin. For who does not know the BAF operational standards, particularly in 7º Air Transportation Squadron - Snake, also calls attention to the fact that the flight crew is composed for an aeronautical mechanic. All the training accomplished on the flight simulators is folloied by the mechanics of flight from 7º ETA. according to Zanin Lieutenant, the mechanics are very important in the airborne operations and also act diverse functions during the proper flight. "the mechanics participate of the taxi operations, take-off, levelling and landing. They are part of the crew therefore are important that they are engaged in the training ", commented the Lieutenant. Moreover, Zanin detaches that the crew integration is essential for the development of the CRM - Crew Resourse Management: "the fact to accomplish the training in set facilitates the development of the cabin coordination, therefore in case of adverse situations everyone do their functions and contribute for the security flight", conclude the Lieutenant.

General characteristics by 7º ETA:

C-97 – Embraer 120 – Brasília:
Engines: Pratt & Whitney PW-118 com 1.850 shp cada
Maximum speed: 452 km/h
Range: 1.750 km
Seating capacity: 30 passengers
Empty: 7.550 Kg
Maximum take off weight: 11.500 Kg

C-98 – Cessna Grand Caravan:
Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-114
Maximum speed: 341 km/h
Range: 2.000 km
Empty: 1.748 Kg
Maximum take off weight: 3.630 Kg