Turkey

On this page you will find a selection of my work for Turkish armed forces and about military events in Turkey.

Please feel free to download some PDF copies of my published work for non-commercial purposes.

Dirk Jan de Ridder

Big Hopes But What Now, in Air Forces Monthly (November 2016)
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Turkish Training Revolution, in Global Aviator (December 2014)
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Turkish Training Revolution, in FLYMAG (June 2016)
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“Currently, 141 instructor pilots train around 300 students at the Turkish Air Force’s 2nd Main Jet Base, using 174 aircraft of five types. They log a combined total of up to 30.000 flying hours per year. A regular flying day at Çigli is divided into four 2-hour blocks, each normally containing up to 30 sorties, during which either the KT-1s or T-38s are flying.”

From ‘Turkish Training Revolution’, FLYMAG (June 2016)

“Inspired by the US Marine Corps (USMC), the Army Aviation School has adopted their doctrine to train all pilots in both fixed wing as well as rotary aircraft. Students start with the fixed-wing course on the Cessna T182T Turbo Skylane. After graduation they will move on to the rotary section where they will fly the AB206R and Huey respectively. Once graduated on the Huey, the selection is made if a pilot will be a fixed-wing or rotary-wing pilot.”

From ‘Big Hopes But What Now’, AirForces Monthly (November 2016)