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The Flight Training School of AAC offers private pilot license, commercial pilot license and ATPL Ground Training, a pre-requisite to join Sri Lankan Airline and Local Aircraft Maintenance Engineering License which is approved by the Director General of Civil Aviation. [1] Aerospace for All
The Sri Lanka Air Force has numerous training establishments and units; Training establishments. Air Force Academy – SLAF China Bay. SLAF Junior Command & Staff College – SLAF China Bay; No. 1 Flying Training Wing – SLAF China Bay Pilot Navigators. No. 14 Squadron – SLAF China Bay; Combat Training School – SLAF China Bay
The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy was established in 1980 by the Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy Act, No. 68 of 1981 as the joint defence service training institute of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services, Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force undergo academic training together ...
The Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) is situated at Batalanda, Makola (South) 12 Kilometers away from Colombo and its aim to develop the professional knowledge and understanding of experienced officers of the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy & the Sri Lanka Air Force to prepare them for the ranks of junior field officers in the army and the respective ranks of the Navy and Air ...
When the Royal Ceylon Air Force was formed in 1951, the No 1 Flight was formed with de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunks to train RCyAF pilots on 1 September 1951 at RAF Negombo.In 1963 the Flying Training School was shifted to SLAF China Bay and was absorbed into the Air Force Academy when it was established in 1976 as the No. 1 Flying Training Wing.
The National Defence College, located in Colombo, is the defence service training institute and highest seat of strategic learning for officers of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, Sri Lanka Police and the Public Services.
During the early years of the Civil War, the Wing engaged in Close Air Support. In March 2001, on the 50th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force the unit was presented the President’s Colours. [3] In 2018 May, brand new six PT-6 training aircraft accepted from AVIC Hongdu in Nanchang, China. These aircraft will replace the old air frames. [4]
SLAF Colombo (Sri Lanka Air Force Colombo) [9] – Colombo – Air Force Headquarters; SLAF Diyatalawa (Sri Lanka Air Force Diyatalawa) [10] – Diyatalawa – Ground combat training center; SLAF Ekala (Sri Lanka Air Force Trade Training School Ekala) [11] – Ekala – Advanced & Specialized Trade Training School