How good are Chinese pilots?

sumdud

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PAF pilots aren't bad.
Don't they say that PAF pilots like to lure IAF fighters into valleys and play there?
They've been known to be good pilots.
And war experiences doesn't say nothing.
And Pakistani pilots aren't hired by other airforces for nothing.

I don't know about IAF. I am not counting the old Fishbeds here since they are said to be overfatigued anyway.
But they had crashed Mirages in Malaysia, while China lost a Flanker recently.
Maybe they are in the same position?
 
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akinkhoo

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an article say when russian pilot exercise with the chinese, the chinese pilot doesn't know how to take advantage of their modern equipment and suck at BVR. i don't know how credible this claim is...

but i do believe their doctine and operations might be lagging behind their hardware. if they get better official; good colonels to help develop and update the pilot program.
 
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ahho

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BVR is still pretty new, the article probably exagerated it, but probably there would be some little problem with the pilots.

Do you think the simulator (normal pc with joystick(with the speed control) and pedal) that the chinese use would help improve their fighting cpability?? I know it looks like a game but does it help?
 
MIGleader

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you mean the mkk2 simulater? i dont really like it. if such a sim were available for basic fighter training for regualr units, it would be acceptable. but the mkk2 pilots are the elite, seeign how the 24 mkk2s are THE most advanced plaaf aircraft. why should they be using pc sims?
 
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ahho

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MIGleader said:
you mean the mkk2 simulater? i dont really like it. if such a sim were available for basic fighter training for regualr units, it would be acceptable. but the mkk2 pilots are the elite, seeign how the 24 mkk2s are THE most advanced plaaf aircraft. why should they be using pc sims?
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is it only for the mkk2??? i thought if you have one of those, is just a matter of loading the planes you want it and change the joystick accordingly. Well is better than not doing anything IMO
 
utelore

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I have talked to a airforce payload specialist in japan who has talked in great detail with U.S pilots operating near china. From what he says is that PRC pilots while operating during the day near land seem to be "ok". HOWEVER he claims that once at night and on open sea the PRC pilots become very "linear" and "nervous". He has also talked to EW and "spookAC" They kind of "off the record" say the same thing that PRC pilots "HATE" flying at night and dont like flying more than 100 miles off of land. He also claims that PRC pilots dislike and dont trust their own airdefence network. I guess it is pretty good but at the same time very paranoid and the return flight from open sea makes them real real nervous as they must stay in some sort enter exit air corridor.

please under stand this is hey this guy told me this type of stuff but is kind of interesting to hear.
 
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utelore said:
I have talked to a airforce payload specialist in japan who has talked in great detail with U.S pilots operating near china. From what he says is that PRC pilots while operating during the day near land seem to be "ok". HOWEVER he claims that once at night and on open sea the PRC pilots become very "linear" and "nervous". He has also talked to EW and "spookAC" They kind of "off the record" say the same thing that PRC pilots "HATE" flying at night and dont like flying more than 100 miles off of land. He also claims that PRC pilots dislike and dont trust their own airdefence network. I guess it is pretty good but at the same time very paranoid and the return flight from open sea makes them real real nervous as they must stay in some sort enter exit air corridor.

please under stand this is hey this guy told me this type of stuff but is kind of interesting to hear.
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Well, the JH-7, being designed as an all-weather/day-night fighter-bomber, may just change this paradigm in Chinese air ops.
 
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The latest kanwa article stated again the flight time between the Taiwanese elite pilots and plaaf elite pilots. According to this, Taiwanese pilots fly up to 15 hours a week! Whereas su-30mkk pilots flight time reaches the RCAF standard
 
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