Chennai, Sept. 26 -- A total of 54 pilots from the Defence Forces and three from abroad graduated from the Flying Instructors' School (FIS) at the Indian Air Force Station Tambaram on Friday.
Air Marshal George Thomas, Air Officer Commanding- in-Chief, Western Air Command, was the Reviewing Officer (RO) for the event, a defence statement said here today.
The pilots belonged to the No-161 batch Qualified Flying Instructors' Course (QFIC). The pilots who qualified as flying instructors included 42 from the Indian Air Force, seven from the Indian Navy, three from the Indian Army and two from the Indian Coast Guard.
In addition, three pilots from friendly foreign countries also successfully completed their training and graduated.
The course...