Gallery: Train With the Men of Russia’s Fighter Pilot Academy
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A supervisor manages training flights.
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A cadet climbs into a cockpit in a flight simulation room.
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A pilot after a soccer match.
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Spotlights illuminate the landing strip at night.
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The head of flights mans his post at the Armavir Air Base.
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A parking lot holds old aircraft.
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Workers in the repair shop.
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An instructor helps a pilot with his high altitude flight suit.
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A cadet trains for hand-to-hand combat.
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Theoretical training for pilots.
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The flight instructor near the MIG-29
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An MIG-29 takes off for a nighttime spin.
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