Female Aeronautical Engineering Students Finish ‘Air Support’ Training

Eight female students taking their Aeronautical Engineering Major at Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) Abu Dhabi Women’s College, finished their practical training at the Air Support Department of the General Directorate of Security Support at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior (MoI). The training was conducted with the cooperation of the Training Department of the Abu Dhabi Police General Directorate of Human Resources.

Colonel Saeed Al Khajah, Director of the Air Support Department, explained that the female students were given theory training both in familiarizing themselves with the Department’s functions and the work of Air Support in organizing light air sports. The trainees were divided into two groups and a training plan was arranged to give them optimum benefits. The training included the methods of preparing written and technical reports. Additionally, the students visited the Air Wing Department and became familiar with the types of aircrafts and equipment, as well as getting acquainted with the operations room and control tower functions.

Lieutenant Mosaab Al Tunaiji, the Flight Operations Branch Manager at the Air Support Department, noted that the practical training included the students becoming familiar with the types of aircraft used, disassembly and reassembly of their parts, and how to power them. They were also trained with the aircraft simulator and participated in daily field tasks using wireless aircraft.