Sukhoi Su 30MKM at the National Day Parade

An outstanding show by all three of the newly acquired Sukhoi Su 30 MKM by the Royal Malaysian Air Force pilots. The day before National Day,
I was actually at the Dataran Merdeka, heading to the Kuala Lumpur Library, hoping to took a
sight at the rehearsal of the National Day Parade. But to my dismay,  there was none that day. Fortunately, the fighter jets taking part were there and
did their rehearsal albeit the absence of the other component of the celebration. That includes the
Sukhois and the MiG29Ns. They fly low, and after passing the flag pole of Dataran Merdeka, they
broke rank and fly away. They did it a few times, enough to steer people around the square to take a look at them practising. And that was my first ever sight on a Sukhoi. It was impressive. And somemore, I was fascinated by the skills of the RMAF pilots. They master the plane in just a short time. This was like a tradition in the RMAF to have skilled pilots. I remembered when the last LIMA ended, pilot from Russia themselves praised RMAF pilot when they saw what they can do with the MiGs. Some tricks and manouvre are alien even to the Russian. I hope this will translate to efficacy in real battle. Maybe if we acquire more planes, the exponential effect will better us at defending our beloved country.


A Sukhoi Su-30MKM flies by the Merdeka Square


The Su-30MKM Flanker technical layout and armaments