Press: pilots will have insufficient time to train in new planes before Afghanistan deployment

Czech army pilots will have very little time to get used to new aeroplanes before they are deployed in Afghanistan at the start of next year, Hospodářské noviny reported. The Casa aircraft will only be available for training in the Czech Republic for a few weeks before pilots will have to fly them in Afghanistan, the newspaper said. One expert said such preparations would actually need several months. If the plan is approved by the Czech parliament, it will be the first time the country has sent planes to a war zone.