Her flying hours on various aircraft are:<\/p>\n
\n\tCessna T-41: 315.33 hours
\n\tCT-4E Airtrainer: 38.35 hours
\n\tPilatus PC-9: 105.59 hours
\n\tMooney M20M: 98.40 hours
\n\tPiper PA-34 Seneca: 137.50 hours
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She has also flown Boeing 737 aircraft, recording 27.09 hours in the Boeing 737-400 and 453.11 hours in the Boeing 737-800.<\/p>\n
Before her solo flight in the JAS 39C Gripen, she had flown 10.13 hours in the two-seat JAS 39D Gripen.<\/p>\n
Her total flying time across all aircraft types stands at 1,188.48 hours.<\/p>\n
The Queen has served as co-pilot alongside the King on royal flights for official duties in Thailand and overseas.<\/p>\n
Their flying skills were seen by audiences around the world during their official visit to the Kingdom of Bhutan, when the King piloted the royal aircraft with the Queen as co-pilot.<\/p>\n
Together, they safely and gracefully handled take-off and landing at Paro International Airport, regarded as the world’s most difficult airport for such operations.<\/p>\n
To prepare for her solo flight, the Queen underwent rigorous training to Royal Thai Air Force standards.<\/p>\n
She made two private stays in Surat Thani, from August 20\u00a0to September 4, and from September 25 to October 8.<\/p>\n
During these visits, she trained on a Gripen flight simulator, following the air force’s standard procedures to progress towards solo flight.<\/p>\n
Experts closely supervised her and provided guidance throughout the training at Wing 7 in Phun Phin district, Surat Thani, a fighter wing directly under the Royal Thai Air Force.<\/p>\n
The Queen completed Thursday’s solo flight in the JAS 39C Gripen flawlessly as the King looked on, demonstrating the strength and grace of \u201ca woman of strength and capability\u201d.<\/p>\n
Her aviation skills have impressed the Thai people and inspired their confidence, and she remains a cherished figure for the nation alongside the King, Head of the Thai Armed Forces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Her flying hours on various aircraft are: Cessna T-41: 315.33 hours CT-4E Airtrainer: 38.35 hours Pilatus PC-9:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":367826,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[41380,49495,11969,9,24,63,122,124,123,9202,135949],"class_list":["post-367825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-flight","tag-her-majesty-the-queen","tag-his-majesty-the-king","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-thailand","tag-trained"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/367826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}