Introduction

Fighter Tactics Academy is an unofficial non-profit organization and its goal is to maintain and develop knowledge and skills in the fighter tactics.

The Fighter Tactics Academy is led by a directorate which annually chooses one of its members as a chairman. The Finnish fighter pilots can join the academy by reporting. The others are chosen by the directorate of the Academy. The working modes of the Academy are discussions, seminars, studies and publications.

We welcome everybody interested in the noble art of the fighter tactics to our pages. The safest way nowadays to keep the nation out of crisis is to control own airspace. And the fundamental force in that mission is a fighter force with its operational and tactical skills. Also, as a type of flying the fighter aviation is the ultimate.

Heikki Nikunen

As we remember: "Never ask the pilot which aircraft he is flying. If he is a fighter pilot, he will tell it anyway. And if he is not, why embarrass him!"

Heikki Nikunen, Chairman

Heikki Nikunen flying the Gloster Gauntlet (20084 bytes)

Heikki Nikunen flying the Gloster Gauntlet GT-400