Date of Birth: Sunday (Eke) 6"' February, 1955 State of Origin: Imo Local Government Area: Nwangele Milage/Town: Agbaja Contact Telephone: 234-8044130945 Group Captain Felix O. Ihenachor was born on Sunday (Eke) 6"' February. 1955 to Mazi and Mrs Cyril Ihenachor. He has had a very brilliant career in the Air Force and consequently has been away from home yet has the love and commitment to the life ofhis people at home supreme in his agenda. Although he flies in the air. he lives at home with his people. Education and Training • St Peter Claver Primary School Kafanchan • Aquinas Secondary School Osuh Mbano WASC Military Career • Enlisted in the Air Force on 6"' July. 1975 as a member of shorl Service Course No. 10 Commissioned Pilot Oliicer. January 1978 • Commenced Ah Initio Pilot Training with the Bulldog Aircraft 1976 • Sent to Oxford Air Training School for his Basic Pilot Air Training in Kidtinglon Oxford, where he graduated in 1978 • Falcon 50 Pilot Training at Centre D'instruction Falcon Velizy France in 1984 • Dornier 228 Test Pilot Training AT Dornier DMB OBAPFAEHOFEN Munich Germany in 1988 • Falcon 900 Conversion training at Flight Safety International Teteborough USA 1993 Falcon 900 Training at Flight Safely Le- bourgel Paris 1995 • University of Lagos. B.Sc. Business Administration. Duties Undertaken Operations Conversion Unit NAF Kaduna • Transport Squadron NAF Benin as an Operational Pilol • Promoted to Executive Air Lift Group, now Presidential Air Fleet for excellent performance and proficiency. • Flight Examiner in recognition of his brilliant and Professional excellence. • Participated in numerous aviation training and safety seminars • HS 8.000 flying hours as well as staff experience. • A conservative reformer who believes in positive changes mostly where they concern professionalism Reviewed the training syllabuses for the Primary Flying training students to meet internationally acceptable standard • Made remarkable changes in the Captaincy. Aircraft Type rating and Basic Transport Flying Courses by introducing an Enhanced Crew Training (ECT) concept with Course Effectiveness and Efficiency as the Cardinal Focus • Ilis tenureas GroupTraining Officerfurther witnessed remarkable improvement in thestandardoftraining in theNAFFlying TrainingSchool. Group Captain Ihenachor is a Training Captain and Functional Check Pilot on DO 228/ • He conducts flight examinations for both NAF and Civil Pilot on behalf ofNigerian Civil Aviation Authority thereby uplifting the standard of pilots in Nigeria. • He developed the Check list for Flight Operations for the Dornier 228 Aircraft and presided over the evolution of a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Disaster Reaction Unit (DRU) in support ol'the overall National Emergency Management plan for Nigeria Other Contributions to the Society • Ilas taken part several times in search and rescue operations in Nigeria. • OAU Peace Keeping in Chad, where he bagged an OAU Peace Keeping Award. • Air Lift Operations for ECOMOG • Resource Person for the UK Sponsored Bournemouth University Disaster Management Course Feb 2005 at Jaji Kaduna • Contact Person for the USA Defence Assistance Programme to Nigeria • Numerous national Military assignments • Apart of Nigerian Military Team that assisted Gambia to establish its military organisation • Fellow of Asian Pacific Centre for Security Studies Honolulu Hawaii • Attended various courses and seminars on Counter Terrorism • Attracted a lot of Community Sell"Help Projects to his community in spile of his being in the military. He is not detached from progressive programmes in the society, especially where his roots are based. Ilis connections have helped his immediate state to link up with an International Agency which is sponsoring HIV/AIDS Campaign. Group Captain O.F .Ihenachor is happily married with four children. Ilis hobbies include: Photography, jogging, cycling, reading and travelling.
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