Toro Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Is there such a thing as a WSO who is also a pilot? Or is this article just twice as wrong? No, they're wrong. Pilots can sit in the back seat in training missions, but WSOs are not "also pilots". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CAVEMAN Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 WSO, Pilot, big freaking deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockheedFix Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 WSO, Pilot, big freaking deal ...said the missileer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmacwc Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Thank you for contributing to the conversation. Please fell free to elaborate. GBU-31 on the wreckage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearedHot Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 GBU-31 on the wreckage. What would you do with your other bomb? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmacwc Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Now thats funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nineline Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Ugh, I think I just threw up in my mouth a bit. Of all people to comment on this, Fox News chooses Scott O'Grady and praises him as a national hero. UFB! -9- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurelySerious Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Over the years the media has proven that they don't know the difference between a pilot and a WSO. Most of the Air Force probably doesn't know the difference, so I wouldn't expect much from the media. U.S. Elaborates on Jet Mishap The F-15E Strike Eagle fighter was flying just before midnight Tuesday at 22,000 feet over northeastern Libya when its engines pitched out.In the frantic seconds that followed, the plane's pilot and weapon systems officer decided they had no choice but to eject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockheedFix Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I hate it when my engines pitch out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breckey Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 So does the #1 engine salute off #2 prior to the break? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExBoneOSO Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I hate it when my engines pitch out. Yeah, good thing they didn't flame out - now that would have been a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BQZip01 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I hate it when my engines pitch out. "What do you do with an elephant with three balls?" "Walk him and pitch to the rhino." - Ramona (Hot Shots: Part Deux) I sure hope MY engines never "pitch out" (does ANYONE have any idea what that means?...other than the idiots in the media have absolutely NO F***ING IDEA what they are talking about...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ Kind Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) Maybe they meant to say "pitchlock". Jets do that too, right? Edited March 23, 2011 by Champ Kind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZwildcat Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I'm not saying I don't believe everything uncle sam tells me, but what are the chances of a dual engine failure at 22k in a strike eagle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurelySerious Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I'm not saying I don't believe everything uncle sam tells me, but what are the chances of a dual engine failure at 22k in a strike eagle? Greater than dual flameout over hostile territory, ejecting, and being rescued relatively unscathed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homestar Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Awesome photo tribute to LN 304 at www.fightercontrol.co.uk : LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaf36031 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 (edited) I know a downed aircrew situation is not a good time to start a turf war...but DAMMIT! The first real CSAR in years and the Marines get the call! WTF. Edited March 24, 2011 by usaf36031 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busdriver Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 We're kinda busy bro. There just aren't enough CSAR bubbas to go around if you assume that we need to be supporting the Army's CASEVAC mission full time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosuper Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I know a downed aircrew situation is not a good time to start a turf war...but DAMMIT! The first real CSAR in years and the Marines get the call! WTF. Didn't the Marines get the call to grab Scott O'Grady out of Serbia during Op Allied Force too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoleIt Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Didn't the Marines get the call to grab Scott O'Grady out of Serbia during Op Allied Force too? Yeap. Almost shot the dude too (can't blame em). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I'm not saying I don't believe everything uncle sam tells me, but what are the chances of a dual engine failure at 22k in a strike eagle? When turbine wheels let go big enough to blow big holes in the top of the engine compartment, I'm thinking the chances are pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverTQ Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I know a downed aircrew situation is not a good time to start a turf war...but DAMMIT! The first real CSAR in years and the Marines get the call! WTF. Seriously, that is your concern? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breckey Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Are there even any -60 assets anywhere close to Libya? The closest I can think of is the 56th in Lakenheath but i doubt they are deployed to Aviano like the -15E bubbas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Davies Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Are there even any -60 assets anywhere close to Libya? The closest I can think of is the 56th in Lakenheath but i doubt they are deployed to Aviano like the -15E bubbas. Yes, apparently the HH-60Gs from EGUL are off the coast aboard the USS Ponce: Daily Telegraph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MegaPieBoy Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 News says the French stole the first air to air kill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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