March 23, 201114 yr 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".
March 23, 201114 yr Thank you for contributing to the conversation. Please fell free to elaborate. GBU-31 on the wreckage.
March 23, 201114 yr 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-
March 23, 201114 yr 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.
March 23, 201114 yr I hate it when my engines pitch out. Yeah, good thing they didn't flame out - now that would have been a problem.
March 23, 201114 yr 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...)
March 23, 201114 yr Maybe they meant to say "pitchlock". Jets do that too, right? Edited March 23, 201114 yr by Champ Kind
March 23, 201114 yr 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?
March 23, 201114 yr 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.
March 24, 201114 yr 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, 201114 yr by usaf36031
March 24, 201114 yr 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.
March 24, 201114 yr 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?
March 24, 201114 yr 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).
March 24, 201114 yr 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.
March 24, 201114 yr 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?
March 24, 201114 yr 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.
March 24, 201114 yr 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
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