July 22, 201213 yr https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/22/us-japan-f16-crash-idUSBRE86L02L20120722 No word yet on the pilot.
July 22, 201213 yr He's good...shittiest flight of my life and hopefully that never changes (knock on wood).
July 22, 201213 yr He's good...shittiest flight of my life and hopefully that never changes (knock on wood). ?
July 22, 201213 yr Article said they were headed to North America? Part of a coronet? Great news the pilot is alright.
July 22, 201213 yr Glad he's ok, and can't wait to hear the story. I always wondered how those rescues would go during a Coronet.
July 22, 201213 yr Article said they were headed to North America? Part of a coronet? Great news the pilot is alright. If so it wouldn't be the first time. Happened a few years back, F-16s out of Japan spatial d night tanker coronet silk letdown. Either you've been there or you will be there some day. Glad he/she is ok. Hope the boom got the tail number first.
July 22, 201213 yr If so it wouldn't be the first time. Happened a few years back, F-16s out of Japan spatial d night tanker coronet silk letdown. Either you've been there or you will be there some day. Had that happen to me and it was freakin' scary as shit. However, I wasn't over the ocean and didn't involve a new tie from Martin Baker, thank God. Glad to hear that he's okay.
July 22, 201213 yr If so it wouldn't be the first time. Happened a few years back, F-16s out of Japan spatial d night tanker coronet silk letdown. Either you've been there or you will be there some day. Glad he/she is ok. Hope the boom got the tail number first. I have been a part of VERY few coronets that were planned for night. If there were delays & the chicks would be landing at night I thought it required a waiver from their MAJCOM?
July 22, 201213 yr I have been a part of VERY few coronets that were planned for night. If there were delays & the chicks would be landing at night I thought it required a waiver from their MAJCOM? Going west to east generally involves night flying to avoid landing at night.
July 22, 201213 yr What's the big concern with the night landings? Is it just an exercise thing? Or is this fairly common?
July 22, 201213 yr I always wondered how those rescues would go during a Coronet. Much better than I ever thought one would go...props to the tanker bros, they did a great job. Except you get one hit...asking for our tail numbers What's the big concern with the night landings? Is it just an exercise thing? Or is this fairly common? Very common...they avoid night landings due to fatigue, complacency, etc. after a 6-9 hr "uneventful" flight. It just adds one more element that could potentially cause mishaps. I believe its a MAJCOM/CC waiver required to land at night, but not 100% sure on that. Edited July 22, 201213 yr by brabus
July 22, 201213 yr Like Buddy Spike said. This is standard going east to avoid the extra risk of landing at a strange field at night after a long sortie. Makes some sense but it is legacy from the really old days when flying at night was done once a quarter for currency only and...it was considered an EP by most fighter guys.
July 22, 201213 yr Glad to hear that the Viper driver is OK and thanks/ありがとうございますto my JSDF colleagues who pitched in for the rescue (I worked with 200+ JSDF troops last year, mostly pilots but some search and rescue squadrons as well).
July 22, 201213 yr Much better than I ever thought one would go...props to the tanker bros, they did a great job. Were they KC-10s or the mini-tanker?
July 22, 201213 yr Were they KC-10s or the mini-tanker? There's a tanker other than the 10? Glad the pilot's safe; cheers to the crews. Edited July 22, 201213 yr by Royal
July 23, 201213 yr There's a tanker other than the 10? Yeah, the one that's RVSM compliant in Europe without a waiver and has glass.
July 23, 201213 yr Yeah, the one that's RVSM compliant in Europe without a waiver and has glass. The -10 is RVSM complaint worldwide.
July 23, 201213 yr Much better than I ever thought one would go...props to the tanker bros, they did a great job. Except you get one hit...asking for our tail numbers Very common...they avoid night landings due to fatigue, complacency, etc. after a 6-9 hr "uneventful" flight. It just adds one more element that could potentially cause mishaps. I believe its a MAJCOM/CC waiver required to land at night, but not 100% sure on that. Sounds like you had a part in this. Once the dust settles I hope we get some good feedback on how the SAR went down and what the tanker did right and wrong. I've often thought about this scenario on coronets. Unfortunately, it's not something we spend a lot of time on (if any) during mission planning/briefing in the tanker community. Glad to hear it all worked out ok.
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