December 8, 201212 yr https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/12/air-force-reaper-crash-nellis-120512w/ Best part was hearing what the "Senior Master Staff Sergeant" had to say. Great job Air Force times...
December 9, 201212 yr The ME phase must be when the drone division really pushes the envelope. Big time.
December 9, 201212 yr https://www.airforcet...nellis-120512w/ Best part was hearing what the "Senior Master Staff Sergeant" had to say. Great job Air Force times... What, that nobody on the "ground" was hurt? You would be absolutely surprised at how many AF officers have absolutely no idea what the Reaper (or other UAS) is/does. Nothing wrong with the quote unless I'm missing something...
December 9, 201212 yr Nope. But it would've been nice to hear what the Chief Technical Major Sergeant had to say about it. Ha! Point taken - I did miss that...!
December 9, 201212 yr You would be absolutely surprised at how many AF officers have absolutely no idea what the Reaper (or other UAS) is/does. Actually, I would be surprised by how many have no idea what it doesn't do/isn't.
December 9, 201212 yr You would be absolutely surprised at how many AF officers have absolutely no idea what the Reaper (or other UAS) is/does. It has a turbojet with rocket boosters in the back and a gun in the nose, right?
December 9, 201212 yr The ME phase must be when the drone division really pushes the envelope. Big time. They called KIO, No shit. Vul lasted 10 min.
December 10, 201212 yr The Reaper guys called KIO? Is that required and if so, say reason? Can't be worse than hearing a RAF Herk call KIO during a RF-A Vul for shutting down an engine.
December 10, 201212 yr Yes it can, it was ME. What happens during ME? I know nothing about red flag/nellis/WIC, etc. Wish I did, but I don't.
December 10, 201212 yr What happens during ME? I know nothing about red flag/nellis/WIC, etc. Wish I did, but I don't. Mission Employment phase....it's the captsone of WIC when all the differnet divisions get together (sts) and execute their mission sets in a joint scneario. Cheers, Cap-10
December 10, 201212 yr Rainman, did you just tell yourself to simmer down? Not good...early stages of senility setting in! Edited December 10, 201212 yr by SocialD
December 10, 201212 yr No, someone deleted a post. I'm pretty much completely simmered down. I actually have to tell myself to fire up nowadays. Works, every once in a while.
December 10, 201212 yr Mission Employment phase....it's the captsone of WIC when all the differnet divisions get together (sts) and execute their mission sets in a joint scneario. Cheers, Cap-10 Thanks for the SA. I wish I could have done weapons school, seems pretty cool.
December 10, 201212 yr I actually have to tell myself to fire up nowadays. Works, every once in a while.
April 10, 201312 yr It's always pilot error...even for the UAV guys https://www.rgj.com/viewart/20130409/NEWS07/304090054/Air-Force-Series-errors-led-NV-drone-crash LAS VEGAS (AP) — A series of errors, including a pilot’s failure to properly complete a pre-flight check, led to the crash of an unmanned drone aircraft in December in a remote area north of Las Vegas, Air Force officials said Tuesday. A 35-page report details the causes behind the Dec. 5 crash, which resulted in a $9.6 million loss for the government but no injuries.“The pilot conducting the pre-flight inspection did not execute all parts of the checklist required to identify that the throttle was functioning properly,” officials from the Air Combat Command said in a statement. It wasn’t immediately clear Tuesday morning whether anyone has been disciplined for the mishap, according to a Nellis spokeswoman. The MQ-9 Reaper aircraft, which was assigned to the 57th Wing at the base, was on a surveillance mission as part of the crew’s final exercise in the Air Force Weapons School. Investigators said contracted technicians had improperly configured throttle settings when they made changes on the aircraft the day earlier. That mistake wasn’t caught because the pilot going through a pre-flight checklist didn’t correctly follow procedures, according to the report. During the flight, the throttle didn’t work as it was supposed to, and the drone slowed down and crashed in an unpopulated area in Douglas County, northeast of Mount Irish. A guided bomb unit and a training missile were destroyed, along with the drone itself. Any decisions about discipline will be made by base officials, according to Master Sgt. Randy Red, a spokesman at the Air Combat Command Public Affairs Office that released the report. edit to add link Edited April 10, 201312 yr by Wolf424
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