June 27, 201312 yr https://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/20130626luke-air-force-base-jet-crash.html?nclick_check=1 Here we go again. Good to see the pilotS are OK.Word on the street is they are good
June 27, 201312 yr Pics of crash site here: https://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/22698685/2013/06/26/police-fighter-jet-crashed-near-luke-air-force-base Glad it appears both are OK Added: Pics of ACES II https://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_west_valley/litchfield_park/FD-Fighter-jet-crashes-near-Luke-Air-Force-Base Edited June 27, 201312 yr by Bobby
June 27, 201312 yr Witnesses said they heard the jet's engine sputtering and popping just before the plane went down. That said, we all know how reliable ground witnesses are...
June 27, 201312 yr they heard the jet's engine sputtering Obviously the points needed adjusting. Mystery solved.
June 27, 201312 yr they heard the jet's engine sputtering Obviously the points needed adjusting. Mystery solved. They most likely did not set the mixture full rich IAW the decent check. Fucking fighter guys, and the get a 20 year bonus.
June 27, 201312 yr They most likely did not set the mixture full rich IAW the decent check. Fucking fighter guys, and the get a 20 year bonus. I'm not an expert here, but would carb heat have helped in this situation? Glad to hear the crew got out OK. Silver lining in an otherwise dark month plus.
June 27, 201312 yr Do fighter guys usually fly sanitized CONUS? Sorry in advanced if it is a stupid question. WxMan
June 27, 201312 yr Do fighter guys usually fly sanitized CONUS? Sorry in advanced if it is a stupid question. WxMan Yes. It is written in most standards that when a pilot is sanitized during mission planning and debrief, they can not be bothered with other tasks.
June 27, 201312 yr We bomber guys always called for 'rings, rags and tags' on the bus prior to exiting for the jet. Even in E-3s, guys would remove their patches to keep the shoulder straps from staining the light-colored ones.
June 27, 201312 yr Clean patches means you're new. Glad they both got out okay and that the jet didn't get tossed into any of the millions of homes out there.
June 27, 201312 yr With all the fatal incidents happening this year, it's a relief to see these guys are fine and that it cratered an empty field and not a home.
June 27, 201312 yr Does the plane have some sort of safety device? "Something to get it to come back because it was weird to watch it turn all the way around and come back, but if it does, it's a good thing because it was headed for residential neighborhoods," added Hall. If this jet had landed anywhere else, "pilot error" would've been all over the place. Now there's some sort of "safety device" that made sure it cratered into an open field. I wonder if that "device" is also called "pilot." Fucking media.
June 27, 201312 yr Even in E-3s, guys would remove their patches to keep the shoulder straps from staining the light-colored ones. Flew E-3's for 5 years, never once saw anyone do that... Clean patches means you're new. Glad they both got out okay and that the jet didn't get tossed into any of the millions of homes out there. Agree with both points, and great news about the crew. Edited June 27, 201312 yr by Rmarsh
June 27, 201312 yr Author Do fighter guys usually fly sanitized CONUS? Sorry in advanced if it is a stupid question. WxMan I don't
June 27, 201312 yr Do fighter guys usually fly sanitized CONUS? Sorry in advanced if it is a stupid question. Some do, some don't. Most I flew with flew without. I took patches off because I couldn't stand the glare off of the inside of the canopy.
June 28, 201312 yr Author Some do, some don't. Most I flew with flew without. I took patches off because I couldn't stand the glare off of the inside of the canopy. HUH?
June 28, 201312 yr HUH? Maybe the pork falcon is different but in the Mighty Eagle the reflection off of the colored patches was all over the canopy. Made it annoying trying to do VLO. Easy fix. No patches. To each their own.
June 28, 201312 yr Maybe the pork falcon is different but in the Mighty Eagle the reflection off of the colored patches was all over the canopy. Made it annoying trying to do VLO. Easy fix. No patches. To each their own. Maybe use a darker shade of pink?
June 29, 201312 yr Author The pretty Eagle boys do not want to get their patches dirty, this is the real reason. The two that ejected were obviously to new to Luke to even get patches.
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