raimius Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurelySerious Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 (edited) As far as I know, it's the traditional ending to the song "Dear Mom, your son is dead". Full line is "Him, him, F**k him/ how did he go/ straight in/ what was he doing/ 169/ indicated?/ Yeah" I'll defer to the fighter boys that probably know more than I do about this one though. Yep Edited November 9, 2014 by SurelySerious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lensatic Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Copy! Thanks, guys. LS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Termy Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 From what I've heard, yes, It was a QF-16A. Nickel on the grass It was eventually going to be a QF-16 but it hadn't gone to Boeing yet. Also, it was a C model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromedome Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Curse was a great patriot, leader and friend . I'm glad I got the chance to work with him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Doc Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Retired aviators that return as GS provide an incredible cost savings to the government, amazing continuity during military turnover, and incredible learning experiences for those military flyers (not only medical, but they meet the same flying standards as well)... I would suggest we could actually expand their role in many state side flying billets and be much better off because of it. I have no doubt that Matt was an accomplished aviator and his role as GS did not impact this tragedy. Him him. Well said. Throw a nickel on the grass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seriously Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Update on the Tyndall crashhttp://www.newsherald.com/article/20150909/NEWS/150909246"An F-16 pilot killed when he crashed into the Gulf of Mexico during training did not go through the proper training to begin flying the jets again after a nearly 20-year hiatus, the Air Force says."They're saying that because he didn't go through the fuge again, he shouldn't have ever received a qual in the airplane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Of the nearly 102 hours LaCourse had spent flying an F-16 in his career, 82 of those came before 1994. He spent less than nine hours flying the F-16 during seven different flights in the 90 days prior to the crash, the report says.This can't be right, can it? He must have had more (much more) than 82 hours from his initial qual on the F-16? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stract Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Reading the source data (the actual AIB), instead of a PA-butchered interpretation will probably clarify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brabus Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Doesn't sound crazy at all - he probably flew F-4s, F-15s, etc. mostly beforehand through the 80s/early 90s, did a TX to the Viper for a bit and left AD. Comes back as a GS to fly the F-4 drones for X years, and then did a SOC at Luke as the 82nd transitions to purely F-16 drones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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