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11 minutes ago, herkbier said:

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Nah man. He was just 'wing suiting' at a leisurely 15 mph

ai clips are everywhere now lol, the physics always give it away though

11 hours ago, herkbier said:

AI

Correct. I thought it was slightly funny

Yep, my bad for being Captain Obvious.

Young crews, some are doing the best they can with the experience and equipment they’ve been given.

13 hours ago, herkbier said:

Young crews, some are doing the best they can with the experience and equipment they’ve been given.

Disagree...basic IFR rules, what if there was another aircraft between them and 12k? If you are going to descend on your own you have to tell someone.

Where did this paranoia about declaring an emergency come from?

1 hour ago, busdriver said:

Where did this paranoia about declaring an emergency come from?

Hell there is a guy with a citation that will declare an emergency just because of the sun.

4 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

Disagree...basic IFR rules, what if there was another aircraft between them and 12k? If you are going to descend on your own you have to tell someone.

We are in agreement, they are 100% wrong.

However.. this is what the Air Force is going to get when you gut training. Giving guys and girls their wings after a T-6 only syllabus. More time in the air is the fix.

10 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

Disagree...basic IFR rules, what if there was another aircraft between them and 12k? If you are going to descend on your own you have to tell someone.

correct me if i'm wrong, but did Hive91 not say on the radio that they called out them descending to 12?

9 hours ago, wikz said:

correct me if i'm wrong, but did Hive91 not say on the radio that they called out them descending to 12?

From the recording it does not sound like it was acknowledged. Regardless, if you are on an IFR clearance, without declaring you can't just decide to change altitudes on your own. Dude goes on to say "we were trying to prevent declaring an emergency"....then you need a clearance!