June 21, 20178 yr Yea it says the pilot is from OK, but how is he doing? (slowly walks out of the room)
June 21, 20178 yr Glad to here the pilot is alright. More Photos/Info: https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/news/article/HFD-Downed-airplane-on-fire-at-Ellington-Airport-11236181.php Edited June 21, 20178 yr by LiquidSky
June 22, 20178 yr The 138th seems to have a bunch of class A's.Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G530AZ using Baseops Network Forums mobile app
June 22, 20178 yr 2 hours ago, Prosuper said: Viper units seem to have a bunch of class A's. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G530AZ using Baseops Network Forums mobile app fixed
June 22, 20178 yr Not sure how trustworthy of a source but allegedly a bird strike on T/O. Edited June 22, 20178 yr by LiquidSky
June 22, 20178 yr 53 minutes ago, The-osu said: fixed That tends to happen when you only have one engine.
June 22, 20178 yr "There was a 6 hours evacuation order for the area covering a 4,000 square foot radius from the crash site" would someone explain the 4,000 square foot radius to me
June 22, 20178 yr It's the distance from the center of a circle to any other point on the edge of that same circle, and in this case it equals a value that causes the area of the circle to equal 4000 square feet.Probably meant to say it was a 4,000 ft radius, cuz 4,000 square feet ain't much.Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk
June 22, 20178 yr Author Yes, geniuses closed Ellington as a fighter base but realized we needed air defense on the east coast of TX, so OK sits there.
June 23, 20178 yr That tends to happen when you only have one engine. Thank goodness it's replacement, the F-35, has two...Especially since the Navy bought it too. Single Engine over the ocean is called an emergency...Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums
June 23, 20178 yr Author 5 minutes ago, Duck said: Thank goodness it's replacement, the F-35, has two... Especially since the Navy bought it too. Single Engine over the ocean is called an emergency... Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums Naa, I've crossed multiple in it, it does make weird sounds after about 200 miles over the ocean though.
June 23, 20178 yr Single Engine over the ocean is called an emergency... Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums Only if you are a giant pvssy. EDIT: I've been a BO member for 14 fvcking years and I can't say p*ssy? YGBSM. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums
June 23, 20178 yr F-16's make up almost half of the Air Force's total fighter inventory, just might be a factor in accident numbers.
June 23, 20178 yr 1 hour ago, Ram said: EDIT: I've been a BO member for 14 fvcking years and I can't say p*ssy? YGBSM. Ram, stop being a pussy. And go get me an Ensure... after you get off my lawn, you pussy.
June 23, 20178 yr 1 hour ago, Ram said: EDIT: I've been a BO member for 14 fvcking years and I can't say p*ssy? YGBSM. Fuck.
June 23, 20178 yr 1 hour ago, Ram said: Only if you are a giant pvssy. EDIT: I've been a BO member for 14 fvcking years and I can't say p*ssy? YGBSM. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums Apparently also not allowed to say "fucking"
June 23, 20178 yr On June 21, 2017 at 11:07 PM, dream big said: That tends to happen when you only have one engine. So why aren't there more T-6 Class As?
June 23, 20178 yr 1 hour ago, HeloDude said: So why aren't there more T-6 Class As? There are two reasons: 1-much less risk of g lock 2-much less risk of spacial d due to way less night flying.
June 23, 20178 yr I tend to think that a pond crossing with a Viper is quite different than operating off a carrier in a single engine fighter daily. I know of guys in Prowlers who have had to shut down an engine over the water and limp home, with the best divert option being places you don't want to divert. I wasn't trying to hurt the Viper guys feelings, I love you fellas. Just don't know if the F-35 was truly a smart buy for the Navy. Time will tell I guess.Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums
June 23, 20178 yr It'd take a lot more than that for some hurt feelings around here. The single engine thing is a common jab from other platforms, but generally over-rated as an actual problem. If you go back and look at all the Viper Class A's in the last decade, very few of them would have turned out any different with a second engine. Even with engine issues on two engine fighters, if one engine shells itself and starts throwing blades, that probably isn't good for the other engine sitting a few feet away. Just reference the F-18 crash in San Diego a few years ago. One bad engine soon led to no engines.
June 23, 20178 yr 3 hours ago, HeloDude said: So why aren't there more T-6 Class As? higher concentration of FAIPs, obviously.
June 23, 20178 yr So why aren't there more T-6 Class As?It's gotten better ever since AETC put a loadmaster in each RSU and in every CT rear cockpit.T-6 checklist discipline is through the roof!Sent from my iPad using Baseops Network Forums
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