https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/09/18/t-6-air-force-trainer-crashes-in-texas/

Glad they got out ok. Fallout should be interesting.


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The SIB members are getting handpicked by certain 4 stars as we speak.

Glad they are ok.  The frequency of incidents is getting old quick.  I am glad I am no longer in the T6.  Judging from the crash site location, they were likely on final.

Edited September 18, 20187 yr by black hills tj

https://m.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Police-A-F-plane-crashes-on-North-Side-13239359.php#photo-16190134

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/09/18/t-6-air-force-trainer-crashes-in-texas/

"...and that the issue had been resolved."

Nice. Good to know.

~Bendy

Nothing like posing for a pic in the aftermath.


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“Here stand against the wall and hold this piece of paper...”

Glad they are ok.  The frequency of incidents is getting old quick.  I am glad I am no longer in the T6.  Judging from the crash site location, they were likely on final.

If I remember correctly that area is outside downwind and 90 to initial corner.


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Probably fucked up an ELP...flying canceled, UPT will be all sims until further notice. Also, might as well skip IFF while we’re at it. 

Edited September 19, 20187 yr by brabus

4 minutes ago, brabus said:

Probably ed up an ELP...flying canceled, UPT will be all sims until further notice. Also, might as well skip IFF while we’re at it. 

Quick to jump to conclusion.  Guy is a good dude and a great pilot.  

I'm not saying you are wrong, but based on the location of the incident, I'd disagree with the ELP assumption.


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Hoping its sarcasm carried over from the ELP thread.

Edited September 19, 20187 yr by black hills tj

100% sarcasm derived from the other thread. 

Wonder if this will speed up the seat cartridge fixes, glad they're okay

Edited September 19, 20187 yr by YoungnDumb

Man I wonder if MB is gonna run out of ties.  Glad they're okay.  Gotta love the locals running out to help, God bless Texas.  

1 hour ago, YoungnDumb said:

Wonder if this will speed up the seat cartridge fixes, glad they're okay

Are your's not all updated yet? Thankfully at RND ours are... and apparently just in time.  Sounds like a perfect example of why flying with your mask down due to OBOGs should not be an acceptable "fix", had their masks been down they both would have some serious scar face going on likely now. 

I was literally doing my egress rehack at RND today, thinking fuck why do I have to take the day off to rehash this shit. Then this happens on my way out the gate. 

Martin Baker FTW. 

1 hour ago, Bode said:

If I remember correctly that area is outside downwind and 90 to initial corner.


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That mall is associated with the ST-IN groundtrack, if my recollection of T-6 PIT is still halfway right.

Glad everyone made it out of this one ok. Those seats are once again proving to be worth every penny.

Also found this on twitter.

 

and apparently just in time.  Sounds like a perfect example of why flying with your mask down due to OBOGs should not be an acceptable "fix", had their masks been down they both would have some serious scar face going on likely now. 

THIS! When I left SPS a couple months ago a majority of the fleet were still solo ops for the ISS.


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30 minutes ago, DirtyFlightSuit said:

Are your's not all updated yet? Thankfully at RND ours are... and apparently just in time.  Sounds like a perfect example of why flying with your mask down due to OBOGs should not be an acceptable "fix", had their masks been down they both would have some serious scar face going on likely now. 

When I left KEND only 6-9 of the jets were fixed, so things may have changed but given that it took 3.5 years to get that many fixed I'm not confident.

On the topic of the T-38 cat cartridges modified for the T-6. 

 

https://www.military.com/2018/09/18/airmen-dont-trust-us-field-equipment-they-need-general-says.html

Did the AF stand down the T-6 at all? Or did they bury their nugget in the sand and pretend all is well? 

Edited September 20, 20187 yr by IDALPHA
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T38s resumed around noon, I am sure T-1s followed suit several hours later after they enjoyed sleeping in and grabbing some lunch 😉 I didn't see any T6s in the sky today.

 

https://www.12ftw.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1639721/update-2-t-6a-texan-ii-crash/

RND T-6s stood down all day. All UPT IPs meet with their leadership from what I was told.

 

 

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Judging by the pics, it looks like it went down in the field across from Holy Cross Cemetery.  Does that check with anyone there?  It's been almost a decade since I was in PIT, but doesn't that coincide with the st-in ground track?  90 to initial is more over The Forum.