F-16/Cessna Mid-Air Collision
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F-16/Cessna Mid-Air Collision
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Re: F-16/Cessna Mid-Air Collision
Glad it wasn't worse. It easily could have been.
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Re: F-16/Cessna Mid-Air Collision
Fortunately, Brian Williams was able to parachute to safety.
Really bad news for the Cessna pilot though.
If he'd lived, he only needed four more F-16s to make "ace".
Really bad news for the Cessna pilot though.
If he'd lived, he only needed four more F-16s to make "ace".
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Re: F-16/Cessna Mid-Air Collision
So much for the "big sky" theory...
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Re: F-16/Cessna Mid-Air Collision
"..NATB reports both pilots were texting while flying.."
"....Jet Pilot needs 4 more Cessna 150's to make Ace.."
".....FBO repairs Cessna 150 damaged in mid-air..reports electronics do not cost nearly as much as they used to and new transponder with IFF will be installed..."
".....Iran and USSR buying up Cessna 150's...."
"....Jet Pilot needs 4 more Cessna 150's to make Ace.."
".....FBO repairs Cessna 150 damaged in mid-air..reports electronics do not cost nearly as much as they used to and new transponder with IFF will be installed..."
".....Iran and USSR buying up Cessna 150's...."
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Re: F-16/Cessna Mid-Air Collision
It's noted on the VFR sectionals as an MOA, "military operations area", for a reason...........Rumpshot wrote:So much for the "big sky" theory...
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Re: F-16/Cessna Mid-Air Collision
That sucks.
But at least they didn't bend over backwards to find a way to take some of the heat off of the pilot, as with that F-15 crash that they tried to blame on excessive nosecone sealant. No, really.
But at least they didn't bend over backwards to find a way to take some of the heat off of the pilot, as with that F-15 crash that they tried to blame on excessive nosecone sealant. No, really.
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Re: F-16/Cessna Mid-Air Collision
From today's Air Force Association Daily Report:
The F-16 pilot involved in a fatal midair collision with a Cessna 150 on July 7 was actively looking for and maneuvering to avoid the civilian aircraft before impact, according to civil investigators. Air traffic control at JB Charleston, S.C. notified the F-16 pilot, who was on a practice instrument approach, to look for the light aircraft two miles directly ahead and below the fighter, according to the National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report. The F-16 pilot responded that he was searching for the aircraft, and was directed to "turn left heading 180 [degrees] if you don't have that traffic in sight," according to the report. The F-16 pilot initiated the turn and was told that the traffic should be passing below him, just before impact. The Cessna was not in radio contact with controllers but was following established guidelines. Recovered debris indicates the aft fuselage of the F-16 struck the Cessna head-on, grazing the civil aircraft's upper wing surface left to right, and obliterating the forward fuselage, which was largely unrecovered. The aircraft collided at approximately 1,400 feet altitude and debris—including large portions of the Cessna's wings and aft fuselage—was contained within a relatively concentrated zone. Both people aboard the Cessna were killed, but the 20th Fighter Wing pilot from Shaw AFB, S.C., ejected without significant injury. NTSB stressed that the report findings are preliminary and subject to later change.
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