This is the firt aircraft based on the USS Ronald Reagan to crash.
To: Paleo Conservative
Glad to hear the pilot is OK, wonder what a Hornet costs these days.
2 posted on
01/29/2006 9:22:15 PM PST by
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To: Paleo Conservative
Whoop there goes andother billion dollars.
Well at least the pilot is ok.
4 posted on
01/29/2006 9:22:49 PM PST by
adamsjas
To: Paleo Conservative
Thank God that the pilot ejected safely.
6 posted on
01/29/2006 9:23:56 PM PST by
xJones
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9 posted on
01/29/2006 9:25:31 PM PST by
Vision
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To: Paleo Conservative
To: Paleo Conservative
CORRECTON: was involved in a mishap while attempting a controlled crash landing on the flight deck...
11 posted on
01/29/2006 9:40:08 PM PST by
AZRepublican
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To: Paleo Conservative
The pilot ejected safely and was recovered. There were no injuries.
Great!
Airplanes can be replaced. Boeing will be more than happy to build a replacement.
16 posted on
01/29/2006 10:04:52 PM PST by
El Gato
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To: Paleo Conservative
***The pilot ejected safely***
What is the shrinkage involved with an ejection? 1/2-1 inch?
25 posted on
01/29/2006 11:21:57 PM PST by
Gamecock
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To: Paleo Conservative
Wonder if it was a woman pilot?
27 posted on
01/29/2006 11:46:34 PM PST by
garylmoore
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To: Paleo Conservative
"Now where's that darn carrier?"
28 posted on
01/29/2006 11:55:56 PM PST by
Old Seadog
(Inside every old person is a young person saying "WTF happened?".)
To: Paleo Conservative
I don't know anything about this yet, but I'm sure my Brother, who does the maintenance records for this Wing (but possibly not this squadron) will be busy as hell over the next few days. The investigators are probably already on board, and will be scrutinizing records. I only hope it wasn't a maintenance issue. There are reams of records on each aircraft that are meticulously kept. One mistake is all that is needed.
I hate to say it, but I hope the pilot just got the jitters trying to land in the dark at 4:00am.
30 posted on
01/30/2006 12:19:21 AM PST by
Greenpees
(Coulda Shoulda Woulda)
To: Paleo Conservative
31 posted on
01/30/2006 12:46:52 AM PST by
Hexenhammer
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To: Paleo Conservative
at approximately 4:17 a.m.
This was obviously a night landing! I have heard Navy pilots say the scariest thing in the world is a carrier landing at night....
Studies have also shown that a pilot's heart rate is actually higher during a night-time carrier landing than it is in actual combat.
To: Paleo Conservative
The pilot, a lieutenant, crashed a F/A-18C hornet at approximately 11:16 P.M. Brisbane time. The aircraft side number was 404. He is still under review depending on the crash resulted in a mechanical error or operator error. The pilot claims he "lost power" as he approached the fan tail. The jet was not recovered, although many parts and debris were retained that remained on the flight deck. Flight ops were cancelled for three days to ensure all FOD was accounted for. The family was notified and he remained on the carrier throughout the evolution. - VFA-25 someone
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