Posted on 04/04/2017 5:54:11 PM PDT by ColdOne
EXCLUSIVE: More than 100 U.S. Navy instructor pilots are refusing to fly in protest of what they say is the refusal of top brass to adequately address an urgent problem with training jets oxygen system, multiple instructor pilots tell Fox News.
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The boycott started late last week and has effectively grounded hundreds of training flights.
The pilots dont feel safe flying this aircraft, one instructor pilot told Fox News.
Among the hundreds of student pilots affected is Marine 1st Lt. Michael Pence, son of Vice President Pence a factor that could put added pressure on the Pentagon to resolve the dispute.
Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, head of naval aviation, told Fox News in an exclusive interview that the training jet issue is the number one safety priority across naval aviation right now.
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Oxygen Concentrator for the T-45
Good post, thanks.
The T-45 has been around since the early 90’s, and has always had OBOGs. The Navy has had some OBOGs issues, but I wonder if they have gotten worse recently. There is still little excuse for not having a warning system to warn when the OBOGs starts making poison gas.
haha! not much oxygen at 25 angels. Part of flight training used to be hypoxia chamber and putting together a child’s puzzle with mask (o2) off. It became impossible very quickly translating thought to mechanical action. After a few minutes it was even hard to understand, “if you don’t put on your mask now you will die.” Some had to be assisted.
My last job at Miramar before mustering out
Yes, it seems like a simple sensor in the out line (perhaps also taking in a feed from the altimeter (since it seems to vary the o2 % by altitude) with a buzzer and a flashing LED would address any problems. Maybe $5 worth of hardware and sell it to the Pentagon for $500 a plane.
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