Posted on 10/26/2020 9:18:50 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
One thing that I have noticed when we visit my sister in law that lives next to the training field in Foley is that they don’t fly in anything resembling bad weather.
“Aviation mishaps are often not the result of just one failure...a cumulation of small, non-fatal things happen”
Yep, familiar with that. We called that “the swiss cheese model”
Thanks. When people ask me how retirement is I like to say...EVERY DAY IS SATURDAY!!
Hm. Pretty sure this does have ejection seats...
I checked a few Internet sources, and they all indicate that the T-6B Texan II used by the USN as a trainer does have them, but...I have never seen one in more than passing.
I understand it has seats that use a system to break through the canopy (Like the A-7 I used to work on) instead of jettisoning the canopy.
Anyone know the truth on this?
Women! I knew it.
Thank God they didn’t take any innocent civilians on the ground with them.
I was a an Air Force trainer instructor in the T-37, which was replaced by this plane. At the Pentagon, I worked on procuring the T6 as the replacement for the T-37. I’ve flown in this plane twice, it has an ejection seat. Extremely stable, designed to safely spin upright and inverted; spinning is part of the curriculum.
I don’t follow this plane closely, but the only known double death I know in training was in the T-37, and that one also had two women. The cause was lack of commitment to a decision the instructor made.
“training” = “basis training” = first plane in pilot training.
Well, with the reward there are always risks.
We are not promised tomorrow.
The original T-6 of WWII era fame was a bail out type.
Nice...unless you have always had really, REALLY busy Saturdays...
By the way-great testimonial on your Freep Page...:)
This.
AND...........what’s wrong with both sexes just admitting that women can do some things men can’t do and men can do some things women can’t do.
OH!...........I forgot............common sense died in the past 20 years or so.
Best wishes to both families.
Indeed FRiend.
John 14:6
Romans 10:9-13
A few miles from mine too.
RLTW
Yep, he checked. The newer planes do have ejection seats. Shows how long he has been retired!
A reasonable misunderstanding. Both are called T-6. The newer one is the Texan II the original is the Texan. He might have known that as the SNJ in the navy.
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