Posted on 12/04/2023 4:38:12 AM PST by Jyotishi
The Navy announced they ‘safely’ recovered the Military plane that overshot the runway and has been stuck in Kaneohe Bay for almost two weeks.
Kaneohe Bay (HawaiiNewsNow) -- The Navy announced they ‘safely’ recovered the Military plane that overshot the runway and has been stuck in Kaneohe Bay for almost two weeks. Navy officials say it took meticulous planning and assembling specialized equipment from off island, a multidisciplinary team of military and civilian experts to carefully raise the P-8A Poseidon from the bay.
Officials say the operation lasted 13 hours, beginning at 6:30 a.m., Dec. 2. The aircraft was floated adjacent to the runway by 10:18 a.m. And the last portion of the airframe, the nose wheel, lifted out of the water at 7 p.m., Dec. 2.
“Our team went through a detailed planning process to develop the best course of action to get the P-8 out of the bay as quickly and as safely as possible,” said Rear Adm. Kevin P. Lenox, the salvage operation’s on-scene commander.
“At times, it took us an hour to move the aircraft five feet.”
This comes after the Navy announced that this salvage operation will cost $1.5 million with about $200,000 spent in efforts to secure the aircraft and remove fuel.
Officials said the aircraft assigned to Whidbey Island, Washington-based Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 “Skinny Dragons,” was on a detachment in support of maritime homeland defense.
There were nine crewmembers on board — three pilots and six crewmembers. All crewmembers safely evacuated the aircraft and no injuries were reported.
The incident is under investigation.
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Someone’s career post will be a Window seat at some obscure facility.
.......nothing new....look up the sad tale of Kara Hultgreen, Lieutenant, United States Navy (deceased)....pushed through Navy flight school despite being underqualified, and eventually died as a result....
And no all-male crew has ever overshot a runway or dropped a plane in the drink on accident? How about landing at the wrong airport?
Well, I think it’s simply disrespectful, an uninformed, to blame women service members for the accident. As far as I’ve seen, there’s not even any information on the cause, whether pilot error, whether mechanical failure, or whatever. So this seems like simply an opportunity to criticize women in the military. And Megan, if she is a female, what’s her beef, did some woman in the military steal her boyfriend or husband? Or did she feel inadequate compared to a female service member?
True that.
Well it was a spy plane. Maybe the mission was to search for submarines.
How can you crash a 737 Boeing Series aircraft? They are the easiest Boeing aircraft to fly and land ever made.
Well, that’s an eye opener.
Those planes generally are sub hunters.
That there's not any information on the cause is a clue and blaming women service members is a consequence of the military celebrating women service members for no reason other than their genitalia.
They embrace the bullspit accolades; they take the thrown rocks. Welcome to the uniform.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2023-super-bowl-first-all-female-u-s-navy-flyover-takes-place-before-super-bowl-57-heres-a-look/
https://mybighornbasin.com/uss-wyoming-first-navy-submarine-with-an-all-women-crew/
https://www.airlant.usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/News-Stories/Article/3538160/vp-45-conducts-first-all-female-flight-with-support-from-an-all-female-ground-m/
https://www.cpf.navy.mil/Newsroom/News/Article/2649241/uss-ronald-reagan-conducts-ras-with-all-female-rig-team/
https://www.navy.mil/Women-In-the-Navy/Past/Display-Past-Woman-Bio/Article/2959683/first-all-women-crew-for-mh-60r-training-flight/
https://navalaviationnews.navy.mil/Editorial-Staff-Tools/Article-Submission/Article/3019447/all-women-crew-retire-c-2a-greyhound-in-celebration-of-womens-history-month/
The military in general doesn't concern itself with who's "best," their standard is who's "good enough."
Like the old joke, "What do you call the person who graduates last in their class from medical school?"
Doctor.
Same goes for flight school. A qualified pilot is a qualified pilot. Military aviators, in principle, are fungible. You don't get flight pay for being substandard.
I looked up the VP-4 squadron in question, and the CO is identified as Cdr. Matthew “Bromance” Fannin.
https://www.airpac.navy.mil/Organization/Patrol-Squadron-VP-4/
Makes you wonder.
“Bro” is not even a pilot..CO of a flying squadron is a passenger. Girls and GIBs....God help us.
My first tour of duty was at NAS Barbers Point, HI (closed during BRAC) flying P-3 Orions. I can honestly tell you that 21-knots of wind and rain are nothing unusual on Oahu at any time of year. Simple pilot error imho.
Could’ve called Yoda...
Jus’ sayin’...
“The point is that runway is much longer than Chicago Midway”
Not sure about Chicago Midway, but KBay’s runway is 7000 ft
““Bro” is not even a pilot..CO of a flying squadron is a passenger. “
Certainly don’t know about this CO or his competency, but non-pilots (Naval Flight Officers - NFOs) have been COs of VP squadrons since the late ‘70s, early ‘80s
Closer to 8k, actually. 7,771ft.
Yup, thanks
““Bro” is not even a pilot..CO of a flying squadron is a passenger. “
Certainly don’t know about this CO or his competency, but non-pilots (Naval Flight Officers - NFOs) have been COs of VP squadrons since the late ‘70s, early ‘80s
Did not realize that...Thanks. (The AF started doing the same in airlift squadrons after I retired...mid-2000’s I believe)...disaster at the altar of PC.
Yay diversity!
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