Mon Sep 18, 2023 11:41 am
#1982093
FLYER Club Member
Mon Sep 18, 2023 1:40 pm
#1982141
Bet the Econo Lodge in St Stephen, South Carolina has a few few foreign sounding guests checking in right now.
Tue Sep 19, 2023 1:48 pm
#1982301
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66850422
Military officials have found the debris of an F-35 military jet that went missing after the pilot ejected over South Carolina.
The wreckage of the $100m (£80m) plane - which disappeared on Sunday afternoon - was discovered in rural Williamsburg County, said authorities.
The pilot ejected from the cockpit and parachuted to safety in a North Charleston neighbourhood.
The public had been asked to help find the jet.
In a statement on Monday, military officials said the debris was found "two hours north-east of Joint Base Charleston".
Officials had focused their searches around Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion, north of the city of Charleston - the jet's last known location.
The debris found has been confirmed as the wreckage of the missing plane, a military spokesperson told the BBC.
Military officials have found the debris of an F-35 military jet that went missing after the pilot ejected over South Carolina.
The wreckage of the $100m (£80m) plane - which disappeared on Sunday afternoon - was discovered in rural Williamsburg County, said authorities.
The pilot ejected from the cockpit and parachuted to safety in a North Charleston neighbourhood.
The public had been asked to help find the jet.
In a statement on Monday, military officials said the debris was found "two hours north-east of Joint Base Charleston".
Officials had focused their searches around Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion, north of the city of Charleston - the jet's last known location.
The debris found has been confirmed as the wreckage of the missing plane, a military spokesperson told the BBC.
Tue Sep 19, 2023 1:59 pm
#1982308
The question will be asked - if the aircraft was quite happy to keep flying, why was the pilot no longer inside it...
I know there are various systems which can auto-trigger the ejection, so not necessarily pilot fault.
Maybe it just wanted to be free.
I know there are various systems which can auto-trigger the ejection, so not necessarily pilot fault.
Maybe it just wanted to be free.
Tue Sep 19, 2023 2:36 pm
#1982314
Putting pilots inside military aircraft is a really silly idea in this day and age (in fact it was a silly idea 40 Years ago.....)
John Milner Fairly tolerant PPL/IR flying a TB 20 from Gloucestershire and Flyer Club member
Tue Sep 19, 2023 4:25 pm
#1982336
johnm wrote:Putting pilots inside military aircraft is a really silly idea in this day and age (in fact it was a silly idea 40 Years ago.....)
Its fine, until someone invents jamming...
(OK - modern anti-jamming systems are pretty good / complex, but even still)
Tue Sep 19, 2023 4:38 pm
#1982338
riverrock wrote:johnm wrote:Putting pilots inside military aircraft is a really silly idea in this day and age (in fact it was a silly idea 40 Years ago.....)
Its fine, until someone invents jamming...
(OK - modern anti-jamming systems are pretty good / complex, but even still)
No problem, without pilots they're cheap enough to be programmed to self destruct if comms lost for an extended period.
John Milner Fairly tolerant PPL/IR flying a TB 20 from Gloucestershire and Flyer Club member
Tue Sep 19, 2023 5:40 pm
#1982353
Reapers start at $30million / unit and they aren't stealthy
Sat Sep 23, 2023 10:07 am
#1982781
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66890941
"F-35 crash: Pilot called 911 after parachuting into backyard"
"F-35 crash: Pilot called 911 after parachuting into backyard"
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Sun Sep 24, 2023 1:47 pm
#1982880
kanga wrote:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66890941
"F-35 crash: Pilot called 911 after parachuting into backyard"
What a moron taking the call......
Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:40 pm
#1982902
Aerials wrote:kanga wrote:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66890941
"F-35 crash: Pilot called 911 after parachuting into backyard"
What a moron taking the call......
a bit harsh ? A 911 operator, by default likely to be an employee of whichever small local emergency authority was the default for the isolated area where pilot landed, was likely to be perfectly well trained and competent to deal with 'regular' emergencies: fire, police, ambulance. It would be unsurprising if this call - not requiring any of those services - was initially a bit flummoxing.
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http://www.jetagemuseum.org/
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http://www.jetagemuseum.org/
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Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:31 am
#1982950
A new App has become available to cater for similar future events.
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You are still dangerous! You can be my wingman anytime.
Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:11 am
#1982959
You mean that this isn't what Apple AirTags were designed for?
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