F-35 pilot without necessary qualifications flying Utah National Guard Apache A FOX 13 News investigation into a Utah National Guard Apache attack helicopter crash earlier this year has revealed that…
Helicopters
Helicopters
101st Airborne Division conducts historic large-scale air assault with 80 helicopters, across three states
101st Airborne Division conducts historic large-scale air assault On Aug. 28, 2024, more than 3000 Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team “STRIKE”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)…
Humor
British Airways Boeing 747 Speedbird 206 Vs Frankfurt Airport ATC: the best pilot-ATC argument of all time
Arguments between pilots and ATCs Pilots and air traffic controllers (ATCs) don’t usually argue, but when they do it is usually about some misunderstanding or confusion about instructions. Other times…
Lt Cdr Thomas’ F-8 had been hit in the utility hydraulic system, preventing him from raising the fighter’s wing for a proper shipboard landing. He diverted to Da Nang, blowing…
‘It came down to a great little airplane, the A-4, being less capable overall than a larger and more efficient airplane, the A-7, which could get more bombs off the…
F-14 Tomcat
US Navy F-14 pilot recalls when his Tomcat on FAC(A) mission coordinated surgical strikes from USAF A-10s, RAF Tornado GR 4s and US Army Blackhawks to help Marines push through central Baghdad
FAC(A) mission Navy and Marine Corps units have always been great proponents of working with forward air controllers operating from fast jet types. Known as Forward Air Controller (Airborne), the…
Defense Readiness Condition DEFCON, which stands for Defense Readiness Condition or just Defense Condition, is the ranking system used by the U.S. military to assess its readiness for a possible…
The nostalgic, cool video in this post reminds us that the A-6 Intruder was a no-nonsense, payload-carrying, bomb-droppin’, ass-kickin’ machine. The nostalgic, awesome video in this post, which was composed…
Civil
Here’s why both B-36 and Concorde Flight Engineer stations had a lot of buttons, dials, and switches. But only that of the Peacemaker had levers.
The flight engineer Flight engineers ((FEs), sometimes called second officers, are technical experts who are thoroughly familiar with the operation and function of various airplane components. The principal function of…
Accidents and equipments
The USAF Reserve A-10 pilot who guided his wingman experiencing hypoxia to safety during night training mission
USAF Reserve A-10 pilot guides his wingman experiencing hypoxia to safety US Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman Lt. Col. Timothy “Scream” Mitchell, a pilot with nearly two decades of experience…
