The Commission found that aviation and maintenance experience, the key to doing a job safely and efficiently, is declining. Newly trained pilots and maintainers are reporting to operational units without basic skills. Flight hours are being replaced with simulator hours, yet the simulators are often outdated, out of service, or unavailable. Aircrews and maintainers are saddled with additional nonaviation duties that are more valued than their primary duties for purposes of promotion. (www.defense.gov) 更多...
Reports say the Viper crashed “during landing” at Holloman AFB. This article has a good synopsis of recent fighter aircraft crashes. (www.military.com) 更多...