Time for you to fly after you get your Pilot's License
Time for you to fly after you get your Pilot's License
An F/A-18C behind one of the Jet Blast Deflectors aboard USS Nimitz. (Image credit: Author) In the box, a sample counterfeit part (NASA). We asked a retired NCIS agent about his experience fighting the proliferation of counterfeit and critical fraudulent parts in the U.S. military. A retired special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service …
Frame from the leaked video showing the F-35C crash. In the box, file photo of the crashed F-35C. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Larissa T. Dougherty) The investigation found that the pilot did not activate two landing assist tools that automatically adjust throttle and maintain the angle of attack, leading to low …
The flyover formation over Luke AFB (all images, credit: Thomas “Taj” Backus) Let’s focus on the U.S. Navy jets that flew over the State Farm Stadium at the opening of Super Bowl LVII. On Feb. 12, 2023, four U.S. Navy jets, flown by all-female crews, carried out the traditional flyover during the national anthem at …
File photo. A CV-22 Osprey from the 21st Special Operations Squadron flies in support of exercise Resolute Dragon 22 over Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 11, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone) The fix will solve the issue in the short term, while the faulty component is redesigned for a …
An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Jan. 15, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chandler Ludke) The F/A-18E Super Hornet was heavily damaged after an in-flight engine fire at …
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from Dannelly Field, Air National Guard Base, taxis into a hangar at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 12, 2023. The replacement F-16 aircraft offers enhanced capabilities to replicate more advanced threats and provide more realistic training to pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ricardo …
Main photo: file image of a C-2A Greyhound (U.S. Navy photo); in the boxes: three screenshots of the video by Rob Roy. Did you know even C-2 Greyhound aircraft perform the famous “Shit Hot Break”? The “break” is the tight turn performed by aircraft recovering aboard a carrier to enter the downwind leg of the …
Rob Roy and his copilot aboard a C-2 Greyhound. Here’s some background about one of the most famous traditions in the military. While their roots are not completely clear, “deployment mustaches” (i.e. a mustache grown by soldiers during a military deployment) have without any doubt become popular within the fighter pilot community during the Vietnam …
File picture of an EA-18G Growler at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station , Wash.( U.S. Air Force picture by Airman 1st Class Jeremy D. Wolff ). In packages, 3 pictures of Viking 515(United States Navy)The EA-18G had just 1,640 Flight Hours when it was harmed.”Viking 515″, EA-18G BuNo 168273, designated to VAQ-129 “Vikings “flew for …