Columbus T-38 down

[Bobby]

According to this report both ejected safely. Stay safe out there.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/05/23/air-force-training-jet-crashes-in-mississippi-pilots-ejected-safely.html

 

 

[M2]

Damn.

[FishBowl]

They were with the RSU. Happened following a touch and go.

[flyusaf83]

Thank you Martin-Baker.

[LookieRookie]

Glad to hear they got out safely.

Just another data point for actually procuring a T-X.

[Day Man]

5 minutes ago, LookieRookie said:

Just another data point for actually procuring a T-X.

how so?

[Danger41]

Guess that safety day last week didn’t take.

[matmacwc]

I'm glad they are OK!  That plane needs to go.

[LookieRookie]

1 hour ago, Day Man said:

how so?

N-1 left in the fleet. 

Not looking at this mishap itself but general obsolescence problems.

[matmacwc]

obsolescent adjective much of the business etiquette our parents knew is obsolescent: dying out, on the decline, declining, waning, on the wane, disappearing, past its prime, aging, moribund, on its last legs, old-fashioned, outmoded, downlevel, on the way out; obsolete, outdated, out of date, behind the times.

 

Learn something new er'ey day.

[Snooter]

Seems Martin Baker is going to take it in the chin with the number of watches they’re on the hook for this year...

[HU&W]

4 hours ago, Snooter said:

Seems Martin Baker is going to take it in the chin with the number of watches they’re on the hook for this year...

I thought that it was the tie you got for free.   Doesn't punching just make you 'eligible' to buy the watch?

[Hopefulflyer389]

https://www.bremont.com/watch/mbi/17840

Red colored housing is for an ejectee only and it doesn't indicate the cost. 

Edited May 24, 2018 by Hopefulflyer389

[AZwildcat]

I really hope the Martin Baker makes it into the A models...

[FishBowl]

Birds? 

[HossHarris]

8 hours ago, AZwildcat said:

I really hope the Martin Baker makes it into the A models...

Pfffftt.....

Usaf doesn’t give a fuck about a-models or the folks flying them. At any level  

[AZwildcat]

Pfffftt.....
Usaf doesn’t give a about a-models or the folks flying them. At any level  

That’s the truth

[IDALPHA]

2 hours ago, HossHarris said:

Pfffftt.....

Usaf doesn’t give a about a-models or the folks flying them. At any level  

Serious question:

Who DOES the Air Force give a about?

General Officers? Congressmen? 

Its clearly not anyone below the rank of Colonel.

[Blue]

48 minutes ago, IDALPHA said:

Serious question:

Who DOES the Air Force give a about?

General Officers? Congressmen? 

Its clearly not anyone below the rank of Colonel.

Making sure the money gets spent.  That's it.

[Homestar]

1 hour ago, IDALPHA said:

Serious question:

Who DOES the Air Force give a about?

General Officers? Congressmen? 

Its clearly not anyone below the rank of Colonel.

No bureaucracy cares about any person. 

People care about people on a personal level. Above that you’re just a number and it’s just business. It’s like this everywhere. 

[IDALPHA]

25 minutes ago, Homestar said:

No bureaucracy cares about any person. 

People care about people on a personal level. Above that you’re just a number and it’s just business. It’s like this everywhere. 

Yup! 

Can someone please tell CSAF to stop lying then....

[Homestar]

CSAF cares about people I’m sure. The bureaucracy he manages doesn’t though. 

[Duck]

CSAF cares about people I’m sure. The bureaucracy he manages doesn’t though. 

I think Guardian would disagree...

[HuggyU2]

On 5/23/2018 at 6:10 AM, flyusaf83 said:

Thank you Martin-Baker.

And their product does a fine job.

But I NEVER had qualms about riding on the very capable Northrop seat for ~4000 hours. It has done... and will continue to do... a fine job. 

Edited May 24, 2018 by HuggyU2

[Guardian]

I think Guardian would disagree...

Big time