Posted on Jun 14, 2021

F-16 Pilot's Runway Death Forces Reckoning Over Tight Flight Hours, Training Gaps

Maj Robert Thornton

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This should never have happened!

F-16 Pilot's Runway Death Forces Reckoning Over Tight Flight Hours, Training Gaps

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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen

Posted >1 y ago

As both a former Air Force Safety Officer and Flight Scheduler there are more errors than I can count swirling around this incident. Maj Robert Thornton is absolutely correct.

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

Posted >1 y ago

This is bad...and absolutely avoidable.

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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.

Posted >1 y ago

You got that right!

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F-16 Pilot's Runway Death Forces Reckoning Over Tight Flight Hours, Training Gaps

F-16 Pilot's Runway Death Forces Reckoning Over Tight Flight Hours, Training Gaps

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