Remember the PointNiner post from March about two pilots who complained about getting harassed by an F-16? . . . . I'll take that as a no. Well, the FAA has released the audio tapes and the radar playback of that incident as seen from a controllers point of view at Albuquerque Center. To quickly bring you back up to speed, an F-16 from Luke AFB intercepts a Pilatus PC-12 in a Military Operations Area (MOA) in Arizona. When the pilot of the PC-12 complains to the controller, another pilot, in a Beechcraft Premier says he was also intercepted. At one point, the F-16 was allegedly only 10 feet away from the PC-12. The AOPA jumped all over this incident when it happened and was the one who was able to procure the video from the FAA. Pete Lehmann, AOPA manager of air traffic services comments “everyone involved agrees that we must work together to find ways to safely share airspace and prevent similar incidents in the future.” When I first heard about this incident several months ago, I didn't think much of it. Then I watched this video. That F-16 looks like he is deliberately pouncing on that PC-12. I think the Air Force owes those pilots at least a new set of clean underwear.
(via AOPA)
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2 comments:
Sounds like a court matrial to me.
Yawn, so some richie rich is flying along in a military operation area and then complains when a military jet flies right by him. Licking the cheetos orange flavor off my fingers... It would have been better if the civilian lost control of his stupid plane.
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