Originally published at: Three Killed in Michigan Jet Crash
Investigators working to determine cause of fatal Michigan jet crash near Bath township.
This is why my company started over 3 years ago using test pilots to do this post maintenance stall testing, not line pilots. I would love to get some training in stall recoveries in swept wing jets, something you don’t get in sim training! I have been told it is not the same as recoveries in a straight wing plane. RIP to the flight crew and to the maintenance rep who was also on board.
The heading for this article says: [U.S. Navy helicopter recovers pilot following ejection over Pacific waters. Attendees of the massive annual fly-in can mark their calendars for the next four years.
Seriously? Does anybody ever proofread anything any more in the age of AI generated publication?
Decades ago I was getting my first jet type rating at Flight Safety in the Falcon 20 and it was late in the course and the instructor asked if there was anything else I wanted to do. I said I would like to spin the airplane. He recommended against it but then relented and said I could do it with the motion turned off. Visual and instrumentation were fully functional. The plane has very docile stall characteristics but when I kicked rudder the spin surprised me. At 25,000’ I entered a left spin and after about three turns I almost recovered it but entered an incipient spin to the right. Three or more turns around and I got it under control just under 10,000’. My training buddy and the instructor could give no pointers when I asked because they both had their eyes closed.
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