Early details about another MC12 crash in Afhanistan
- Thread starter SkrewzLoose
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Damn.
Two crashes in a (semi) short period, hope there isn't a design flaw popping it's head up.
Two crashes in a (semi) short period, hope there isn't a design flaw popping it's head up.
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Three aircraft have gone down just this week. WTF?
Lack of maintenance, and lack of training is starting to bite us in the ass.
Sadly, we will see an uptick in training deaths over the next few years.
Thank you Bill Clinton.
RIP, Godspeed, PBS....
Brill
SOF Support
Just read the crew was two mil and a civvie. 
Almost sounds like a Maintenance Test Flight.Just read the crew was two mil and a civvie.
Brill
SOF Support
http://swampland.time.com/2013/10/30/the-crash-of-independence-08/
This (flight crew training) was news to me.
Me too, but after talking to several people who fly them it is commonplace. Guys go from MC to command pilot from one day to the next, no continuity in crew composition or position, etc.
I can't speak to the AF birds, but the Army a/c fly with contractors. There was an airframe loss a few years ago and most or all were contractors.
USAF flys 4 man crews, all military, pilot, co-pilot and 2 folks in the back doing different jobs.
Brill
SOF Support
No names yet. Interesting.
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RIP. very sad indeed..
