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boostfiend (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
He did! Happy to say.
faberzinho (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
did he survive?
the1bigace (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
through hard work and a random selection from a fleet of pilots from the USAF America is an equal opourtunity thing, you may not be elite when you step in but you will be when you leave.
the1bigace (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
if he can read the switches lol of course. its not like the plane is attached to the mind. If an F-16 pilot hop into an F-15 he just has to get used to a bit of control changes. its no like you need a 3rd arm to pilot a mig. Russians arent that diferent from Us lol
boostfiend (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
In the case of Chuck Yeager - he used to test fly many aircraft that Americans had never flown. In many cases, beyond the limits of even the manufacture. Granted, he was one of the best.
kirkjamestkirk (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Is flying an unknown aircraft as easy as driving a new car for experienced fighter pilots? Could for example a western pilot jump in a mig-29 or Su-27 and fly it?
aviationdoc78 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
thats why i said stupid pilot not check and recheck the engine before flying..similiar with your stupid comment
crashrescueff (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Tikihut has it right, my #s are off.
crashrescueff (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The official cause of this crash was pilot error. The pilots altimeter was set to msl(mean sea level).It was supposed to be set to agl(above ground level) there was approx. a 100' differance in the two. On top of the loop he calls out his altitude which was too low for the manuever msl.
kattie9998 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
he ejects so late cuz he wants to make sure that his plane will hit someplace that it won't kill anybody |
