Story: Pilots grounded for good after low flyover

[East]

Sad

Just another sad...sad story.

This event has loosers only.

The admiring kids among the cheering audience...
The Navy-
The Pilots-
(in that order)

Don't know any of the details, but as the top brass has to apologize...the political 'cover your ass' and politically correctnesses carousel start to motion. Subject personell are manouvred into a political snakepit and one and only option to get out is to deviate from previous statements, making you...whatever. Anyway, not the monkey you want drag on your shoulder the rest of your career.
Aviators and SEALS however are known to stick to their decision.

We all know where that leads to...

 

[Brett327]

Why did I want to become a pilot in the first place?

That's a good questions, because I can tell from your various posts that you're a little lacking in the maturity that is normally expected of pilots, particularly those who are priors. Naval Aviation is filled will rules. Some are arbitrary and ridiculous, but you don't get to decide which rules you want to abide by - that's the price of playing in this game. The "draconian" restrictions on fly-by operations are the way they are for two reasons. First, 9/11 changed a lot of things. Second, jackasses like this are blatantly violating the established rules. It's been done in every community, including mine. These two lost their wings because they tried to BS CNAL - nice try. Thanks for playing.

Brett

 

[HackerF15E]

Looks like the USN is following the USAF down the path of "adhere to the rules, or else".

 

[MAKE VAPES]

We all have dumbshit moments, one of the two stick monkeys in this incident has had more than his fair share.

 

[BACONATOR]

I understand the lying was the catalyst for them losing their wings in this case... but normally, flying as a section in the wing jet.... are you looking at your guages at ALL as wing? I remember in primary that while in parade, you are eyes on lead at ALL times. If so, why didn't wing fall back on that explanation as to why he broke the hard deck with lead?

 

[CAVU]

...Why did I want to become a pilot in the first place?

...Looks like the USN is following the USAF down the path of "adhere to the rules, or else".

I can't let these two comments "fly by" without a "witty retort"

My apologies to Hacker15E for the content that followed. I've removed it.

 

[pourts]

I can't let these two comments "fly by" without a "witty retort"

words.

I think you misunderstood Hacker.

 

[HackerF15E]

Deleted in fairness to the misunderstanding.

 

[HeyJoe]

the top 10 was insane

Left out some of the best ones though that should have been in anyone's Top Ten IMHO:

And one of best compilations form French Air Force

 

[CAVU]

?

I was poking fun at the fact that, the perception among Navy types is that the USAF is a 'strictly by the books' organization, ...

Hacker,

My apologies. Hard to read between the lines sometimes. I've had the pleasure of flying the A-6, F/A-18 and F-15E amongst others. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps. All 100% professional and I never saw a difference in the accountability and as much as we give each of our services some friendly jabs, I don't think the Navy or Air Force come down any harder or easier than the other.

All the best!

 

[Cron]

The Merlins vid is CGI

 

[FENIAN]

I could easily be wrong...therefore I am...but the low level Blue Angel takeoff looked pretty familiar, like at the Cleveland Airshow some years ago. I remember standing on the pier thinking he couldn't be that low, then he pulled up. I think that camera actually had no zoom on it. Thread jack over.

 

[RHPF]

The Blue Angel stuff was from the SF Bay Air Show a few years back. If it is the same photos/video I am thinking of, I was there for it. The show coincided with the Red Bull Air Races. Good times all around.

Edit: #1 was SF Bay, not so sure on #6 on second look.

 

[picklesuit]

Reasons we have restrictions for flybys/airshows...also reasons why being anasshat about those regulations gets you into deep shit with the boss...I can't seem to figure out how to embed...

 

[HackerF15E]

Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps. All 100% professional and I never saw a difference in the accountability and as much as we give each of our services some friendly jabs, I don't think the Navy or Air Force come down any harder or easier than the other.

Completely agree.